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- [S167] Various, unnamed, Portrait and biographical record of Suffolk county (Long Island) New York. Containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county. Together with biographies and portraits of all the presi, p. 1000.
- [S183] Rev. Jacob E. Mallmann, Historical papers on Shelter Island and its Presbyterian church, with genealogical tables ... /, p. 164, 166.
- [S127] Frederic Gregory Mather, The refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut (Albany, N.Y.: J.B. Lyon Co., printers, 1913 (reprinted 2006)), Available online: http://www.archive.org/details/refugeesof1776fr00mathuoft, p. 464.
MILLER ELISHA 6 (Timothy 5, Daniel 4, John 3, George 2, John i; brother of David, above, and Peleg, below)—From East Hampton tc Stonington, in Sept., 1776, by Capt. Eliphalet Budington (C. 204); and, in Sept. and Nov., 1776, with five passengers, by Capts. Budington, Samuel Beebe and Isaac Sheffield. (C. 102) He served in the 2d Line (G. 44); in the 5th Line (G. 49); and probably in Conn. (6.94) He signed the Association, in 1775. (H.28)
Census of 1776: Males—above 16 years, i. Females—above 16, i; under 16, I. (A. 52) He was b. in 1749; d. in 1820. He always lived at " The Springs." He was a man of affairs, and the g.-grandfather of George A. Miller, the present Supervisor of the Town. (Mr. Charles R. Dayton) He m. Abigail Tuthill, and had: Temperance 7, m. Nathaniel Dominy; Elisha 7, d. y.; Dr. Nathaniel 7, of Brookhaven; Barnabas 7; Catharine 7; Tuthill 7; Cynthia 7; and Asa 7. (Hedges' " East Hampton," p. 308)
- [S299] FamilySearch Ancestral File (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Daints).
- [S193] tombstone, Miller Family Cemetery, East of Fire Place Neck Rd., Brookhaven, Brookhaven, NY.
- [S99] New York Herald, v. 28, no. 128, p. 8 (9 May 1853).
- [S299] FamilySearch Ancestral File (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Daints).
[While FamilySearch: Ancestral file indicates he died on Shelter Island, there is much evidence to indicate that once he settle in Fire Place, he lived out his live there. He is interred in the Miller family burying ground in Fire Place (now Brookhaven), NY. Newspaper accounts indicate that he died in Fire Place (now Brookhaven hamlet.]
- [S145] The Corrector (Sag Harbor, NY), 16 May 1863, p. 2.
The late Nathaniel Miller, M.D., whose decease occurred at Fireplace on the 7th inst. was born at East Hampton, L.I., in the year 1784. In early youth he gave proof of much intellectual capacity, and in the Academy of his native village, he made rapid progress in all branches of an Academical education. The higher departments of his classical course was pursued under the tuition of the Rev. Lyman Beecher, D.D., then pastor of the Presbyterian church in Easthampton. When these studies were completed, he commenced reading medicine with the distinguished Dr. Gilbert of this county, and afterwards attended the full course of medical lectures, in the city of New York. He commenced the practice of medicine in the State of New Jersey; but preferring his own native county, he became settled in the town of Brookhaven, in which he practiced for more than half a century. He was laborous, and in the early part of his practice, he was eminently successful.
He soon rose in his profession, and won for himself an enviable reputation with medical men throughout the county of Suffolk, and received the confidence and affection of an extended circle of friends.
In the year 1850, he was elected a permanent member of the State Medical Society, of the State of New york, and the same year he was recommended by the society to the Regents of the University for the honorary degree of Doctor of Medicine, which was by them conferred.
His social character was such as greatly to endear him to all who knew him. It seemed part of his very nature to make all happy who came within the circle of his influence. All were made to feel the charm of his character in this respect. He loved peace, and it can truly be said of him, through all his intercourse with the world, that he was a peacemaker indeed.
As a citizen, he was universally beloved and respected, having the entire confidence of all, for his honesty of purpose, integrity of help, and truthfulness of character.
As a public man, he has held various public offices of honor and trust in his county, and in the years 1818 and 1849 he represented his constituents in the Legislature of this State.
As a husband he was kind, gentle, forgiving and faithful.
As a father (and few chilodren had such a father,) it is perhaps s sufficient testimony to his excellence to say, that his children venerated him; and while weeping around his dying bed, in unison rose up before him and called him blessed.
On hios dying bed, he gave to his pastor and friends testimony of his appreciation of the Christian religion, and of his hope for admission into the kingdom of God.
To his family he gave the encouraging assurance that his spirit had gone to rest in Heaven.
The funeral services were attended on the 9th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Cooper and several invited clergymen; also by several of the medical profession, and a large concourse of friends, all of whom signified by their solemn, saddened look, their deep appreciation of his worth, and their bereavement in his loss.
- [S8] Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D., p. 118. Marriage inferred.
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1783 - 1863 (80 years)
