. Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania: including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and many of the early settled families. e upon afarm in Hamilton township, Monroe county. OnAugust 3, 1842, during the administration of Gov-ernor Porler, Philip Miller was commissioned asecond lieutenant of the Sixth Company, 24thRegiment of Pennsylvania Militia, Seventh Divis-ion, First Brigade, of the counties of Northampton,Pike and Lehigh. In 1857 he removed to Strouds-burg, and engaged i
. Commemorative biographical record of northeastern Pennsylvania: including the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne, Pike and Monroe, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and many of the early settled families. e upon afarm in Hamilton township, Monroe county. OnAugust 3, 1842, during the administration of Gov-ernor Porler, Philip Miller was commissioned asecond lieutenant of the Sixth Company, 24thRegiment of Pennsylvania Militia, Seventh Divis-ion, First Brigade, of the counties of Northampton,Pike and Lehigh. In 1857 he removed to Strouds-burg, and engaged in mercantile business. In 1880he took charge of a temperance hotel in that city,but a few years later he retired from business, andhis death occurred July 28, 1887. In politics hewas a. Democrat; he and his wife were devoutmembers of the Lutheran Church. On January 5,1841, he married Miss Eliza Cope, who was bornMarch 29. 1822, and died February 17, 1881, andthree children were born to them: Franklin, bornJanuary 31, 1842, resides in Stroudsburg, Monroecounty; he married Lizzie Skitter, and has threesons—Ambrose C, Norman N. and Flovd C, andone daughter, Luretta F. Nathaniel Cope is thesubject proper of this sketch. Jennie, born Sep-. >^.,4>. )fale6^t*<i<&. COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 109 tember 23, 1853, is the wife of F. A. Norton, ofNew York City, and has two sons—Howard Edward. Mrs. Eliza (Cope) Miller was a daughter ofHon. Jacob and Catharine (Bruch) Cope, the lat-ter of whom was a daughter of George Bruch, anative of Germany, who married a Miss Jacob Cope was born in Bucks county, Perm.,was a prominent politician, and held numerousoffices, including those of sheriff and representativein the State Legislature. He had six sons—David,Aaron, Isaac, James (an ex-prothonotary of North-ampton county), and Drs. George and Thomas;and five daughters—Eliza (mother of our subject),Sophia (Sandt), Sarah Ann (Clewell), Lovina(Bassler), and
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