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Silas BRAINERD
 1765 - 1847

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Generation: 1
  1. Silas BRAINERD b. Abt 1765, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 28 Jul 1847.
    Silas m. Lucinda BRAINERD 1789. Lucinda (daughter of Josiah BRAINERD, Jr. and Lois HURLBURT) b. 18 Jul 1765/1766, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1816. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Abigail or Abby BRAINERD  Descendancy chart to this point b. 22 Jun 1791, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1 Feb 1882, Stow, Summit, Ohio.
    2. 3. Erastus BRAINERD  Descendancy chart to this point b. 1792, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 15 Jun 1861.
    3. 4. Silas BRAINERD  Descendancy chart to this point b. 31 Dec 1793, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Abt 1857.
    4. 5. Chauncey BRAINERD  Descendancy chart to this point b. 5 Oct 1795, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

    Silas m. Fanny CHAPMAN 27 Nov 1820. Fanny b. 25 Dec 1782, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 14 Nov 1828, Cairo,, New York. [Group Sheet]

    Silas m. Caroline Matilda HURD 28 Apr 1841. Caroline b. 11 Feb 1803, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 29 Mar 1895. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2
  1. Abigail or Abby BRAINERD Descendancy chart to this point (1.Silas1) b. 22 Jun 1791, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1 Feb 1882, Stow, Summit, Ohio.
    Abigail m. Enoch Southworth BRAINARD 17 Aug 1820, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. Enoch (son of Enoch BRAINERD and Esther SOUTHWARD) b. 2 Apr 1796, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut; d. 4 Nov 1881, Newburgh, Cuyahoga, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Elizabeth BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point b. 18 Jul 1821.
    2. 7. Abba BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point d. Oct 1834.
    3. 8. George BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point d. 19 Jan 1865, Memphis,, Tennessee.
    4. 9. Joseph Leach BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point b. Abt 1829, ,, Connecticut; d. Bef 1920, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    5. 10. Abba Lucinda BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point d. 20 Feb 1848/1849.
    6. 11. John William BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point d. 11 Oct 1848/1849.
    7. 12. Enoch Southworth BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point b. 6 Jul 1835, Hartford,, Connecticut; d. 30 May 1913, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    8. 13. Henry BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. Erastus BRAINERD Descendancy chart to this point (1.Silas1) 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:
    1. 14. Mary BRAINERD  Descendancy chart to this point b. 12 Sep 1817; d. 8 Feb 1?02, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
    2. 15. Erastus BRAINERD, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point b. 27 Jul 1819, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 22 Nov 1891, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
    3. 16. Norman Leslie BRAINERD  Descendancy chart to this point b. 18 Apr 1821, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 20 Aug 1877, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
    4. 17. Benjamin Franklin BRAINERD  Descendancy chart to this point b. 29 Nov 1823, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1 Mar 1886, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
    5. 18. Corinne L. BRAINERD  Descendancy chart to this point b. 29 Dec 1825, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
    6. 19. Jane Maria BRAINERD  Descendancy chart to this point b. 21 Oct 1826; d. 10 Apr 1881, Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut.
    7. 20. Catherine Ann BRAINERD  Descendancy chart to this point b. 26 Mar 1829.
    8. 21. Jerusha Dickenson BRAINERD  Descendancy chart to this point b. 1 Apr 1831, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
    9. 22. Adelaide BRAINERD  Descendancy chart to this point b. 6 Nov 1832, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 20 Mar 1891, Newburgh,, New York.
    10. 23. LeRoy BRAINERD  Descendancy chart to this point b. 12 Mar 1840, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 4 Apr 1903, Germantown,, Pennsylvania.

  3. Silas BRAINERD Descendancy chart to this point (1.Silas1) b. 31 Dec 1793, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Abt 1857.
  4. Chauncey BRAINERD Descendancy chart to this point (1.Silas1) b. 5 Oct 1795, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

Generation: 3
  1. Elizabeth BRAINARD Descendancy chart to this point (2.Abigail2, 1.Silas1) b. 18 Jul 1821.
  2. Abba BRAINARD Descendancy chart to this point (2.Abigail2, 1.Silas1) d. Oct 1834.
  3. George BRAINARD Descendancy chart to this point (2.Abigail2, 1.Silas1) d. 19 Jan 1865, Memphis,, Tennessee.
    George m. Olive Olive d. 1877. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 24. John Lindley BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point b. of Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
    2. 25. Wilfred George BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point b. of Akron, Summit, Ohio.
    3. 26. George BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point b. of Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

  4. Joseph Leach BRAINARD Descendancy chart to this point (2.Abigail2, 1.Silas1) b. Abt 1829, ,, Connecticut; d. Bef 1920, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    Joseph m. Mary SEARS Mary (daughter of James SEARS and Catherine PHELPS) b. Abt 1835, ,, Ohio; d. Mar 1920, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Alice K. BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point b. Abt 1855, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    2. 28. James Dwight BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point b. Abt 1857, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. Jun 1930.
    3. 29. Elizabeth BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point b. Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    4. 30. John L. BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point b. Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

  5. Abba Lucinda BRAINARD Descendancy chart to this point (2.Abigail2, 1.Silas1) d. 20 Feb 1848/1849.
  6. John William BRAINARD Descendancy chart to this point (2.Abigail2, 1.Silas1) d. 11 Oct 1848/1849.
  7. Enoch Southworth BRAINARD Descendancy chart to this point (2.Abigail2, 1.Silas1) b. 6 Jul 1835, Hartford,, Connecticut; d. 30 May 1913, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

    Notes:
    OCCUPATION: Veterinary surgeon.

