William Miller (preacher)

The Reverend William Miller
Born	February 15, 1782 Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	December 20, 1849(1849-12-20) (aged 67) Low Hampton, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Farmer Military officer Clergyman Author Leader of the Millerite movement
Spouse	Lucy Smith
Children	5

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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. After his proclamation of the Second Coming did not occur as expected in the 1840s, new heirs of his message emerged, including the Advent Christians (1860), the Seventh-day Adventists (1863) and other Adventist movements.