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      • 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.
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  2. 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.

  3. William Miller (born Feb. 15, 1782, Pittsfield, Mass., U.S.—died Dec. 20, 1849, Low Hampton, N.Y.) was an American religious enthusiast, leader of a movement called Millerism that sought to revive belief that the bodily arrival (“advent”) of Christ was imminent.

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  4. Feb 27, 2023 · Minister William Miller was dedicated to sharing his beliefs and faith. He is known for starting a religious movement known as Millerism. Who Was William Miller? Born on February 15, 1782, William Miller was born in Pittsfield, MA, to Captain William and Paulina Miller. As a young child, his family moved to New York.

  5. In October 1844, tens of thousands of people in New England believed the world would soon end. They followed William Miller, a man who claimed that through his study of the Bible to know the exact day of Jesus’s return to earth.

  6. Jun 8, 2018 · William Miller (1782-1849), American clergyman, founded a movement which involved thousands in eagerly awaiting the Second Coming of Christ. William Miller was born on Feb. 15, 1782, near Pittsfield, Mass.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MillerismMillerism - Wikipedia

    Miller was a prosperous farmer, a Baptist lay preacher, and student of the Bible living in northeastern New York. He spent years of intensive study of symbolic meaning of the prophecies of Daniel, especially Daniel 8:14 (Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed), the 2,300-day prophecy. [1]

  8. William Miller: Jesus to return in 1843. The idea of dating the return of Jesus is not new. Yet probably no one was more specific than William Miller (1782-1849). Miller was a Baptist preacher (although not ordained as far as I could tell).