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Annie Clapp Milliken was born in April 1872 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine to George H. Milliken and Harriet Emmons.1 The family soon moved to New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts to 82 Pleasant Street, where Annie spent her childhood with her parents, her brothers, George and Hugh, and her uncle, Frank.2
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Annie attended Parker Street Grammar School, then New Bedford High School, where, in 1887 Annie was a member of the Plantagenets society; she is eighth from the left in the photograph.3
Annie graduated from New Bedford High School in 1890.4
Annie lived with her family until 1900 when she married Henry A. Berry of New Jersey on 13 June 1900 in New Bedford; the couple made their home in Hackensack, New Jersey following their wedding.5
Annie’s father, George Henry Milliken, died on 7 November 1905 in Brooklyn, New York, and is buried in Hackensack, New Jersey.6 Annie’s mother, Harriet Emmons Milliken, lived with Henry and Annie, and their sons, Henry, Emmons, and Donald, until her death in 1919.7
Annie and Henry lived in Hackensack until she died at the age of 52 on 2 March 1925; Annie is buried in Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey.8
Annie’s brother, Hugh Emmons Milliken, died in 1936 in Manhattan, New York City, New York.9 Hugh is buried in Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack, New Jersey.10
Annie’s brother, George Henry Milliken, Jr, died in 1937 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, and is buried in Oakridge-Glen Oak Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois.11
Annie’s husband, Henry A. Berry, died on 14 March 1944. Henry and Annie are buried in Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey.12
Annie and Henry’s sons
Annie and Henry’s middle son, Emmons Milliken Berry, died on 11 July 1976 in Tom’s River, Ocean County, New Jersey.13 Emmons is buried in Whiting Memorial Park in Whiting, Ocean County, New Jersey.14
Annie and Henry’s eldest son, Henry Anderson Berry, Jr, died at the age of 81 on 13 January 1985 in Wayne Township, Passaic, New Jersey.15
Henry and Annie’s youngest son, Donald Ward Berry, died on 30 December 1992 at the age of 84 in San Diego County, California.16
Endnotes
1. Full name of Annie Clapp Milliken listed in Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of New Bedford, with the Superintendent’s Annual Report, for the Year 1890, (New Bedford : Mercury Publishing Company, 1891, p. 23, New Bedford High School Graduating Class of 1890, Annie Clapp Milliken.
No birth record was found. For birth month and year, see 1900 U.S. census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 189, ward 4, sheet 16B, dwelling 271, family 343, George H. Milliken household.
– Annie C., daughter, single, age 28, born Apr 1872 in Maine
2. 1880 U.S. census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 108, page 29 (penned) 82A (stamped), dwelling 242, family 353, George H. Milliken household.
Address: 82 Pleasant Street
– Geo. H. Milliken, age 38, born in Maine, dry goods merchant
– Hattie A., wife, age 39, born in Maine
– George H., son, age 13, born in Maine
– Annie C., daughter, age 8, born in Maine
– Frank, brother, age 26, born in Maine, works in cotton mill
Also, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Births Register 1881, vol. 5, p. 97, no. 113, Hugh E. Milliken, 4 Mar 1881. Parents: George [Milliken], born in Maine, and Hattie Emmons, born in Maine. Father’s occupation: Dry goods dealer.
3. “New Bedford High School Plantagenets in 1887, New Bedford, MA”; photograph held by the New Bedford Free Public Library photograph collection, New Bedford, Massachusetts; published online at Digital Commonwealth Massachusetts Collection Online.
Also, “Admission to the High School,” newspaper article, The Evening Standard (New Bedford, Massachusetts), 10 July 1886, p. 5, col. 3.
4. Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of New Bedford, with the Superintendent’s Annual Report, for the Year 1890, (New Bedford : Mercury Publishing Company, 1891, p. 23, New Bedford High School Graduating Class of 1890.
Also, “New Bedford High School Class of 1890”; photograph held by the New Bedford Free Public Library photograph collection, New Bedford, Massachusetts; published online at Digital Commonwealth Massachusetts Collection Online.
5. 1900 U.S. census, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 189, ward 4, sheet 16B, dwelling 271, family 343, George H. Milliken household.
Address: 26 Seventh
– Geo. H. Milliken, age 57, married 39 years, born Oct 1842 in Maine, retired
– Harriet A., wife, age 60, married 39 years, born Feb 1840 in Massachusetts, 2 children born, 2 living
– Hugh E., son, age 19, single, born Mar 1881 in Massachusetts, dealer mill supplier
– Annie C., daughter, single, age 28, born Apr 1872 in Maine
– Frank, brother, age 26, born in Maine, works in cotton mill
– Mary E. Potter, boarder, age 49, single
– Sybil R. Lynch, servant, age 38, married
Also, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Marriage Register 1900, p. 147, no. 282, Henry A. Berry–Anne C. Milliken, 13 June 1900.
Groom: Henry A. Berry, age 28, salesman, first marriage. Born in Hackensack, New Jersey. Parents: Abram H. Berry and Emma Ward.
Bride: Anne C. Milliken, age 28, first marriage. Born in Bath, Maine. Parents: George H. Milliken and Harriet Emmons.
Also, “Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Berry Return from Wedding Trip,” newspaper article, The Evening Standard (New Bedford, Massachusetts), 5 July 1900, p. 4, col. 2.
