1832 - 1912

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• Birth	1832	Dansville,Steuben Co.,New York
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Jun 1912	Alfred,Allegany Co.,New York
  Person ID	I122847	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	05 Oct 2005 00:00:00
  Family 1	Philena POTTER, b. 1832
  Married	20 Sep 1856	Hartsville,Steuben Co.,New York
  Family ID	F48192	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Sophronia E. POTTER, b. 1830
  Married	6 May 1894	Albion,Dane Co.,Wisconsin
  Family ID	F48194	Group Sheet

• Notes

  1 NOTE "First Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church Membership Records,Alfred, NewYork", by Ilou M. Sanford; Heritage Books, Inc.;1995, p 71, 98, 99. Admittedabt 1868 - Alfred, New York. He was a very bright man-dentist and inventor (it was said thatthe college deans went to him to solve difficult problems). Asto the inventions, he had 33 patents granted to him. He inventedthe first bicycle; the cup that is used today in the dentist'soffice; and the first woven fence. He never made much out ofthem as others got them away from him.