Brief Life History of Abram
When Abram Minor was born on 23 September 1779, in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Reuben Miner, was 43 and his mother, Beulah Roots, was 40. He married Electa Gorham on 2 March 1806, in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Danville, Caledonia, Vermont, United States for about 20 years. He died on 16 April 1843, in Littleton, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 63.
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- Abrin Minor, "United States Census, 1810"
- Abraham Miner in entry for Charles F Miner, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
- Abram Miner, "United States Census, 1820"
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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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