Rev.
Samuel
John
Mills
Jr.
Born in Torringford, Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel John Mills
and Esther (Robbins) Mills
Brother of
Jeremiah Fuller Mills
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 35
in At Sea
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| Created 23 Mar 2019
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Biography
Samuel John Mills was the son of Rev. Samuel and Esther (Robbins) Mills, and grandson of John and Jane (Lewis) Mills. He was born 21 Apr 1783 in Connecticut.
American Colonization Society
He was one of the founders of the American Colonization Society along with Robert Finley.
Death
He sailed from Philadelphia on November 1, 1817. Following a brief stay in England, Mills sailed to the west coast of Africa to purchase land for the American Colonization Society. He embarked for the United States on May 22 and died at sea. His funeral on board was conducted by Ebenezer Burgess.[1]
Burial
- Torringford Cemetery, Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut (Find A Grave)
Sources
- Hewitt, John Haskell. Williams College and Foreign Missions (Pilgrim Press, Boston, 1914) Page 35-56.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #15182967
- Spring, Gardiner. Memoirs of The Rev. Samuel J. Mills (New York Evangelical Missionary Society, New York, 1820)
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