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Generation: 1
- Erastus BRAINERD b. 1792, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 15 Jun 1861.
Notes:
From book "Descendants of James Stanclift of Middletown, Connecticut and Allied Families", By Robert C. andature 1843/44 and a director of the Middletown Bank 1847-1861. Erastus came into possession of what had once been the "Stancliff Brownstone Quarry", and operated it under the name "E. & S. Brainerder, Silas, it became "Erastus Brainerd & Co.". He was very successful in his business enterprises and was one of the wealthiest men in the area.tland with six children and an equal number of servants. At this date Erastus called himself "a stone cutter"(4). Erastus listed himself as a "Quarryman" in 1860 and the family lived in the Town of Portland.ter the death of Erastus, Mary remained in her home in Portland with four grown children, Mary, Catherine?Ann, Corine and LeRoy. In 1870 her granddaughter, Millie, the daughter of Erastus Brainerd Jr was living in her household. It was clear that Erastus had provided generously for each of his children, as well as his widow(6).
Erastus m. Mary STANCLIFF 25 Dec 1815. Mary b. 1 Dec 1792; d. 11 May 1880, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Mary BRAINERD
b. 12 Sep 1817; d. 8 Feb 1?02, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
- 3. Erastus BRAINERD, Jr.
b. 27 Jul 1819, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 22 Nov 1891, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
- 4. Norman Leslie BRAINERD
b. 18 Apr 1821, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 20 Aug 1877, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
- 5. Benjamin Franklin BRAINERD
b. 29 Nov 1823, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1 Mar 1886, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
- 6. Corinne L. BRAINERD
b. 29 Dec 1825, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
- 7. Jane Maria BRAINERD
b. 21 Oct 1826; d. 10 Apr 1881, Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut.
- 8. Catherine Ann BRAINERD
b. 26 Mar 1829.
- 9. Jerusha Dickenson BRAINERD
b. 1 Apr 1831, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
- 10. Adelaide BRAINERD
b. 6 Nov 1832, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 20 Mar 1891, Newburgh,, New York.
- 11. LeRoy BRAINERD
b. 12 Mar 1840, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 4 Apr 1903, Germantown,, Pennsylvania.
Generation: 2
- Mary BRAINERD
(1.Erastus1) b. 12 Sep 1817; d. 8 Feb 1?02, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
- Erastus BRAINERD, Jr.
(1.Erastus1) b. 27 Jul 1819, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 22 Nov 1891, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
- Norman Leslie BRAINERD
(1.Erastus1) b. 18 Apr 1821, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 20 Aug 1877, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
Norman m. Leora CAMPBELL 14 Mar 1847, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut. [Group Sheet]
- Benjamin Franklin BRAINERD
(1.Erastus1) b. 29 Nov 1823, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1 Mar 1886, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
Notes:
large stockholder and Treasurer of the Brainerd Quarry Company
Benjamin m. Amelia Ann DAVIS 26 Mar 1851. Amelia b. 8 Jul 1822. [Group Sheet]
- Corinne L. BRAINERD
(1.Erastus1) b. 29 Dec 1825, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
- Jane Maria BRAINERD
(1.Erastus1) b. 21 Oct 1826; d. 10 Apr 1881, Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut.
Jane m. Giles Henry DESHON 25 May 1853. Giles b. 30 Mar 1820. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 12. Mary B. DESHON
- Catherine Ann BRAINERD
(1.Erastus1) b. 26 Mar 1829.
- Jerusha Dickenson BRAINERD
(1.Erastus1) b. 1 Apr 1831, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
Jerusha m. William Plummer TEWKSBURY 12 Apr 1848. William b. Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]
- Adelaide BRAINERD
(1.Erastus1) b. 6 Nov 1832, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 20 Mar 1891, Newburgh,, New York.
Adelaide m. Rufus EMERY, D.D. 17 Nov 1858. Rufus b. 25 Jul 1827, Newburyport,, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]
- LeRoy BRAINERD
(1.Erastus1) b. 12 Mar 1840, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 4 Apr 1903, Germantown,, Pennsylvania.
Notes:
RESIDENCES: Moved to Germanton, PA. in 1899.
LeRoy m. Amelia Davis FREEMAN 28 Apr 1869. Amelia b. Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York. [Group Sheet]
Generation: 3
- Mary B. DESHON
(7.Jane2, 1.Erastus1)
Mary m. Arthur Truman RANDALL 10 Oct 1843. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 13. Millie BRAINERD
- 14. Jane Deshon RANDALL
Generation: 4
- Millie BRAINERD
(12.Mary3, 7.Jane2, 1.Erastus1)
- Jane Deshon RANDALL
(12.Mary3, 7.Jane2, 1.Erastus1)
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