When Elizabeth Sharpstein was born on 12 July 1827, in New York, United States, her father, David Sharpstein, was 20 and her mother, Calista Merriam, was 19. She married William Henry Miller on 19 May 1843. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Bangor Township, Bay, Michigan, United States in 1870. She died on 29 January 1884, in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States.
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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