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William Miller
Sign in to saveAmerican founder of the Adventist movement (1782–1849)
Key facts
- Born
- February 15, 1782, Pittsfield, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Died
- December 20, 1849 (1849-12-20) (aged 67), Low Hampton, New York , U.S.
- Occupations
- Farmer Military officer Clergyman
- Spouse
- Lucy Smith
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Miller
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pittsfield
- Place of death
- Hampton
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Baptists
- Image
- William Miller lithograph.jpg
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- date of death
- 1849-12-20
- date of birth
- 1782-02-15
- Commons category
- William Miller (preacher)
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- William Miller
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
William Miller's Low Hampton, New York home William Miller (February 15, 1782 – December 20, 1849) was an American clergyman who is credited with beginning the mid-19th-century North American religious movement known as Millerism. After his proclamation of the Second Coming did not occur as expected in the 1840s, new heirs of his message emerged, including the Advent Christians (1860), the Seventh-day Adventists (1863) and other Adventist movements.
Early life
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