Milliken, Norman  

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Milliken
  • Wiki Biography:
    • Norman Milliken (July 11, 1771 Trenton, Province of Massachusetts Bay – February 2, 1843 Markham, Province of Canada) was a loyalist, farmer, lumber mill owner and hotel/tavern keeper in York County, Ontario. The community of Milliken Mills in Markham, Ontario is named after him.
    • Norman Milliken was one of 7 children born to Benjamin and Phebe Milliken. He moved to Bocabec, New Brunswick with his father American Loyalist Benjamin Milliken in 1782-1791 after the American War of Independence. In 1803, he left Bocabec and moved to Pennsylvania. He returned to Bocabec in 1805, and then moved to York, Upper Canada and began milling.
    • The communities of Milliken, Ontario and Milliken Mills (likely referencing to mills owned and/or operated by Milliken) in Markham, and Milliken Mills High-school (were named after various mills owned or operated by Milliken).
  • Son of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=5896
  • Find a GRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35250663/norman-j-milliken