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Jacob Miller

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Jacob Miller

Birth
Switzerland
Death
31 Mar 1782 (aged 59–60)
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Claysville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Jacob Miller (Jakob Müller), according to family lore, was the son of a fairly wealthy man who was born in Germany but moved to Switzerland to avoid religious persecution. From there he immigrated to America where Jacob was born onboard the ship "The Gestalt" while it was moored in the harbor of Philadelphia, PA.

A patriot from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he was killed by Indians on Easter Sunday
Jacob Miller (Jakob Müller), according to family lore, was the son of a fairly wealthy man who was born in Germany but moved to Switzerland to avoid religious persecution. From there he immigrated to America where Jacob was born onboard the ship "The Gestalt" while it was moored in the harbor of Philadelphia, PA.

A patriot from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he was killed by Indians on Easter Sunday


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