Ada Higgins (Dyer) Miller (1860 - 1939)

Born 1 Sep 1860 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George Fillmore Miller — married 1 Sep 1887 in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Ada was born on 1 September 1860 in Truro, Massachusetts.^[1]

In the 1880 census Adia (age 19), At Home, was the single daughter of Benjman H. Dyer in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.^[2]

Married 1 September 1887 in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts^{[3] [4]}He age 25, she 26, both of Provincetown

In the 1900 census Ada (age 39) was the married daughter of Benjamin H Dyer in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts.^[5] Children: George Miller Jr

In the 1920 census Ada (age 59) was the wife of George F Miller in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.^[6]

In the 1930 census Ada (age 69) was the wife of George F Miller in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.^[7]

Ada's obituary was published on 5 January 1939 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. She died on December 30, 1938 at age 78. She was buried in Provincetown Cemetery.^[8]

Research Notes

Parents married 4 November 1855 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts^[9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #46392842 (accessed 15 May 2022)
   Ada Higgins Dyer born on 1 Sep 1860 in Truro, Massachusetts.
2. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts; Roll: 520; Page: 319B; Enumeration District: 017
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #43753191 (accessed 15 May 2022)
   Adia H Dyer (19), single daughter, At Home, in household of Benjman H. Dyer (46) in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Born in Massachusetts.
3. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (NEHGS). From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004. Vol.379, Page 20
4. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
   Citing Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,415,223.
   FamilySearch Record: NW5S-81V (accessed 15 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XM99-GP Image number 00023
   Ada H Dyer (26) marriage to George F. Miller on 1 Sep 1887 in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.
5. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts; Roll: 631; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 1240631
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #22528101 (accessed 15 May 2022)
   Ada H Miller (39), married daughter, in household of Benjamin H Dyer (66) in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts, USA.
6. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   Citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 679; Line: 29; FHL microfilm: 1820679; Record number: 22794;
   FamilySearch Record: MXTN-1YL (accessed 15 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RNN-Q8Z Image number 00479
   Ada H D Miller (59), wife, in household of George F Miller (58) in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.
7. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 22B, line 62, family 617, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 883; FHL microfilm 2,340,618.
   FamilySearch Record: XQ22-R11 (accessed 15 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRHH-3QL Image number 00598
   Ada H Miller (69), wife, in household of George F Miller (68) in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts.
8. ↑ Obituary: "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
   FamilySearch Record: Q53X-MDCW (accessed 15 May 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS3T-V9TG-S Image number 00013
   Name: Mrs Ada H D Miller; Obituary Date: 5 Jan 1939; Obituary Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; Burial Place: Provincetown cemetery; Birth Date: about 1860; Birth Place: Truro; Death Date: 30 Dec 1938; Residence Date: 30 Dec 1938; Age: 78; Source Newspaper: Boston Herald.
9. ↑ Vital Records of Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine. Rumery Book
10. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (NEHGS). From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives.Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004. Vol.87, p.18

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXTN-1YL : 14 December 2015), Ada H D Miller in household of George F Miller, Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; citing sheet 20A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,679.

Acknowledgements

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