Benedict Miller (1781 - 1837)

Born 19 Nov 1781 in Berks Co, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Beachy) Miller — married 13 Jul 1803 in Garrett Co, Maryland

Husband of Catherine (Eash) Livengood — married about 1835 in Somerset County, PA

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1837 at age 55 in Springs, Somerset Co, Pennsylvania

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Biography

9150, Benedict Miller, family 9147, lived in Somerset Co., Pa. He was b. Nov. 10, 1781, d. June, 1837, and m. July 17, 1803, Catherine Beachy who was b. Nov. 20, 1778, d. Sept. 24, 1834, the dau. of Peter Bitsche and Sally Blauman. He was ordained Bishop in the Amish church, on Whit-Monday, in 1813. Beachy Gen. Fams. 298-419.
Children: (A) Henry, Apr. 23, 1804— Feb. 28, 1824; (B) Peter. June 17, 1805— July 29, 1879, m. Catherine Yoder, b. May 26, 1808— Sept. 10. 1883; (C) Mary, of fam. 5976; (D) Saloma, June 12, 1808— Mar. 12, 1885. m John Kempf, of fam. 1637; (E) Catherine, Jan. 15, 1810— July, 1852, m. William Bender; (F) Joel, Mar. 27, 1811— Aug. 2, 1885, m. Catherine Brenneman; (G) Susanna, Oct. 5, 1812— July 25, 1889, m. D. P. Guengerich; (H) Eliza beth, Nov. 9, 1813 — deceased, m. Isaac Eash, deceased; the fam. of their dau. Catherine appears in fam. 3016; (I) Benedict, May 20, 1815 — Oct. 23, 1883. m. Barbara Guengerich; (J) Barbara, Jan. 5. 1817— Oct. 27, 1864. m. Jacob Guengerich, of fams. 4483, 5141, 5145, 5558; (K) Moses B., Sept. 4, 1819—, m.Sarah Hershberger, of fams. 2519, 3342, 3877; (L) Jacob B., Nov. 11, 1821 — Oct. 26, 1875, m. Anna Schambrick.
Benedict Miller m. (2) Catherine Ashe, widow of Mr. Keim, and she later m. Peter Livengood. (M) Lydia, m. Sim Miller; (N) Magdalena, 9151.^[1]The numbers refer to the numbering used in the book to identify each person

Birth: Nov. 19, 1781, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Jun. 11, 1837, Springs, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA

Born Nov. 19, 1781 & died in June 1837. Aged 55 years 6 month 23 days. Benedict Miller was a Bishop in the Amish Mennonite Church. Perhaps the first Bishop that of this denomination in this section. It is said that he was a man of great eloquence. He made frequent trips, on horseback, to visit & encourage certain small congregations in Ohio, that had then just recently been established. Bishop Miller has many hundreds if not thousands of descendants in Somerset & Cambria Counties, Pennsylvania, Garrett County Maryland & in some of the Western states, notably in Johnson County, Iowa.

Benedict was the second son of four sons born to Jacob "Yockel" Miller and Anna Stutzman. He married Catherine Beachy (daughter of Peter Bitsche (Beachy). They had six sons and six daughters. He came with his parents to Somerset County, Pennsylvania where they lived in the Glades area for several years. His father bought an Elklick Township farm. He helped his father on the farm until 1808 and then he moved to Ohio. Benedict felt called of God to become the minister of the Casselman River congregation. The rest of his family moved there too.

In 1821, his father-in-law deeded over his homestead (near Springs and the Maryland border) to Benedict and Catherine. They lived there for the rest of their lives. Catherine died in 1834 and Benedict remarried to a widow of Nicholas Keim named Catherine Eash Keim. Benedict only lived a few years after that. He and Catherine had two daughters. After his death, his son, Joel B. Miller became the minister and bishop.

Source: "Anniversary History of the Family of John "Hannas" Miller, Sr. (ca. 1730-1798)" by J. Virgil Miller pg 43 (Info submitted by F.A.G. member Debra Polly)

Family links: Parents: Jacob Yokkel Miller (1754 - 1835) Anna Stutzman Miller (1755 - 1814)

Spouses: Catherine Beachy Miller (1778 - 1834)* Catherine Eash Miller Livengood (1799 - 1889)*

Children: Peter Miller (1805 - 1879)* Mary Ann Miller Hochstetler (1806 - 1878)* Salome Miller Kempf (1808 - 1885)* Joel B. Miller (1811 - 1885)* Susanna Miller Guengerich (1812 - 1889)* Elizabeth Miller Eash (1813 - 1859)* Benedict B. Miller (1815 - 1883)* Moses B. Miller (1819 - 1902)* Jacob B. Miller (1821 - 1875)*

Siblings: John J. Miller (1778 - 1863)* Benedict Miller (1781 - 1837) Henry Miller (1782 - 1868)* Mary Miller Seese (1784 - 1872)** Jacob J Miller (1787 - 1852)** Jacob J. Miller (1787 - 1852)*

Calculated relationship* Half-sibling**

Burial: Amos J. Yoder Old Burial Ground , Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[2]

Marriage

Husband: Benedict Miller

Wife: Catherine Eash

Marriage:  :: Date: 1834 :: Place: Somerset County, PA

Child: Lydia Miller

Child: Magdalena Miller

Sources

1. ↑ Page 954-955. Hostetler, Harvey, Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler, the immigrant of 1736. (published ELGIN, ILL. Brethren Publishing House, 1912.) page(s)841. https://play.google.com/books/reader?printsec=frontcover&output=reader&id=Q_RUAAAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.PA954
2. ↑ Created by: Karen Record added: Nov 13, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 44273544 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44273544

Acknowledgements

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