Henry Miller was born thirty-seven years after the terrible siege, in which were his father and kindred; and in which it is said, the Montgomerys, and Millers, distinguished themselves. In 1770 he bought, from the Greenlee Grant, made by the English Crown, about 400 acres of land, two and one half miles east of the Natural Bridge, and three miles north of James river; and built thereon a substantial dwelling, of hewn oak logs. He was largely instrumental in having built, on his place, the twelve cornered church, of which the first pastor was the Rev. William Baldridge. Henry Miller was a man of deep religious convictions. He sometimes walked ten miles, to attend religious worship, and hear the Gospel preached.
1726
| 1726 • Pirate Nicholas Brown captured near Xtabi, Jamaica |
1757
Age: 31y
| 1757 • Seven Years' War – Battle of Prague (1757): Frederick the Great defeats an Austrian army and begins to besiege the city. |
1760
Nov 1
Age: 34y
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birth of childSamuel Boggs Miller Sr. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1760 • Seven Years' War – Battle of Kloster-Kamp: Ferdinand of Brunswick is beaten back from the Rhine by a French army. |
1778
Age: 52y
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residenceRockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ Photo in 1916. |
| 1778 • The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed, the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe (the Lenape or Delaware). |
1798
Age: 72y
| 1798 • A moderate coup d'état in the Netherlands (Batavian Republic) deposes Pieter Vreede. |
1798
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burialRockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ Buried at the Miller-Irwin Cemetery, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1798 • Irish republicans and nationalists, known as the Society of United Irishmen, launch a rebellion against British rule in expectation of support from France. The United Irishmen are unique amongst Irish nationalist movements in that they unify Catholics and Protestants around republican ideals. The rebellion rages sporadically but is defeated by the British by October. |