Gov. Benjamin Miller

1672 - 1747  (75 years)

• Name	Benjamin Miller
  Title	Gov.
  Birth	20 Jul 1672  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Nov 1747	Middlefield, Middlesex, Connecticut   [1]
  Person ID	I10428	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Miller,   b. 1610   d. 14 Aug 1680 (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Nettleton,   b. Between 1611 and 1652   d. 20 Mar 1728 (Age 117 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Between 1641 and 1676  [1]
  Family ID	F2645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mercy Bassett,   b. Between 1671 and 1697   d. 9 Feb 1756, Middlefield, Middlesex, Connecticut (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Between 1703 and 1733  [1]
  Children	1. David Miller,   b. 3 Oct 1718   d. Between 1719 and 1808 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Ebenezer Miller,   b. 20 Aug 1714   d. Between 1715 and 1804 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Lydia Stow Miller,   b. Between 1693 and 1722   d. Between 1698 and 1804 (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Martha Atkins Miller,   b. 8 Dec 1715   d. Between 1716 and 1809 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Rhoda Bacon Miller,   b. 8 Mar 1716   d. Between 1717 and 1810 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Thankful Miller,   b. Between 1693 and 1722   d. Between 1698 and 1804 (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Amos Miller,   b. 1 Jun 1713   d. 17 Jan 1777, Middlefield, Middlesex, Connecticut (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2651	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Johnson,   b. Between 1661 and 1684   d. 15 Dec 1709 (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1695  [1]
  Children	1. Mehitable Barnes Miller,   b. 5 Feb 1707   d. Between 1708 and 1801 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Rebecca Robinson Miller,   b. Between 1692 and 1709   d. Between 1697 and 1797 (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Sarah Hickox Miller,   b. 5 Oct 1702   d. Between 1703 and 1796 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Benjamin Miller,   b. 2 Oct 1700   d. Between 1701 and 1790 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Hannah Coe Miller,   b. 1 Jun 1704   d. Between 1705 and 1798 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Ichabod Cornwell Miller,   b. 15 Dec 1709   d. Between 1710 and 1799 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Isaac Miller,   b. 2 May 1706   d. Between 1707 and 1796 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Mary Spencer Miller,   b. Between 1692 and 1709   d. Between 1697 and 1797 (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2652	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #5006, Date of Import: Apr 26, 1997] Ben and Mercy are buried in Middlefield. Ben had eight children with his first wife. He had seven more with Mercy. One of the first settlers of Middlefield.

  
  

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