Brief Life History of Joanna
When Joanna Minor was born on 6 June 1683, in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Captain John Minor, was 48 and her mother, Elizabeth Booth, was 41. She married William Gaylard on 12 February 1706, in Pomperaug Plantation, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 24 May 1741, in Litchfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 57, and was buried in Gaylordsville Cemetery, Gaylordsville, New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Jahannah in entry for Mary Gaylard, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Joanna Minor, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Joanna Minor Gaylord, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1675–1753 Male
1683–1741 Female
Children (9)
1709–1769 Male
1710–1767 Male
1714–1714 Female
1715–1717 Male
1717–1781 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1635–1719 Male
1641–1732 Female
Siblings (10)
1659–1731 Male
1662–1722 Male
1664–1683 Female
1667–1749 Female
1670–1753 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (2)
1702 · Time line
Age 19
1712 · New Milford Connecticut
Age 29
Name Meaning
English: variant of Miner .
German: Latinized (humanistic) form of Klein or Kleiner , from Latin minor ‘less, smaller’.
Altered form of French Ménard (see Menard ), reflecting the characteristic Canadian and American French rounding of the -ard ending.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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