Luther Minor (1788 - 1861)

Born 27 Mar 1788 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Moore) Miner — married 7 Feb 1813 in North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

Husband of Hannah Mary (Avery) Miner — married about 1848 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 7 Apr 1861 at age 73 in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Luther Minor/Miner s. Daniel & Marcy, was born Mar. 27, 1788, in Stonington ^[1].

He married 7 Feb 1813 in North Stonington, Nancy Moore, both of North Stonington.^[2]

He lived and farmed in Cornwall, Connecticut, in 1820. 3 males under 10, 1 male age 16 thru 18, 1 male 26 thru 44 (Luther was 32), 1 female under 10, 1 female 10 thru 15, 1 female 26 thru 44 (Nancy). Luther and Nancy have only been married 7 years so the older two children are probably not their children.^[3]

1830, still in Corwall, the family unit consisted of a male child under 5, 2 10 thru 14, and Luther age 40 thru 49, a girl 10 thru 14, a female 30 thru 39 and one 40 thru 49.^[4]

1840, Cornwall, males one 10 thru 14, on 20 thru 29, one 50 thru 59; females one 15 thru 19, one 50 thru 59.^[5]

Nancy died Jan. 6, 1846, according to her tombstone, at the Cornwall Cemetery.^[6]

Luther married again to Hannah, who lived with him in 1850 and 1855.^[7]

In 1850, the US Agricultural Census, has data for Luther Miner in Cornwall, Connecticut,^[8] Luther Miner, age 32, has been misindexed as Cather Minor, he would be farming this land in Cornwall.

Luther (the elder, presumably Sr.) lived in Chenango, Norwich, New York, with Hannah M. Miner, age 61, b. in Connecticut, and Senna W Miner age 23, a joiner.^[9]

Hannah M. Miner is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Norwich, Chenango County, New York, USA^[10] Luther returned to Cornwall after the death of Hannah in March 1860, and lived with Luther Jr and his family,^[11] until his death a year later.

Luther died Apr. 7, 1861 and is buried beside Nancy.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Stonington. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
2. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. North Stonington. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
3. ↑ Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Census Place: Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut; Page: 408; NARA Roll: M33_1; Image: 343
4. ↑ Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Census Place: Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut; Series: M19; Roll: 11; Page: 445; Family History Library Film: 0002804
5. ↑ Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Census Place: Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut; Roll: 25; Page: 213; Image: 432; Family History Library Film: 0003020
6. ↑ photo of gravestone Find a grave 142278692. Nancy Moore Miner. Cornwall Cemetery, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
7. ↑ Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Census Place: Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut; Schedule Type: Agriculture
9. ↑ Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Census Place: Norwich, Chenango, New York; Roll: M432_487; Page: 195A; Image: 390
10. ↑ photo of gravestone Find a grave 145543251. Hannah M. Miner. Mount Hope Cemetery, Norwich, Chenango County, New York, USA
11. ↑ 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Census Place: Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut; Roll: M653_81; Page: 201; Family History Library Film: 803081
12. ↑ Photo of gravestone Find a grave 142240498. Luther Miner. Cornwall Cemetery, Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

• Denison Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison; E. Glenn Denison, Josephine M. Peck and Donald L. Jacobus; Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 1993 [Originally published, Pequot Press 1963; Reprinted, Baltimore, MD 1978, 1982, 1993], no. 1536: https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/53/mode/1up; https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/440/mode/1up

Acknowledgement

Stanley Wood contributed to this profile.