Electa MINOR

Born

20 March 1799 , Bethlehem, Connecticut, USA

Died

18 December 1855 , Bethlehem, Connecticut, USA

Age: 62

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Jonas MINOR Anna MARTIN

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Born: 20 March 1799 in Bethlehem, Connecticut, USA

Father: Jonas MINOR

Mother: Anna MARTIN

Paternal grandparents: David MINOR (MINER) , Elizabeth WALKER

Maternal grandparents: Simeon MARTIN , Ann ATWOOD

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Electa married Minot SMITH 26 June 1811 in Woodbury, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Minot SMITH was born abt. 1787 in Hamden, Connecticut, USA (Centerville) (Mount Carmel). Minot died 16 March 1858 in Bethlehem, Connecticut, USA (Bethlem). Minot was the child of Abram (Abraham) SMITH and Elizabeth MINOT.

Electa MINOR died 18 December 1855 in Bethlehem, Connecticut, USA .
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Minot SMITH
Marriage date: 26 June 1811
Marriage place: Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
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Minot SMITH was the child of Abram (Abraham) SMITH and Elizabeth MINOT

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Groom's Name: Minot Smith

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Bride's Name: Electa Miner

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Marriage Date: 11 Jul 1811

Marriage Place: New Haven, Connecticut

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01534-8

System Origin: Connecticut-EASy

Source Film Number: 3251

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Collection: Connecticut Marriages, 1729-1867

Smith, Minott, m. Electy Minor, June 26, 1811

Bethlehem Congregational Church, 1738-1850

Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013.

Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.

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Children of Minot SMITH and Electa MINOR

Allen SMITH

Born: abt. 1820, , Connecticut, USA
Died: abt. 1890, Bethlehem, Connecticut, USA

Married: Lucy SKIDMORE 11 November 1842 Place: Bethlehem, Connecticut, USA (Bethlem)

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1799 Birth
Name: Electa Minor
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 20 Mar 1799
Birthplace: BETHLEHEM TWP,LITCHFIELD,CONNETICUT
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Father's Name: Jonas Minor
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Mother's Name: Anna
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: 7450350
System Origin: Connecticut-ODM
Source Film Number: unknown
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Collection: Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1811 Marriage / Partner
Electa MINOR and Minot SMITH 26 June 1811, Woodbury, Connecticut, USA (Hotchkissville)

She was 12 years old.

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1842 Marriage of Child
Allen SMITH married 11 November 1842, Bethlehem, Connecticut, USA (Bethlem) to Lucy SKIDMORE

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut
Minot is a farmer, age 60, b. CT. Electa is 59, b. CT. Alfred Barto is living with them at age 14, b. CT.
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Death
Name: Electa Smith
Gender: Unknown
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Death Date: 18 Dec 1855
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Age: 62
Birth Date: 1793
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03434-6
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
Source Film Number: 3203
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Collection: Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934

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Old Bethlehem Cemetery Bethlehem, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

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Old Bethlehem Cemetery Bethlehem, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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