Philip Miller

about 1781–
Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Philip

When Philip Miller was born about 1781, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, David Miller, was 25 and his mother, Eva Rosina Bauer, was 22. He married Barbara Kulp about 1808, in Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Philip Miller
1781–
Barbara Kulp
1784–
Marriage: about 1808
Jacob Miller
1808–
Samuel Miller
1809–1881
Rebecca Miller
1812–
Eliza Miller
1814–
Lydia Miller
1816–
Lovina Miller
1818–
William P. Miller
1810–1890

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1808Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1781 · The First Constitution
    Age 0
    Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
    1787 · Second State to Ratify U.S. Constitution
    Age 6
    On December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania ratified the U.S. Constitution.
    1812
    Age 31
    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: occupational name for a miller. The standard modern vocabulary word represents the northern Middle English term miller, an agent derivative of mille ‘mill’, reinforced by Old Norse mylnari (see Milner ). In southern, western, and central England Millward (literally, ‘mill keeper’) was the usual term. In North America, the surname Miller has absorbed many cognate surnames from other languages, for example German Müller (see Mueller ), Dutch Mulder and Molenaar , French Meunier , Italian Molinaro , Spanish Molinero , Hungarian Molnár (see Molnar ), Slovenian, Croatian, and Serbian Mlinar , Polish Młynarz or Młynarczyk (see Mlynarczyk ). Miller (including in the senses below) is the seventh most frequent surname in the US.South German, Swiss German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Müller ‘miller’ (see Mueller ) and, in North America, also an altered form of this. This form of the surname is also found in other European countries, notably in Poland, Denmark, France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), and Czechia; compare 3 below.Americanized form of Polish, Czech, Croatian, Serbian, and Slovenian Miler ‘miller’, a surname of German origin.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Millar
    Mueller
    Milner
    Millward
    McMiller

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