Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-07-08

SIiliikens of Ellsworth.
KKzAR FALLS, ME-, Jan IL, 1903.

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To the Editor Of the american:
Benjamin MiIliken. ID, son Of "Tony
Benz, so-caIled, settled at the mouth OF
the river, as Ellsworth folk say, where by
bis wife, Lucy Banks, he bad issue eleven
children whose names were: Ann, Will
liam, Benjamin, 30, james, Abigail, Lucy,
jeremiah, Joseph, Polly, Vespatian, Caro-
line.
The SUBSCRIBER would be much graiified
| II any person related to the Miliikeus, or
acquainted with this fsmily, will send
him information as follows:
/. Whom did Ann las sbove) marry,
where reside, and did she leave child
rem? Address wanted.
2. William. Whom did be marry, where
reside, and did be have issue?
3. james. We know whom be married,
and where he lived. Wanted: Full
names of bis wife's parents and their
residence; full smes, births, msrrisges
| and residences OF his children. Tue
address OF grandchildren wanted.
4. Abigafl. Who did ske marry, where
reside. children's names? Address of
grandchildren wanted.
/ 5. Lucy married samuel Royal, OF Steu-
ben, NE. Record In hand.
6. Jeremiah said to have gone away when
young, and not heard from afterwards.
Can any one give the facts?
I. Joseph. Whom did he marry. where
reside? Had be children? Address OF
descendants wanted.
s. Benjanin Sd. Whom did he marry,
where reside. when and where dit9 Fud
names OF children with births, mar
risges and ursLbr.
g. Polly. Whom did she marry, where
reside and Ole? The sddress uf her de-
sceudsnts wanted.
10 Vespatian. Did he go off to sea, un-
Married, and never relu rn7
IL. Caroline. Whom did she marry,
where reside. when die? Address of
her grandchildren wanted.
To the writer, who has been more than
ten years in correspondence with the
Millikens in Europe and America, 1t
ses ms strange ibst 10 record OF the family
OF Benjamin Milliken, ID, has been pre-
served. THE Old bible owned by his
ia, her hes teen found IN New Bfunsw ick,
I'D tau record OF his hteen cbilUrsu
procured.
Nearly all fsmilies OF the name have
preserv, he records OF births, marriages
aud deaths with sacred care II the
records OF the family OF Benjamin, %.
are extinct, TIE writer with esteem IL
graz favor If correct transcript can be
produced for the history he Is compiling
The families OF Norman Mil,ik.n az d
of Elias Miliiken. Who went West in 1917,
have proc uced very fun record and bi.
ogrsphy.
Records OF births. marriages and
deaths of the family of Joseph Miilit err,
brother q Be- i,min,I2l, Norman ana
Elias were probahly destroyed when tie
early records Of Surry were burned; but
1t Is thought thst hts old bible, contain
ing the duplicate record, is still ia ex 81.
ance. VIII his descendants carefully
investigate and report to me? / wish to
learn particulars respecting his sons
Benjamin, Domiuicus, James, Daniel sud
Jesse.
a NebE ntSNt G9'sSs uudfEItu ueHIy
Jarvis. Had Joseph no other daug hters?
g. T RIDLoN, Err
P. s. The writer & ould also like to cor.
respond with descendants of "Tory Ben"
MiilKen's dang hteIs-Msry, who married
John Smith; AbIgs-l !. who married Capt
Isaac LORD; SusshAa, Pnebe, Dorcss,
Rachel, Reheecs, Charlotte and Joanna.