Later Life
By 1849, Miller had become convinced that Lyman Wight and his "Wightite" church were apostate. He became convinced that James J. Strang was the true successor to Joseph Smith, and in 1849 he left to join Strang's followers Wisconsin. Miller arrived in Voree, Wisconsin on 4 September 1850, and shortly thereafter moved with Strang and his followers to Beaver Island, Michigan. In Beaver Island he was an active member of Strang's Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. When Strang was assassinated in 1856, Miller left Beaver Island with the other departing "Strangites". Miller died in the second half of 1856 in Marengo, Illinois; he was en route to California at the time.
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