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Elijah BrainerdAge: 57 years1706–1764

Name: Elijah Brainerd

Given names: Elijah

Surname: Brainerd

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Birth	September 22, 1706 29 31 Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Birth of a sister	Thankful Brainerd July 22, 1709 (Age 2 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Death of a sister	Thankful Brainerd 1710 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sister	Rachel Brainerd May 13, 1712 (Age 5 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Death of a sister	Rachel Brainerd 1713 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brother	Jabez Brainerd February 19, 1715 (Age 8 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Death of a paternal grandfather	Daniel Brainerd April 1, 1715 (Age 8 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Death of a brother	Jabez Brainerd 1716 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sister	Esther Brainerd August 16, 1717 (Age 10 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Death of a sister	Esther Brainerd 1718 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brother	Phineas Brainerd October 17, 1720 (Age 14 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Death of a brother	Phineas Brainerd 1721 (Age 14 years)
Marriage	Phebe Davis — View this family April 4, 1732 (Age 25 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Birth of a daughter #1	Elisha Brainerd March 7, 1733 (Age 26 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Birth of a son #2	Elijah Brainerd September 5, 1734 (Age 27 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Death of a daughter	Elisha Brainerd 1734 (Age 27 years)
Death of a son	Elijah Brainerd 1735 (Age 28 years)
Death of a mother	Mary Bushnell September 11, 1735 (Age 28 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Birth of a daughter #3	Prosper Brainerd January 6, 1737 (Age 30 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Birth of a daughter #4	Mary Brainerd February 3, 1738 (Age 31 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Death of a daughter	Prosper Brainerd 1738 (Age 31 years)
Death of a father	Elijah Brainerd April 20, 1740 (Age 33 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Birth of a son #5	Zachariah Brainerd February 6, 1742 (Age 35 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Death of a son	Zachariah Brainerd 1743 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter #6	Susannah Brainerd February 6, 1744 (Age 37 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Death of a daughter	Susannah Brainerd 1745 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son #7	Timothy Brainerd May 23, 1746 (Age 39 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Birth of a daughter #8	Mindwell Brainerd October 7, 1748 (Age 42 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Death of a daughter	Mindwell Brainerd 1749 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a daughter #9	Martha Brainerd January 21, 1751 (Age 44 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Death of a son	Timothy Brainerd 1753 (Age 46 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Birth of a son #10	Timothy Brainerd April 2, 1754 (Age 47 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Death of a son	Timothy Brainerd 1755 (Age 48 years)
Death of a wife	Phebe Davis 1756 (Age 49 years) CT
Marriage of a child	James Arnold — Mary Brainerd — View this family 1758 (Age 51 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Death of a daughter	Mary Brainerd 1764 (Age 57 years) Arlington, Benington, VT
Burial	1764 (Age 57 years) Note: Old Higganum, Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Death	May 9, 1764 (Age 57 years) Haddam, Middlesex, CT

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Bushnell Mary Brainerd Abigail Brainerd Joseph Brainerd Elijah Brainerd Thankful Brainerd Rachel Brainerd Jabez Brainerd Esther Brainerd Phineas Brainerd Elijah Brainerd Birth: between 1677 and 1678 36 37 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: April 20, 1740 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elijah Brainerd Mary Brainerd Abigail Brainerd Joseph Brainerd Elijah Brainerd Thankful Brainerd Rachel Brainerd Jabez Brainerd Esther Brainerd Phineas Brainerd Mary Bushnell Birth: March 10, 1675 — Norwich, New London, CT Death: September 11, 1735 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT
	Marriage: September 28, 1699 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT
9 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Brainerd Birth: June 20, 1700 23 25 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: 1701
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Abigail Brainerd Birth: June 20, 1702 25 27 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: 1703
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Joseph Brainerd Birth: June 21, 1704 27 29 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: 1705
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Phebe Davis Elisha Brainerd Elijah Brainerd Prosper Brainerd Mary Brainerd Zachariah Brainerd Susannah Brainerd Timothy Brainerd Mindwell Brainerd Martha Brainerd Timothy Brainerd Elijah Brainerd Birth: September 22, 1706 29 31 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: May 9, 1764 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Thankful Brainerd Birth: July 22, 1709 32 34 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: 1710
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Rachel Brainerd Birth: May 13, 1712 35 37 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: 1713
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Jabez Brainerd Birth: February 19, 1715 38 39 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: 1716
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Esther Brainerd Birth: August 16, 1717 40 42 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: 1718
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Phineas Brainerd Birth: October 17, 1720 43 45 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: 1721

