Asher Miner (also spelled Minor) was born on 30 Jan 1772, to Mary Page, the first wife of Thomas Miner, in the part of Stonington, that officially became North Stonington in 1807.[1][2][3] Asher was their third listed child.
Birth Research Notes
Some records indicate that Asher was born in North Stonington[3], however, North Stonington, though established in 1724, was not officially North Stonington until 1807.[4]
While Barbour has Asher born under the last name of Miner/Minor, and has been interpreted on Ancestry.com to be Minor, the spelling in the Connecticut Vital Records has his last name at birth as Miner. Some family members disagree as to how the last name was spelled.
Marriage
Asher married Lucy Spalding on 28 Nov 1790, in Stonington; the ceremony was performed by Elder Simeon Brown.[1][2][3] They had at least 12 children:
5) The first Lucy, that was born in 1802, is listed as being born 30 Jan 1802 and "died young" in Thomas Minor Descendants, however, with their no record of her birth and the inscription on her tombstone stating that she was 7 months old at the time of her death on 13 Dec 1802, she would have to have been born in May 1802, (exact date unknown).[3]
6) John Irish Miner is listed in the Barbour Collection as John J. This could be a typo in the Collection.[2]
↑Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F743-VFK : 11 February 2018), Asher Miner in entry for Asher Miner, 19 Sep 1799; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 26 March 2020), memorial page for Russel Miner (unknown–5 Mar 1794), Find A Grave: Memorial #20856827, citing Miner Cemetery, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by C&P LaPlante Files (contributor 46814587) .
↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP39-WR8N : 12 July 2019), Asher in entry for Martha Miner; citing Birth, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143426.
↑Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG15-6S8X : 21 September 2019), Asher in entry for Anna Minor, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143426.
↑Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS2-B7MP : 21 September 2019), Asher in entry for Asher Miner, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143426.
↑Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77G-8HR : 11 February 2018), Asher Minor in entry for Lucy Minor, 07 Nov 1804; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
↑Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9C-XRJZ : 21 September 2019), Asher in entry for Jedediah B Miner, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143426.
↑Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7W-4NRQ : 21 September 2019), Asher in entry for John J Miner, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143426.
↑Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS2-B7M7 : 21 September 2019), Asher in entry for Asa S Miner, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143426.
↑Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP3S-LM85 : 21 September 2019), Asher in entry for Hannah M Miner, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143426.
↑Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGYV-JJ9R : 21 September 2019), Asher in entry for Patty Minor, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143426.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 26 March 2020), memorial page for Rev Asher Miner, Sr (30 Jan 1772–1 Sep 1836), Find A Grave: Memorial #17492362, citing Union Cemetery, North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .
Profile History
Miner-1186 was created by William Wallace through the import of wallacewiki.ged on Apr 2, 2015.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Asher by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line.
Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
Miner-1186 and Minor-295 appear to represent the same person because: Both profiles represent the same person, who was the spouse of Lucy Spalding. As for the Miner/Minor surname spelling discrepancy, there are hundreds of those running throughout the Wikitree system. Probably it will never be resolved to the satisfaction of everyone, but meanwhile the consensus has been to put in Miner as the surname with Minor as an a.k.a. name. Sufficient time has passed to permit G2G consultation, hence the merge should now proceed.
Minor-295 and Miner-1186 are not ready to be merged because: There is and has been among Minor/Miner family members a disagreement on how the last name should be spelled (with an "o" or an "e"). Not sure why this merge didn't already auto merge after 30 days, but need time to have a discussion with the profile manager of the spelling with an "e" before a final decision is made as to which way this merge should go.