    Enoch m. Julia Southworth ROGERS Julia b. 1839; d. 15 Aug 1882, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. George James BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point b. 27 May 1857, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 10 Jan 1912, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; bur. Harvard Grove Cemetery.
    2. 32. Ellen BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. Henry BRAINARD Descendancy chart to this point (2.Abigail2, 1.Silas1)
  9. Mary BRAINERD Descendancy chart to this point (3.Erastus2, 1.Silas1) b. 12 Sep 1817; d. 8 Feb 1?02, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
  10. Erastus BRAINERD, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (3.Erastus2, 1.Silas1) b. 27 Jul 1819, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 22 Nov 1891, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
  11. Norman Leslie BRAINERD Descendancy chart to this point (3.Erastus2, 1.Silas1) 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]

  12. Benjamin Franklin BRAINERD Descendancy chart to this point (3.Erastus2, 1.Silas1) 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]

  13. Corinne L. BRAINERD Descendancy chart to this point (3.Erastus2, 1.Silas1) b. 29 Dec 1825, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
  14. Jane Maria BRAINERD Descendancy chart to this point (3.Erastus2, 1.Silas1) 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:
    1. 33. Mary B. DESHON  Descendancy chart to this point

  15. Catherine Ann BRAINERD Descendancy chart to this point (3.Erastus2, 1.Silas1) b. 26 Mar 1829.
  16. Jerusha Dickenson BRAINERD Descendancy chart to this point (3.Erastus2, 1.Silas1) b. 1 Apr 1831, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
    Jerusha m. William Plummer TEWKSBURY 12 Apr 1848. William b. Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

  17. Adelaide BRAINERD Descendancy chart to this point (3.Erastus2, 1.Silas1) 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]

  18. LeRoy BRAINERD Descendancy chart to this point (3.Erastus2, 1.Silas1) 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: 4
  1. John Lindley BRAINARD Descendancy chart to this point (8.George3, 2.Abigail2, 1.Silas1) b. of Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
  2. Wilfred George BRAINARD Descendancy chart to this point (8.George3, 2.Abigail2, 1.Silas1) b. of Akron, Summit, Ohio.
  3. George BRAINARD Descendancy chart to this point (8.George3, 2.Abigail2, 1.Silas1) b. of Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
  4. Alice K. BRAINARD Descendancy chart to this point (9.Joseph3, 2.Abigail2, 1.Silas1) b. Abt 1855, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    Alice m. George PALMER [Group Sheet]

  5. James Dwight BRAINARD Descendancy chart to this point (9.Joseph3, 2.Abigail2, 1.Silas1) b. Abt 1857, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. Jun 1930.

    Notes:
    OBIT: Name: Brainard, James Dwight
    Date: Jun 26 1930
    Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #009.
    Notes: Brainard: James Dwight, father of Gordon D. Brainard, brother of Mrs. L. S. Sheets and the late Mrs. George Palmer, Burial at High Point, North Carolina.

    James m. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 34. Gordon D. BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. Elizabeth BRAINARD Descendancy chart to this point (9.Joseph3, 2.Abigail2, 1.Silas1) b. Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    Elizabeth m. Lorin S. SHEETS Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 35. Joseph Brainard SHEETS  Descendancy chart to this point b. Abt 1893; d. 16 Feb 1916, Euclid Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

  7. John L. BRAINARD Descendancy chart to this point (9.Joseph3, 2.Abigail2, 1.Silas1) b. Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
  8. George James BRAINARD Descendancy chart to this point (12.Enoch3, 2.Abigail2, 1.Silas1) b. 27 May 1857, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 10 Jan 1912, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; bur. Harvard Grove Cemetery.
    George m. Minnie Mary CONLEY 10 Jan 1893, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. Minnie (daughter of Michael CONLEY, (Kuhnle) and Elizabeth LOHIZER) b. 7 Jul 1862, Chardon, Geauga, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Esther C. BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point b. Abt 1891, , Cuyahoga, Ohio.
    2. 37. Julia BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 38. Mary M. BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 39. Enoch George BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point b. Abt 1899, , Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. Aug 1971, Euclid, Cuyahoga, Oho.
    5. 40. John Asa BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point b. 19 Sep 1902, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 7 Jul 1909.
    6. 41. Joseph A. BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point b. 1905; d. Mar 1975, Euclid, Cuyahoga, Oho.
    7. 42. Dwight T. BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 43. Julia BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 44. Mabel BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 45. Viola BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point
    11. 46. Stella BRAINARD  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. Ellen BRAINARD Descendancy chart to this point (12.Enoch3, 2.Abigail2, 1.Silas1)
  10. Mary B. DESHON Descendancy chart to this point (19.Jane3, 3.Erastus2, 1.Silas1)
    Mary m. Arthur Truman RANDALL 10 Oct 1843. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 47. Millie BRAINERD  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 48. Jane Deshon RANDALL  Descendancy chart to this point


  
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