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Bishop Jacob "Yockel" Miller 1754–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1754

Birth Location: Berne, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 22 February 1835

Death Location: Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: John Sr

Mother: Magdalena Lehman

Spouse(s): Anna Stutzman

Children(s): John Miller, Henry Miller, Jacob Miller, Mary Miller, Benedict Miller, Michael Miller

The story of Bishop Jacob "Yockel" Miller began in 1754 in Berne, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1774, Bishop Jacob "Yockel" Miller resided in Berks, Pennsylvania. In 1810, Bishop Jacob "Yockel" Miller resided in Brothers Valley, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. Bishop Jacob "Yockel" Miller married Anna Hochstetler Stutzman, and had children including Benedict Miller, Henry Y Miller, Jacob J Miller, John J Miller, Mary Miller, Michael Miller. Bishop Jacob "Yockel" Miller passed away in 1835 in Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bishop Jacob "Yockel" Miller began in 1754 in Berne, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • In 1774, Bishop Jacob "Yockel" Miller resided in Berks, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1810, Bishop Jacob "Yockel" Miller resided in Brothers Valley, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Bishop Jacob "Yockel" Miller married Anna Hochstetler Stutzman, and had children including Benedict Miller, Henry Y Miller, Jacob J Miller, John J Miller, Mary Miller, Michael Miller.
  • Bishop Jacob "Yockel" Miller passed away in 1835 in Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr
1730–1798
Birth Location: Salles, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
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Magdalena Lehman
1730–1817
Birth Location: Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Anna Stutzman
1755–1814
Birth Location: Bern, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

John Miller
1778–1861
Birth Location: Bern, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Henry Miller
1782–1868
Birth Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Jacob Miller
1787–1852
Birth Location: Berlin, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Mary Miller
1784–1872
Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Benedict Miller
1781–1837
Birth Location: Sugar Creek, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
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Michael Miller
1791–1855
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Bishop Miller's Ancestors

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Bishop Miller
1754–1835
Birth Place: Berne, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Hannes Miller Sr
1730–1798
Salles, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Magdalena Lehman
1730–1817
Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Christian (Daniel) Miller
1708–1785
Bern, Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Switzerland
Elizabeth Miller
1709–1746
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Benedict (Lehman) Sr
1700–1734
Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Veronica Staub
1704–1733
Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Christian Miller
1675–1775
Donna Rogers
1678–1790
Benedict Lehman
1675–1723
Veronica Staub
1650–1702
Henrich Staub
1660–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henrich Miller
1664–1725
Anna Bohrer
1657–1713
Ray Rogers
1653–1678
Donna Unknown
1655–
Christen Lehman
1658–1681
Anna Wahlen
1660–1692
Heinrich Staub
1621–1650
Barbara Risler
1625–1670

Bishop Miller's Descendants

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Bishop (Jacob "Yockel") Miller (Aug 1754–22 February 1835) m. Anna (Hochstetler) Stutzman (12 Apr 1755–27 Mar 1814)
  1. 1. John (J) Miller 1778–1861
  2. 2. Henry (Y) Miller 1782–1868
  3. 3. Jacob (J.) Miller 1787–1852
  4. 4. Mary Miller 1784–1872
  5. 5. Benedict Miller 1781–1837 m. Catherine (P) Beachy 1778–1834
    1. 1. Magdalena Miller 1837–1910
    2. 2. Lydia Miller 1835–1862
    3. 3. Christian (J) Miller 1820–1903
    4. 4. Jacob (B) Miller 1821–1875
    5. 5. Moses (Beachy) Miller 1819–1902
    6. 6. Barbara ((Miller)) Guengerich 1817–1864
    7. 7. Benedict (B) Miller 1815–1883
    8. 8. Elizabeth Miller 1813–1852 m. Isaac (I) Eash 1811–1877
      1. 1. Jacob Eash 1834–1840
      2. 2. Elisabeth Eash 1839–1908
      3. 3. Susanna Eash 1838–1911
      4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Eash 1836–1913
      5. 5. Catharine Eash 1835–1894
    9. 9. Susanna ((Miller)) Guengerich 1812–1889
    10. 10. Catharine (B (Miller)) Bender 1810–1852
    11. 11. Salome Miller 1808–1885
    12. 12. Peter Miller 1805–1879
    13. 13. Henry Miller 1804–1824
    14. 14. Miriam ("Mary") Miller 1807–1878
    15. 15. Joel (B) Miller 1811–1885
  6. 6. Michael Miller 1791–1855

Bishop Miller's Timeline

7 Records

1754
Aug 1754
Birth of Bishop Jacob "Yockel" Miller in Berne, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Berne, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
1774
Nov 1774
Age 20
Bishop Jacob "Yockel" Miller resided here in Berks, Pennsylvania
Berks, Pennsylvania
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 56
Bishop Jacob "Yockel" Miller resided here in Brothers Valley, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Brothers Valley, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 66
Bishop Jacob "Yockel" Miller resided here in Sugar Creek, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
Sugar Creek, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
1830
1830
Age 76
Bishop Jacob "Yockel" Miller resided here in Sugar Creek, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
Sugar Creek, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
1835
22 February 1835
Age 81
Death of Bishop Jacob "Yockel" Miller in Sugarcreek, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA
Sugarcreek, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA
1835
7 Apr 1835
Age 81
Bishop Jacob "Yockel" Miller - Probate in Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1754
    Event Place: Berne, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 117
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 92.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EOP
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Nov 1774
    Event Place: Berks, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Oyer and Terminer Court Papers, 1757-1787, Pennsylvania State Archives; County: Berks; Year: 1774

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Brothers Valley, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Brothers Valley, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Roll: 53; Page: 401; Image: Pam252_53-0148; FHL Roll: 0193679

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Sugar Creek, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Sugar Creek, Tuscarawas, Ohio; Page: 163; NARA Roll: M33_95; Image: 179

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Sugar Creek, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Sugar Creek, Tuscarawas, Ohio; Series: M19; Roll: 141; Page: 78; Family History Library Film: 0337952

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 February 1835
    Event Place: Sugarcreek, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1810-1906
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sugar Creek Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1835
    Event Place: Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1810-1906
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