Brief Life History of Milliken
Milliken was born about 1782, in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States. She married Benjamin Emery in 1795, in Berwick, York, Maine, United States. She died about 1881, at the age of 101.
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Benjamin Emery
1774–
Milliken
1782–1881
Marriage: 1795
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Spouse and Children
1774– Male
1782–1881 Female
Marriage
1795Berwick, York, Maine, United States
World Events (3)
1783 · A Free America
Age 1
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 4
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1804 · Whitehead Light
Age 22
In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Milligan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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