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Lewis Titus Miller
Birth: 6-11-1787
Death: 2-14-1857
Nickname: Uncle Lewis
RelationshipsSpouse
Miller, Mary (MDM) | Marriage Date: 1816
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Miller, Emily | Marriage Date: 1845
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Biography
Brother of ExM, "Uncle Lewis" in 18220707LMW_FMS1 Lewis Titus Miller married Mary Delavan (1796-1837), Daughter of Thompkins Close Delavan and Esther Jessup.
- Lewis and Mary had four children: Lazette Mariah Miller and Tompkins Delevan Miller and William Henry Miller and Elizabeth Miller.
- He moved in 1833 to what became Moscow, Hillsdale County, Michigan and was given land to cultivate. He worked as a famed throughout his life. He also played a prominent role in his community.
- Miller contributed to the founding of the Hillsdale County Agricultural Society
- After Mary died in 1837, he married a second woman, Emily Richardson
Letter References
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, March 9,
1857
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frances Miller Seward, July 7,
1822
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 4, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 19, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 22, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 9, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 14, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 1, 1845
Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Augustus Henry Seward, January 23, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 8, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 25, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 7, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 5, 1831
Citations
Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: Brother of ExM, "Uncle Lewis" in 18220707LMW_FMS1 Lewis Titus Miller married Mary Delavan (1796-1837), Daughter of Thompkins Close Delavan and Esther Jessup.
- Lewis and Mary had four children: Lazette Mariah Miller and Tompkins Delevan Miller and William Henry Miller and Elizabeth Miller.
- He moved in 1833 to what became Moscow, Hillsdale County, Michigan and was given land to cultivate. He worked as a famed throughout his life. He also played a prominent role in his community.
- Miller contributed to the founding of the Hillsdale County Agricultural Society
- After Mary died in 1837, he married a second woman, Emily Richardson
Citation Notes: http://books.google.com/books?id=6CUiFsidaqcC&pg=PA242&lpg=PA242&dq=lewis+and+mary+delavan+miller&source=bl&ots=MhHhYNU9yY&sig=5ScqkBpZFVUy7fT9ryc-FuSIczM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dhRZU6WDFYnx2AXy_IDgBA&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=lewis%20miller&f=false
Lazette m Beachman (nee Miller), Tompkins D. Miller, William H. Miller, and Elizabeth Miller are listed as Lewis' children in his probate: https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/8793/005642516_00169?pid=1292766&backurl=https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DCje2984%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26gss%3Dangs-g%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dle
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Citation Notes: http://www.auburnhistoricproperties.org/upload/pdf/Miller%20Elijah%202.pdf
https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/58735094/person/38038743702/facts?ssrc=&ml_rpos=2
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: Newspaper ArticleJournal or Newspaper Title: Detroit TribuneCitation Notes: Obituary in letter from Frances Seward to Augustus Seward dated August 16, 1857.
"On the 14th ult., of general debility, at Moscow, Hillsdale county, Michigan, Hon. LEWIS T. MILLER, aged 70 years. Judge Miller was one of the oldest settlers in that county, and was the son-in-law of that aged and respected citizen, Dr. T.C. Delavan. He removed from Seneca county, N.Y., in 1831, and moved into the town of Moscow in 1832, when only two lots of land had been entered from Government in that town. He held at various times important offices, and among these he was a member of the Legislative Council of this State-member of the Constitutional Convention in 1835, and Associate Judge of Hillsdale county. In politics he belonged of late years to the Democratic party. Judge Miller was the uncle of the Hon. Wm. H. Seward. He died universally respected.-[Detroit Tribune."
https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/58735094/person/38038743702/facts?ssrc=&ml_rpos=2
Spouse
Miller, Mary (MDM) | Marriage Date: 1816
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Miller, Emily | Marriage Date: 1845
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Biography
Brother of ExM, "Uncle Lewis" in 18220707LMW_FMS1 Lewis Titus Miller married Mary Delavan (1796-1837), Daughter of Thompkins Close Delavan and Esther Jessup.
- Lewis and Mary had four children: Lazette Mariah Miller and Tompkins Delevan Miller and William Henry Miller and Elizabeth Miller.
- He moved in 1833 to what became Moscow, Hillsdale County, Michigan and was given land to cultivate. He worked as a famed throughout his life. He also played a prominent role in his community.
- Miller contributed to the founding of the Hillsdale County Agricultural Society
- After Mary died in 1837, he married a second woman, Emily Richardson
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Clarinda Miller McClallen, March 9, 1857
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Frances Miller Seward, July 7, 1822
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 4, 1855
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, August 19, 1852
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, January 22, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 9, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, November 14, 1846
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 1, 1845
Letter from Clarinda Miller McClallen to Augustus Henry Seward, January 23, 1847
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, July 8, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, June 25, 1833
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 7, 1831
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, September 5, 1831
Citations
Biography and Citation Information:
Biography:
Brother of ExM, "Uncle Lewis" in 18220707LMW_FMS1 Lewis Titus Miller married Mary Delavan (1796-1837), Daughter of Thompkins Close Delavan and Esther Jessup.
- Lewis and Mary had four children: Lazette Mariah Miller and Tompkins Delevan Miller and William Henry Miller and Elizabeth Miller.
- He moved in 1833 to what became Moscow, Hillsdale County, Michigan and was given land to cultivate. He worked as a famed throughout his life. He also played a prominent role in his community.
- Miller contributed to the founding of the Hillsdale County Agricultural Society
- After Mary died in 1837, he married a second woman, Emily Richardson
Citation Notes:
http://books.google.com/books?id=6CUiFsidaqcC&pg=PA242&lpg=PA242&dq=lewis+and+mary+delavan+miller&source=bl&ots=MhHhYNU9yY&sig=5ScqkBpZFVUy7fT9ryc-FuSIczM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dhRZU6WDFYnx2AXy_IDgBA&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=lewis%20miller&f=false
Lazette m Beachman (nee Miller), Tompkins D. Miller, William H. Miller, and Elizabeth Miller are listed as Lewis' children in his probate: https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/interactive/8793/005642516_00169?pid=1292766&backurl=https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DCje2984%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26gss%3Dangs-g%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dle
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Notes:
http://www.auburnhistoricproperties.org/upload/pdf/Miller%20Elijah%202.pdf
https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/58735094/person/38038743702/facts?ssrc=&ml_rpos=2
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type:
Newspaper Article
Journal or Newspaper Title:
Detroit Tribune
Citation Notes:
Obituary in letter from Frances Seward to Augustus Seward dated August 16, 1857.
"On the 14th ult., of general debility, at Moscow, Hillsdale county, Michigan, Hon. LEWIS T. MILLER, aged 70 years. Judge Miller was one of the oldest settlers in that county, and was the son-in-law of that aged and respected citizen, Dr. T.C. Delavan. He removed from Seneca county, N.Y., in 1831, and moved into the town of Moscow in 1832, when only two lots of land had been entered from Government in that town. He held at various times important offices, and among these he was a member of the Legislative Council of this State-member of the Constitutional Convention in 1835, and Associate Judge of Hillsdale county. In politics he belonged of late years to the Democratic party. Judge Miller was the uncle of the Hon. Wm. H. Seward. He died universally respected.-[Detroit Tribune."
https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/58735094/person/38038743702/facts?ssrc=&ml_rpos=2