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Capt Thomas Miner

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Capt Thomas Miner

Birth
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death
4 May 1810 (aged 75)
Lyman, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial
Lyman, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA GPS-Latitude: 44.2581315, Longitude: -71.9460389
Plot
stone #14
Memorial ID
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Married Feb 10 1757 in Stonington, Conn Desire, dau of Avery Dennison; lived a few years in Groton, Conn; settled in Woodstock, Vt in 1772; re. 2y later to Maidstone, Vt.
On account of indian alarms, he left Maidstone in 1776 and settled in Haverhill, NH; coming to Littleton, NH in 1786 where he remained until 1805, when he rem. to Lyman, NH where he d. [LittHist]Capt. THOMAS (SIMEON, EPHRAIM, EPHRAIM, THOMAS), born 14 January 1735; son of Simeon, and Hannah Wheeler; married Desire Denison 10 February 1757. She was born 5 June 1739, daughter of Avery Denison and Thankful Williams. He moved to Coos Co., New Hampshire; before The Revolutionary War he was sent out with the scouts on Lake Champlain and fought at Montreal against the Indians and the French. He moved to Haveriil N.H. in 1789; then to Lyman, Grafton Co., N.H. where he died 4 May 1810. His widow died 6 July 1821.
Married Feb 10 1757 in Stonington, Conn Desire, dau of Avery Dennison; lived a few years in Groton, Conn; settled in Woodstock, Vt in 1772; re. 2y later to Maidstone, Vt.
On account of indian alarms, he left Maidstone in 1776 and settled in Haverhill, NH; coming to Littleton, NH in 1786 where he remained until 1805, when he rem. to Lyman, NH where he d. [LittHist]Capt. THOMAS (SIMEON, EPHRAIM, EPHRAIM, THOMAS), born 14 January 1735; son of Simeon, and Hannah Wheeler; married Desire Denison 10 February 1757. She was born 5 June 1739, daughter of Avery Denison and Thankful Williams. He moved to Coos Co., New Hampshire; before The Revolutionary War he was sent out with the scouts on Lake Champlain and fought at Montreal against the Indians and the French. He moved to Haveriil N.H. in 1789; then to Lyman, Grafton Co., N.H. where he died 4 May 1810. His widow died 6 July 1821.

Inscription

In memory of Mr. Thomas Miner who died May 4[13?] in the 76th year of his age

Gravesite Details

D.A.R. Revolutionary Soldier flagholder on grave; Rev War Vet; soapstone; fs: T.M. in 1950, now gone (fs to #13 is where it should be); he was born Stonington, Conn Jan 14 1735 per 1895 Littleton, NH Town Hist, p.339 (which gives DOD as May 13)



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