Captain
Howard
Mills
Born in Mapleton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Coughlin Mills
and Maria Jane (Bird) Mills
Brother of
Eveline Mills, Clifford Mills, Mary J. Mills, Carrie L. (Mills) Brown, Susan Mills and Louisa Mills
Husband of
Nanetta Clifford
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Faye Mills and Max Howard Mills
Died
at age 87
in Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jun 2021
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Biography
Howard was born in 1854 in Mapleton, Cumberland, Nova Scotia to Henry Coughlin Mills and Maria Jane (Bird) Mills.
According to his death certificate, Howard moved to Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia 53 years before his death, or 1889. His profession is listed as Crown Land Surveyor and Magistrate. Apparently, he did not retire until he was 84 years old.
The death registration also indicates "Captain (Military)" after his name; i.e. Mills, Howard Captain (military). At this time, it is unknown the circumstances of this military experience.Mills-4919 00:09, 19 April 2022 (UTC)
The death registration 'informant' was daughter Faye Christine Mills who was living in Brookline, Massachusetts at the time of Howard's death.
He passed away in 1942 at the age of 87 years, 4 months, 13 days.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Nova Scotia Archives. Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths. Howard Mills death at Londonderry, Colchester County on January 14, 1942. Male. Death Registration: Year: 1942 file: 196 number: 528
Acknowledgement: Thaks to James Retson for adding Howard Mills' profile.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Howard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Howard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Jonathan Mills
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-ZZ19-1, FTDNA kit #IN64276
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~0.78%
V A Mills :
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~0.78%
Donna Harris :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member donnajharris78
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~0.78%
Patricia Near :
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~0.78%
Anita McColl :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YP9839065 [compare], Ancestry member ag2722
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