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Elisha Brainerd

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Elisha Brainerd Veteran

Birth
Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Death
12 May 1790 (aged 57)
Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Higganum, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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ELISHA ⁴ BRAINERD (58 yrs)(Deacon Elijah³, Elijah², Daniel¹) was born Mar. 7 1733 in Haddam, CT . He was the fourth of ten children born to Deacon Elijah Brainerd and Phebe Davis .On March 9, 1757 he married MARTHA HUBBARD, daughter of Deacon John and Elizabeth (Stow) Hubbard of Middletown, CT. Mrs. Martha (Hubbard) Brainerd b. Apr. 18, 1737 d. Dec. 11, 1813 in her 77th year.
Elisha was a farmer in Haddam. He bought a large tract of land in the southeastern part of the town of Middletown, now called Haddam road district, and built a large house, which is now standing. It was said he was in the Revolutionary War. Mr. Elisha Brainerd d. May 12, 1790, in his 58th yr. Mrs. Martha (Hubbard) Brainerd d. Dec. 11, 1813, in her 77th yr.

Elisha Brainerd and Martha Hubbard had 10 children:

1. Martha ⁵ BRAINERD,b. 23 Mar 1758,Haddam, Middlesex,CT m. Cephas Selden of Middle Haddam, CT.

2. Phebe ⁵ BRAINERD, b. 18 Oct 1759, Haddam, Middlesex, CT m. John Hubbard son of Deacon John Hubbard of Middletown, CT.

3. Elizabeth ⁵ BRAINERD, b. 4 Aug 1761, Haddam, Middlesex,CT m. Mr. Young of Moromos in Middletown.

4. Elisha ⁵ BRAINERD II, b. 30 Dec 1763, Haddam, Middlesex,CT d. in Middletown CT. Elisha, was in the Connecticut Militia in the War of 1812.

5. Anna ⁵ BRAINERD, b. 6 Feb 1766, Haddam, Middlesex,CT

6. Abigail ⁵ BRAINERD, b. 6 Feb 1768, Haddam, Middlesex, CT m. Captain Reuben Bates.

7. Jemima ⁵ BRAINERD, (twin), b. 13 Jul 1769, Haddam, Middlesex, CT m. Samuel Bailey. d. Oct. 18, 1840 at 71 yrs.

8. Amos ⁵ BRAINARD, Sr. ( 53 yrs)(twin), b. 13 Jul 1769, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, CT d. May 19, 1823 Cuyahoga, OH m. Rachel Brainard, his 3rd cousin, daughter of Dudley & Mindwell Ackley Brainard (my direct ancestors)

9. John ⁵ BRAINERD, b. 28 Jul 1771, Haddam, Middlesex, CT

10. Jabez ⁵ BRAINERD, b. 23 Apr 1773, Haddam, Middlesex, CT died in Middletown 1848.

Source: Descendants of William , Caleb, Elijah, and Hezekiah Brainerd Fourth Generation p. 48
ELISHA ⁴ BRAINERD (58 yrs)(Deacon Elijah³, Elijah², Daniel¹) was born Mar. 7 1733 in Haddam, CT . He was the fourth of ten children born to Deacon Elijah Brainerd and Phebe Davis .On March 9, 1757 he married MARTHA HUBBARD, daughter of Deacon John and Elizabeth (Stow) Hubbard of Middletown, CT. Mrs. Martha (Hubbard) Brainerd b. Apr. 18, 1737 d. Dec. 11, 1813 in her 77th year.
Elisha was a farmer in Haddam. He bought a large tract of land in the southeastern part of the town of Middletown, now called Haddam road district, and built a large house, which is now standing. It was said he was in the Revolutionary War. Mr. Elisha Brainerd d. May 12, 1790, in his 58th yr. Mrs. Martha (Hubbard) Brainerd d. Dec. 11, 1813, in her 77th yr.

Elisha Brainerd and Martha Hubbard had 10 children:

1. Martha ⁵ BRAINERD,b. 23 Mar 1758,Haddam, Middlesex,CT m. Cephas Selden of Middle Haddam, CT.

2. Phebe ⁵ BRAINERD, b. 18 Oct 1759, Haddam, Middlesex, CT m. John Hubbard son of Deacon John Hubbard of Middletown, CT.

3. Elizabeth ⁵ BRAINERD, b. 4 Aug 1761, Haddam, Middlesex,CT m. Mr. Young of Moromos in Middletown.

4. Elisha ⁵ BRAINERD II, b. 30 Dec 1763, Haddam, Middlesex,CT d. in Middletown CT. Elisha, was in the Connecticut Militia in the War of 1812.

5. Anna ⁵ BRAINERD, b. 6 Feb 1766, Haddam, Middlesex,CT

6. Abigail ⁵ BRAINERD, b. 6 Feb 1768, Haddam, Middlesex, CT m. Captain Reuben Bates.

7. Jemima ⁵ BRAINERD, (twin), b. 13 Jul 1769, Haddam, Middlesex, CT m. Samuel Bailey. d. Oct. 18, 1840 at 71 yrs.

8. Amos ⁵ BRAINARD, Sr. ( 53 yrs)(twin), b. 13 Jul 1769, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, CT d. May 19, 1823 Cuyahoga, OH m. Rachel Brainard, his 3rd cousin, daughter of Dudley & Mindwell Ackley Brainard (my direct ancestors)

9. John ⁵ BRAINERD, b. 28 Jul 1771, Haddam, Middlesex, CT

10. Jabez ⁵ BRAINERD, b. 23 Apr 1773, Haddam, Middlesex, CT died in Middletown 1848.

Source: Descendants of William , Caleb, Elijah, and Hezekiah Brainerd Fourth Generation p. 48

Inscription

In Memory of
Mr. Elisha Brainerd
who Died May 12th
1790 in the 58th Year
of his Age.

On the day Elisha died he was 57 years old, and Ætatis suæ (i.e., Æ, "Aged," in the XX year of his Age) 58.



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