Bathsheba (Hitchcock) Miller (1764 - 1853)

Born 25 Dec 1764 in Brimfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Wife of Vaniah Miller — married 19 Nov 1795 in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Oct 1853 at age 88 in Vermont, United States

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Biography

Bathsheba Hitchcock, daughter of Joseph Hitchcock and Mary (Burt) Hitchcock, was born 25 December 1764 in Brimfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America. ^{[1] [2]}

She married Vaniah Miller on 19 November 1795 in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.^[3] She was his second wife.

Bathsheba and Vaniah had five children^[1]:

1. Simpson Miller, born c. 1797
2. Bathsheba Miller, born c. 1799
3. Henry Miller, born c. 1801
4. Martha Miller, born c. 1803
5. Leafa Miller, bonr c. 1805

In the 1850 Census, Bathsheba, age 85, was recorded living in Westfield, Orleans, Vermont, with her son Henry and his family.^[4]

Basheba, age 80, died 22 October 1853 and is buried at Westminster West Cemetery, Westminster West, Windham County, Vermont.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Hitchcock, Edward, Mrs. The genealogy of the Hitchcock family : who are descended from Matthias Hitchcock of East Haven, Conn., and Luke Hitchcock of Wethersfield, Conn. Published Press of Carpenter & Morehouse, 1894 Page 227 - 228.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," FamilySearch database, Bashsheba Hitchcock, 25 Dec 1764; citing Brimfield, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 0844538 IT 1.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", FamilySearch database with images, Varnish Miller and Bathsheba Hitchcock, 19 Nov 1795; citing Marriage, Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009225.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", Bathsheba Miller (age 85, born about 1765 in Massachusetts) in household of Henry Miller, Westfield, Orleans, Vermont, United States; citing Household ID 60, Line Number 36, NARA Publication M432, Film 925. FamilySearch database accessed 28 August 2022.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #116676967 accessed 29 October 2019, memorial page for Mrs Bathsheba Hitchcock Miller (25 Dec 1764–22 Oct 1853), citing Westminster West Cemetery, Westminster West, Windham County, Vermont, USA. Tombstone photo attached.