James Milk

James Milk (January 31, 1710 – November 19, 1772) was an American deacon and ship's carpenter in colonial New England. He also served as a town selectman for sixteen years. Milk Street, in the Old Port of Portland, Maine, is now named for him.

Early life Milk was born in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, in 1710. By the time he reached adulthood, Milk had relocated to Falmouth, province of Massachusetts Bay (today's Portland, Maine). Milk's shop was located near the foot of Exchange Street, in the heart of today's Old Port of Portland, Maine, where he worked with his son-in-law, Nathaniel. He later worked on Fish Street, which today is the northern end of Exchange Street. He was also a tanner, a widow after the death of her first husband, John Deering Jr. His daughter, Mary, married her cousin, Moses Little. Another daughter, Dorcas, married Milk's son-in-law Nathaniel Deering. A third daughter, Eunice,

Death Milk died in 1772, where his two wives are also buried.

Milk's son-in-law, Nathaniel, inherited his "considerable estate",