Family with Phebe Davis - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Phebe Davis Elisha Brainerd Elijah Brainerd Prosper Brainerd Mary Brainerd Zachariah Brainerd Susannah Brainerd Timothy Brainerd Mindwell Brainerd Martha Brainerd Timothy Brainerd Elijah Brainerd Birth: September 22, 1706 29 31 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: May 9, 1764 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elijah Brainerd Elisha Brainerd Elijah Brainerd Prosper Brainerd Mary Brainerd Zachariah Brainerd Susannah Brainerd Timothy Brainerd Mindwell Brainerd Martha Brainerd Timothy Brainerd Phebe Davis Birth: February 18, 1710 51 42 — Middletown, Middlesex, CT Death: 1756 — CT
	Marriage: April 4, 1732 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT
11 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elisha Brainerd Birth: March 7, 1733 26 23 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: 1734
18 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elijah Brainerd Birth: September 5, 1734 27 24 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: 1735
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Prosper Brainerd Birth: January 6, 1737 30 26 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: 1738
13 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Arnold Sally Arnold Levi Arnold James Arnold Phebe Arnold Polly Arnold Elijah Arnold Dan Arnold Nathan Arnold William Arnold Sarah Arnold Mary Brainerd Birth: February 3, 1738 31 27 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: 1764 — Arlington, Benington, VT
4 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Zachariah Brainerd Birth: February 6, 1742 35 31 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: 1743
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Susannah Brainerd Birth: February 6, 1744 37 33 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: 1745
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timothy Brainerd Birth: May 23, 1746 39 36 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: 1753 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mindwell Brainerd Birth: October 7, 1748 42 38 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: 1749
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Martha Brainerd Birth: January 21, 1751 44 40 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: 1768 — Guilford, New Haven, CT
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Timothy Brainerd Birth: April 2, 1754 47 44 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT Death: 1755

