1785 - 1850

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• Birth	Abt 1785	Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont (probably)
  Gender	Male
  Died	Between 1850 and 1860	Brasher Center, St. Lawrence County, New York (probably)
  Person ID	I35825	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2004 00:00:00
  Father	Joshua HILLIARD, b. 7 Jan 1757, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
  Mother	Molley GRINNELL, b. Abt 1760
  Family ID	F15673	Group Sheet
  Married	Bef 1804
  Family ID	F15671	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Minor lived Isle La Motte, VT in 1812, when he volunteered to protect the frontier at Swanton. On 10 FEB 1813, he was one of a group of men who were asked to leave town under the law which was "An Act for the Ordering and Disposing of Transient Persons.". In 1820, Minor can be found in Massena, St. Lawrence Co., NY; and in 1830 and 1840, he can be found in Brasher. Minor and a man named Harrington Brooks were coming down the river from Canada with a quantity of salt for some families of their town of St. Albans, VT, when they were challenged by the border guards because they had not paid taxes on the salt. When they attempted to flee, Harrington Brooks was shot to death in the incident. The family of Minor is next to impossible to determine. Following is an attempt to determine the children of Minor from the census. In 1820, the household consisted of 1 male/1 female aged 26-40; 1 male/2 females aged 10-16; and 1 male/2 females aged 0-10 (total 8). In 1830, the household consisted of 1 male/1 female aged 40-50; 1 female aged 20-30; 1 male aged 15-20; 3 females aged 10-15; 1 female aged 5- 10; and 1 male/1 female aged 0-5 (total 10). In 1840, the household consisted of 1 male/1 female aged 50-60; 1 male 40-50; 2 female 15-20; and 1 male 10-15 (total 6). In 1850, the household consisted of Minor, 65, VT; Sophia, 33, Canada; & Mary, 10, Canada.