Born about in Middletown, Vermont, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Putnam
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Helen (Putnam) Westcott
Died
at about age 73
in Laona Township, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jan 2016
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Biography
Minerva was born about 1790.
- 1850 United States Federal Census
- Name: Minerva Putnam
- Age: 57
- Birth Year: abt 1793
- Birthplace: Vermont
- Home in 1850: Laona, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
- Gender: Female
- Family Number: 20
- Household Members:
- Name Age
- John H Putnam 61
- Minerva Putnam 57
- Marvin Putnam 20
- Stephen Putnam 18
- Cyrus Putnam 16
- Johnson Putnam 14
- Henry Putnam 12 [1]
- 1860 United States Federal Census
- Name: Minerva Putnam
- Age: 70
- Birth Year: abt 1790
- Gender: Female
- Birth Place: Vermont
- Home in 1860: Laona, Winnebago, Illinois
- Post Office: Laona
- Dwelling Number: 3296
- Family Number: 3312
- Household Members:
- Name Age
- Stephen C Putnam 27
- S Caroline Putnam 24
- Omer Putnam 2
- Minerva Putnam 70
- Mary A Wheeler 19
- Henry H Putnam 21
- Sarah Wheeler 17 [2]
She passed away about 1867. Find A Grave: Memorial #76883207 [3]
Sources
- ↑ :Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Laona, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: M432_134; Page: 322A; Image: 52 https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8054/4181051_00052?pid=16737402&backurl=
- ↑ :Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Laona, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: M653_240; Page: 448; Family History Library Film: 803240 https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/7667/4215007_00448?pid=38180231&backurl=
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 13 September 2019), memorial page for Minerva Scott Putnam (1795–20 May 1867), Find A Grave: Memorial #76883207, citing Felts Cemetery, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by The VanFleets (contributor 47279322)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Minerva by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Minerva:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Minerva by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Minerva:
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~3.12%
Judith (Koontz) McNew
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