Generation 1
1. Elijah Brainerd, son of Elijah Brainerd and Mary Bushnell, was born on September 22, 1706 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT and died on May 9, 1764 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT at the age of 57. He married Phebe Davis, daughter of Arthur Davis and Mary (Arthur) …, on April 4, 1732 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT. She was born on February 18, 1710 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT and died in 1756 in CT at the age of 45.
  Children of Elijah Brainerd and Phebe Davis:
  1. Elisha Brainerd (1733–1734)
  2. Elijah Brainerd (1734–1735)
  3. Prosper Brainerd (1737–1738)
  4. Mary Brainerd (1738–1764)
  5. Zachariah Brainerd (1742–1743)
  6. Susannah Brainerd (1744–1745)
  7. Timothy Brainerd (1746–1753)
  8. Mindwell Brainerd (1748–1749)
  9. Martha Brainerd (1751–1768)
  10. Timothy Brainerd (1754–1755)
Generation 2back to top
1. Mary Brainerd, daughter of Elijah Brainerd and Phebe Davis, was born on February 3, 1738 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT and died in 1764 in Arlington, Benington, VT at the age of 25. She married James Arnold, son of David Arnold and Sarah Tyler, in 1758 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT. He was born on February 24, 1736 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT and died in 1764 in Arlington, Benington, VT at the age of 27.
  Children of Mary Brainerd and James Arnold:
  1. Sally Arnold (1756–1762)
  2. Levi Arnold (1756–1762)
  3. James Arnold (1756–1762)
  4. Phebe Arnold (1756–1762)
  5. Polly Arnold (1756–1762)
  6. Elijah Arnold (1756–1762)
  7. Dan Arnold (1756–1762)
  8. Nathan Arnold (1756–1762)
  9. William Arnold (1756–1762)
  10. Sarah Arnold (1759–1814)
Generation 3back to top
1. Sarah Arnold, daughter of James Arnold and Mary Brainerd, was born on March 13, 1759 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT and died on January 25, 1814 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT at the age of 54. She married Oliver Brainerd, son of Eliakim Brainerd and Lucy Smith, in 1777 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT. He was born on August 21, 1757 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT and died on March 17, 1834 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT at the age of 76.
  Children of Sarah Arnold and Oliver Brainerd:
  1. Rhoda Brainerd (1777–1861)
  2. A Child Brainerd (1777–1783)
  3. A Child Brainerd (1777–1783)
  4. A Child Brainerd (1777–1783)
  5. A Child Brainerd (1777–1783)
  6. A Child Brainerd (1777–1783)
  7. Julia Brainerd (1777–1783)
  8. Sylvester Brainerd (1778–1843)
  9. Susanna Brainerd (1781–1813)
  10. Joshua Brainerd (1790–1812)
  11. Alfred Brainerd (1795–1873)

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BURI	Old Higganum, Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Shared note	!Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 41,Vol. I, He was a farmer living in Candlewood district. He was appointed Ensign of the 11th Co., 7th Regt., Oct., 1747, and Lieutenant of the same company and regiment in 1754. He was elected Deacon in the Congregational Church in Haddam, July 12,1759.; !Death:Visit to Old Higganum Cemetery in Haddam, 10/11/1992, 58th year;

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father Parents Daniel Brainerd Hannah Spencer	Elijah Brainerd 1677–1740
mother Parents (unknown)	Mary Bushnell 1675–1735
elder sister Family (none)	Mary Brainerd 1700–1701
elder sister Family (none)	Abigail Brainerd 1702–1703
elder brother Family (none)	Joseph Brainerd 1704–1705
himself Family Phebe Davis Elisha Brainerd Elijah Brainerd Prosper Brainerd Mary Brainerd Zachariah Brainerd Susannah Brainerd Timothy Brainerd Mindwell Brainerd Martha Brainerd Timothy Brainerd	Elijah Brainerd 1706–1764
younger sister Family (none)	Thankful Brainerd 1709–1710
younger sister Family (none)	Rachel Brainerd 1712–1713
younger brother Family (none)	Jabez Brainerd 1715–1716
younger sister Family (none)	Esther Brainerd 1717–1718
younger brother Family (none)	Phineas Brainerd 1720–1721
Family with Phebe Davis
himself Parents Elijah Brainerd Mary Bushnell	Elijah Brainerd 1706–1764
wife Parents Arthur Davis Mary (Arthur) …	Phebe Davis 1710–1756
daughter Family (none)	Elisha Brainerd 1733–1734
son Family (none)	Elijah Brainerd 1734–1735
daughter Family (none)	Prosper Brainerd 1737–1738
daughter Family James Arnold Sally Arnold Levi Arnold James Arnold Phebe Arnold Polly Arnold Elijah Arnold Dan Arnold Nathan Arnold William Arnold Sarah Arnold	Mary Brainerd 1738–1764
son Family (none)	Zachariah Brainerd 1742–1743
daughter Family (none)	Susannah Brainerd 1744–1745
son Family (none)	Timothy Brainerd 1746–1753
daughter Family (none)	Mindwell Brainerd 1748–1749
daughter Family (none)	Martha Brainerd 1751–1768
son Family (none)	Timothy Brainerd 1754–1755

Elijah BrainerdAge: 57 years1706–1764

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