Edward Milliken (1733 - 1813)

Born 5 Mar 1733 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Harmon) Milliken — married 23 May 1754 in Scarborough, Maine

Descendants

Died 18 Nov 1813 at age 80 in Buxton, Buxton, York, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

According to the History of the families Millingas and Millanges^[1], Edward Milliken was born "in Scarbro. Mar. 5, 1733-4. . . . He lived on the homestead farm in his native town, where he remained until about 1805, when he removed to Buxton and lived with his son Nathaniel until his death, about 1812. He was buried in an old graveyard on the fence line which now divides the farms of Henry Hill and Henry Hews."

When Edward Milliken was born, his father, Edward Milliken, was 27 and his mother, Abigail Norman, was 23. He married Elizabeth Harmon on 23 May 1754, in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He registered for military service in 1775. He died on 18 November 1813, in York, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Milliken Cemetery, York, Maine, United States.

Grantee of Trenton, Maine in 1763, moved to Buxton around 1805.^[2]

Military

Lieutenant Edward Milliken served with 18th Continental Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Edward Milliken is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A079770.

Enlisted Apr 24 1775 in Capt John Rice's Co in Col. Edmund Phinney's 18th MA Regt. in the Revolution. Lt. Benjamin Milliken served as Lieutenant in the Massachusetts Militia with Captain John Rice and Colonel Edmund Phinney Phinney-64. ^[3]

Lt. Benjamin Milliken was taken prisoner during the American Revolutionary War and held captive by Col. John Allan.

Burial

He is buried in the Milliken Cemetery in Buxton Maine.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ History of the Families Millingas and Millanges of Saxony and Normandy
2. ↑ Ridlon, Gideon Tibbetts, Sr., "Saco Valley Settlements and Families," G.T.Ridlon, Portland, ME, 1895. [1] page 62.
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed March 28, 2016), "Record of Edward Milliken", Ancestor # A079770.
4. ↑ Eleda Cote, "Milliken Cemetery Buxton Maine," http://files.usgwarchives.net/me/york/buxton/cemetery/milliken.txt, 11/27/2014.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90634043/edward-milliken: accessed 19 October 2022), memorial page for Lieut Edward “Ned” Milliken (5 Mar 1733–18 Nov 1813), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90634043, citing Milliken Cemetery, York County, Maine, USA; Maintained by BeNotForgot (contributor 46974545) .

See also:

• Little, George Thomas (A.M. Litt. D.) - editor, "Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine," http://dunhamwilcox.net/me/0-index_me_bios.htm, LEWIS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY, New York, 1909, Transcribed by Coralynn Brown & Sandra Boudrou, 7 Nov 2020.
• Harmon, Artemas C. "The Harmon Genealogy comprising all branches in New England," Gibson Bros., Inc Washington DC, 1920, 11,14,20-23,54. [2] page 15.
• "Saco Valley Settlements and Families," G(Gideon).T.Ridlon, Charles E. Tuttle Company; Publishers, Rutland, Vermont, 1969, 1022-1026.
• Ridlon, G T (Gideon Tibbetts), History of the Families Millingas and Millanges of Saxony and Normandy, Comprising Genealogies and Biographies of Their Posterity Surnamed Milliken…, Lewiston, MA, Journal Press, 1907, pg 62 (#7) [3]
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