Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Minor was born on 26 July 1708, in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, William Minor, was 37 and his mother, Sarah Anna Beckwith, was 31. He married Anna Dow on 9 March 1740, in Camp Alfred Vail, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 11 October 1745, at the age of 37.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Samuel Minor, "Connecticut, Births and Baptisms, 1639-1941"
- Samuel Minor, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
- Samuell Minor, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Spouse and Children
1708–1745 Male
1719– Female
Children (6)
1739– Male
1743– Female
1745– Male
1746– Female
– Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1670–1725 Male
1677–1722 Female
Siblings (14)
1694–1746 Male
1695–1756 Male
1698–1756 Male
1699–1741 Female
1701–1724 Male
+9 More Children
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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