George Henry Millen (1838 - 1928)

Born 23 Oct 1838 in Glens Falls, Warren, New York, United States

Died 3 Nov 1928 at age 90 in Hull, Quebec, Canada

Biography

George Henry Millen was an American-born engineer, business figure and inventor in Hull, Quebec.

Born in 1838 in Glens Falls, New York, he was the son of Hiram and Ann Millen.^[1][2]

He married Lucinda Cushing and they had one daughter, Annette, before emigrating to Hull, Quebec, where George began his career at the E.B. Eddy Company.^[3] He rose from foreman to eventually become president in 1915. During his time at the company, he played a major role in developing new machinery for its paper mills. In 1895 he invented a tricycle that ran on naphtha.

He managed E.B. Eddy until his death in 1928.^[4] He was buried at Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM9-Y72 : Fri Oct 06 19:31:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Hiram Millen and Ann Millen, 1850.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC41-RBG : Thu Oct 05 12:56:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Hiram Millin and Ann Millin, 1860.
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4K2-CPS : Wed Dec 06 01:24:34 UTC 2023), Entry for George Millen and Locindy Millen, 1871.
4. ↑ Canadian Museum of History, The George Millen House, 22 Hanson Street, Hull
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205115493/george-henry-millen: accessed 04 January 2024), memorial page for George Henry Millen (23 Oct 1838–3 Nov 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 205115493, citing Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by MJM (contributor 49822489).

See also:

• "Canada Census, 1891," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW5H-C6S : 3 August 2016), George H Millen, Hull City, Ottawa, Quebec, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148213.
• "Canada Census, 1901", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHR6-RMP : Wed Oct 04 02:28:58 UTC 2023), Entry for George Millan and Lucenda Millan, 1901.