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John G. Minton 1776–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1776

Birth Location: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 16 Sep 1864

Death Location: Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA

Father: John Minton

Mother: Rebecca Fairchild

Spouse(s): Comfort Wolfe

Children(s): David Minton

John G. Minton was born in 1776 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA, the child of John Montgomery Minton And Rebecca Fairchild. John G. Minton married Comfort Wolfe, and had children including David Woolf Minton. John G. Minton passed away in 1864 in Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • John G. Minton was born in 1776 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA, the child of John Montgomery Minton And Rebecca Fairchild.
  • John G. Minton married Comfort Wolfe, and had children including David Woolf Minton.
  • John G. Minton passed away in 1864 in Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Minton
1752–1826
Birth Location: Morris, Morris, New Jersey, USA
JM
Rebecca Fairchild
1758–1846
Birth Location: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
RF

Spouses(s)

Comfort Wolfe
1789–1860
Birth Location: Virginia or La Porte, Indiana, USA
CW

Children(s)

David Minton
1816–1901
Birth Location: Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA
DM

John Minton's Ancestors

Self
John Minton
1776–1864
Birth Place: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Parents
John Montgomery Minton
1752–1826
Morris, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Rebecca Fairchild
1758–1846
Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Matthew Fairchild
1720–1790
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca Lyon
1722–1793
Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Caleb Fairchild
1693–1777
Anne Fairchild
1696–1777
Samuel Lyon
1704–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Sr.
1651–1703
Hannah Beach
1665–1726
Zachariah Sr.
1651–1703
Hannah Beach
1665–1726
Richard Lyon
1653–1740
Mary Frye
1668–1708

John Minton's Descendants

1.
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John (G.) Minton (12 Dec 1776–16 Sep 1864) m. Comfort Wolfe (27 September 1789–8 November 1860)
  1. 1. David (Woolf) Minton 1816–1901 m. Sarah ((Sally)) Smith 1824–1873
    1. 1. Jacob (Herrold) Minton 1846–1923 m. Martha (Parilee) Lynn 1850–1938
      1. 1. Minnie (Ione) Minton 1869–1949 m. John (Albert) Wood 1865–
        1. 1. Vivian (Marie (Mae)) Wood 1892–1958 m. Thomas (Bruce (Tom) Harper) Jr. 1880–1936

John Minton's Timeline

2 Records

1776
12 Dec 1776
Birth of John G. Minton in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
1864
16 Sep 1864
Age 88
Death of John G. Minton in Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA
Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1776
    Event Place: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1864
    Event Place: Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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