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John Lawrence Miller was born in Belgium, served with General Napoleon on the invasion of Russia, was at the burning of Moscow, emigrated to America, and was here united in marriage to a Miss Bristol.

Source : Boucher, John N. : History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1906, 2196 pgs.