6. New York, New York, U.S., Index to Death Certificates, 1862-1948, New York City, Brooklyn, no. 20573, George Henry Milliken, 7 Nov 1905. Birth: 1842. Married. Residence: 132 6th Ave. Death: St John’s Hospital. Occupation: Dry Goods. Parents: John S and Susan Milliken.
Burial: Greenwood, 10 Nov 1905.
Also, headstone reads: George Henry Milliken / October 22, 1843 / November 7, 1905 / His Wife / Harriet Emmons Milliken / February 2, 1840 / July 12, 1919.
Find A Grave, memorial 114678589, George Henry Milliken (1843–1905), Hackensack Cemetery, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey with headstone photo.
7. “Harriet E. Milliken,” obituary, New York Tribune (New York, New York), 15 July 1919, p. 8, col. 8.
Also, 1910 U.S. census, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 41, ward 4, sheet 11A, dwelling 28, family 83, Henry A. Berry household.
Address: West Anderson Street
– Henry A. Berry, age 38, married 10 years, born in New Jersey, salesman, commercial
– Anna M., wife, age 38, married 10 years, born in Maine
– Henry A., Jr, son, age 7, born in New Jersey
– Emons M., son, age 4, born in New Jersey
– Donald W., son, age 2, born in New Jersey
– Harriet E. Milliken, mother-in-law, age 90, widow, born in Maine
– Annie Plummer, servant, age 17, single
Also, headstone reads: George Henry Milliken / October 22, 1843 / November 7, 1905 / His Wife / Harriet Emmons Milliken / February 2, 1840 / July 12, 1919.
Find A Grave, memorial 114678790, Harriet Adelaide Emmons Milliken (1840–1919), Hackensack Cemetery, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey with headstone photo.
8. 1920 U.S. census, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 82, ward 4, sheet 13A, dwelling 176, family 316, Henry A. Berry household.
Address: 292 Anderson Street
– Henry A. Berry, age 47, born in New Jersey, secretary, printer workers
– Anna M., wife, age 47, born in Maine
– Henry A., Jr, son, age 16, single, born in New Jersey
– Emmons M., son, age 14, single, born in New Jersey
– Donald W., son, age 12, single, born in New Jersey
Also, “Annie Milliken Berry,” funeral notice, The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey), 2 Mar 1925, p. 15, col. 1.
Also, “Mrs. Henry A. Berry,” obituary, The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey), 3 Mar 1925, p. 2, col. 6.
Also, headstone reads: Annie M. Berry / March 2, 1925.
Find A Grave, memorial 27744302, Annie C. Milliken Berry (1872–1925), Hackensack Cemetery, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey with headstone photo.
9. “Hugh E. Milliken,” funeral notice, The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey), 18 May 1936, p. 2, col. 4.
Also, New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949, Manhattan, New York City, no. 12301, Hugh E. Milliken, 16 May 1936. Age: 54. Widowed. Parents: Scott Milliken and Harriet E. Burial: Hackensack, New Jersey.
10. Find A Grave, memorial 211580636, Hugh E Milliken (1881–1934), Hackensack Cemetery, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey; no headstone photo.
11. Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998, Chicago, Cook County, George Milliken, 1 Nov 1937. Widowed. Occupation: Linen buyer. Birth: 29 Apr 1866, Bath, Maine. Father: Henry Milliken. Burial: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Proviso, Cook County, Illinois.
Find A Grave, memorial 234094373, George Henry Milliken Jr (1866–1937), Oakridge-Glen Oak Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois; no headstone photo.
12. “Henry A. Berry A Heart Victim,” obituary, The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey), 14 Mar 1944, p. 2, col. 7.
Also, headstone reads: Henry A. Berry / March 13, 1944.
Find A Grave, memorial 27744268, Henry A. Berry (1872–1944), Hackensack Cemetery, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey with headstone photo.
13. U.S., Social Security Death Index, Emmons Berry July 1976. Birth: 5 Sept 1905. Last residence: Ocean County, New Jersey.
Also, “Emmons M. Berry,” obituary, Asbury Park Press (Asbury Park, New Jersey), 13 July 1976, p. 13, col. 8.
Also, full name found on United States World War II Draft Registration Card, Emmons Milliken Berry, serial no. 1261, Local Draft Board no. 2, New York, New York.
14. Headstone reads: Emmons M. / 1905 – 1976 | Katherine K. / 1911 – 1993 / Berry.
Find A Grave, memorial 78584366, Emmons M Berry (1905–1976), Whiting Memorial Park, Whiting, Ocean County, New Jersey with headstone photo.
15. New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1985, Wayne Township, Passaic County, no. 0005367, Henry A. Berry, 13 Jan 1985. Birth: 14 Mar 1903. Age: 81.
Also, full name on United States World War II Draft Registration Card, Henry Anderson Berry, Jr, serial no. 1452, Local Draft Board no. 11, Hackensack, New Jersey.
16. California Death Index, San Diego County, Donald Ward Berry, 30 Dec 1992. Birth: 21 Apr 1908, New Jersey. Mother’s name: Milliken.
Also, full name on United States World War II Draft Registration Card, Donald Ward Berry, serial no. 1937, Local Draft Board no. 6, Belmar, New Jersey
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