John Miller

1788 - 1852  (63 years)

• Name	John Miller  [1]
  Birth	10 Aug 1788	New York   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1810	Florida, Montgomery County, New York   [2]
  	Enumerated as John Miller one male 16-26 and one female 16-26
  Religion	Between 5 Aug 1821 and 24 Sep 1831	First Presbyterian Church, Mexico, Oswego County, New York   [3]
  	John Miller presented himself for membership on August 5, 1821 and was "united" with the church on August 12, 1821. (Vol. 1, page 43). On February 27, 1830, the congregation met at the house of John Miller in Parish for the first time. (Vol. 2, p. 73) Thereafter, they met frequently at the Miller home. On February 26, 1831, John Miller was chosen as an Elder in the Town of Parish. (Vol. 2, p. 91). On September 24, 1831, at the house of John Miller, Margaret Miller [John's wife] and Maria Heyser [Their future daughter-in-law], presented themselves and were united the next day. (Vol. 2, p. 103)
  Adopted	29 Feb 1828	Mexico, Oswego County, New York   [4]
  	Elias's baptism record reads, "Elias, infant son of Jacob Conklin, adopted by John Miller, by whom he was presented."
  Religion	24 Sep 1831	First Presbyterian Church, Mexico, Oswego County, New York   [3]
  	On September 24, 1831, at the house of John Miller, David Maybee, [and others] presented themselves and were united the next day(Vol. 2, p. 103). David was member 234. While the First Presbyterian Church of Mexicoh was formed in the Town of Mexico [hence its name] in 1810, it apparently served a broad congregation, including the Town of Parish. In 1830, the congregation split, with the westernmost part of the Town of Mexico forming a new church, and the minister, one David R. Dixon, staying with the existing church, including the members in the Town of Parish. Services seemed to alternate between the two towns, with the services in Parish being held in members' houses.
  Religion	1836	First Presbyterian Church, Mexico, Oswego County, New York   [5]
  	In some notes from Presbyterian records John Miller 1836 and his wife Margaret want to move from the church in Mexico to Parish.
  Religion	26 Jul 1840	First Presbyterian Church, Parish, Oswego County, New York   [3]
  	John Miller and wife Margaret were dismissed "to join the Lutheran Church in Parish". (Vol. 2, p. 162)
  Land	1841	Oswego County, New York   [6]
  	bought land from John Miller and wife
  Census	1850	Parish, Oswego County, New York   [7]
  	John & Margaret Miller living in Parish. They are 62 and 58 years old respectively, both born in NY. John is a farmer.
  Reference Number	5129
  Death	23 Feb 1852  [1]
  Burial	Gates Cemetery, Chittenango, Madison County, New York   [7, 8]
  Person ID	I5102	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Margaret Maybee,   b. 23 Jan 1792, Canajoharie Castle, Montgomery County, New York d. 27 Nov 1870 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	22 Feb 1810  [1]
  Children	1. David Miller,   b. 10 Dec 1810, Schoharie County, New York d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Jacob Henry Miller,   b. 16 Jul 1812, Schoharie County, New York d. 25 Apr 1879 (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Amanda Miller,   b. 13 Jan 1815   d. 20 Jul 1840 (Age 25 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Caroline Miller,   b. 4 Sep 1818, Schoharie County, New York d. 29 Oct 1873 (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] Rex and Alice Edick, Copies of Birth and Death pages submitted to the Maybee Society from the John J. Miller Family Bible in possession of Rex Edick; Number: 29. [S94] United States Census of 1810 for New York, Montgomery County, page 019. [S66] Steve Mabie, MS 257 - Steve Mabie; Number: 257, LDS Film #503507 (Minutes of the First Presbyterian Church of Mexico). [S66] Steve Mabie, MS 257 - Steve Mabie; Number: 257, LDS Film #503507 (Minutes of the First Presbyterian Church of Mexico, Vol. 2). [S66] Steve Mabie, MS 257 - Steve Mabie; Number: 257, from Town Historian, Parish NY. These records came from Family history library call no 0504587, author first Presbyterian Church Mexico NY. [S503] Files submitted to the Mayee Society, Oswego land and property grantee index A-M 1791-1860; index of deeds Oswego County I-M. [S206] Email sent to John MayBee the MayBee Society database coordinator, Eric Shultz, eric.schultz@iname.com, 30 Dec 2002. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Find A Grave Memorial# 29072324.