Brita (Laican) Milner (1700 - 1756)

Born 1700 in Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware

Ancestors

Wife of Jan Cossen Seeds — married 1722 (to 1753) in Wilmington,New Castle,Delaware

Wife of Thomas Milner — married 1754 (to 1756) in New Castle, Delaware

Descendants

Died 7 May 1756 at about age 56 in New Castle, , Delaware

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Biography

Brita was born about 1700 in Christiana Hundred, New Castle, Delaware to parents Nils Petersson Laican and Maria (Gästenberg) Laican. She was married twice. Her first husband was John Seeds whom she married in 1722. They had at least 10 children together. John passed away in 1753 . She then married Thomas Milner, about 1754. There were no children recorded of this second marriage.

Brita passed away in 1756 and is buried in the Old Swedes Churchyard in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.

Sources

• Craig, Peter S. Nils Andersson and his Lykins Descendants in Swedish Colonial News, Vol 13 No. 5, Fall 2006
• Public Member Trees. Ancestry.com (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.) Ancestry Family Tree 1231806
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 18 January 2021), memorial page for Brita Loikan Miller (1700–7 May 1756), Find A Grave: Memorial #28066880, citing Old Swedes Churchyard, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA ; Maintained by Joz (contributor 46578496) .

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Lycon-8 created through the import of Callahan, Wiley, Plotner, Powell Family Tree - 2009.ged on Dec 2, 2011 by Ron Callahan.
• Anderson-16738 was created by Lorene Hanley through the import of Lorene_s Ancestry.ged on Nov 16, 2014.