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CAPT Ansel Brainerd\Brainard Sr. 1765–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 May 1765

Birth Location: Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, British Colony

Death Date: 12 Jun 1855

Death Location: Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA

Father: Othniel Sr.

Mother: Jerusha Shaler\Shaylor\Shayler\Shailer

Spouse(s): Mary Warren, Hannah Darte

Children(s): Alvah Brainard, Deodatus Brainerd\Brainard, Ansel Jr., Warren Brainerd\Brainard, Lucy Brainerd\Brainard, Eunice Brainerd\Brainard, Anna Brainerd\Brainard, Jerusha Brainerd\Brainard, Othniel Brainerd\Brainard, Shaler\Shalor Brainerd\Brainard, Infant Brainerd\Brainard

In 1765, CAPT Ansel Brainerd\Brainard Sr. entered the world in Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, British Colony, born to Othniel Brainerd Brainard Sr And Jerusha Shaler Shaylor Shayler Shailer. CAPT Ansel Brainerd\Brainard Sr. married Hannah Darte, Mary Polly Warren, and had children including Alvah Brainard, Anna Brainerd Brainard, Ansel Brainerd Brainard Jr, Deodatus Ensign Datus Brainerd Brainard, Eunice Brainerd Brainard, Infant Female Brainerd Brainard, Jerusha C Brainerd Brainard, Lucy Brainerd Brainard, Othniel Nial Brainerd Brainard, Shaler Shalor Brainerd Brainard, Warren Brainerd Brainard. CAPT Ansel Brainerd\Brainard Sr. passed away in 1855 in Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1765, CAPT Ansel Brainerd\Brainard Sr. entered the world in Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, British Colony, born to Othniel Brainerd Brainard Sr And Jerusha Shaler Shaylor Shayler Shailer.
  • CAPT Ansel Brainerd\Brainard Sr. married Hannah Darte, Mary Polly Warren, and had children including Alvah Brainard, Anna Brainerd Brainard, Ansel Brainerd Brainard Jr, Deodatus Ensign Datus Brainerd Brainard, Eunice Brainerd Brainard, Infant Female Brainerd Brainard, Jerusha C Brainerd Brainard, Lucy Brainerd Brainard, Othniel Nial Brainerd Brainard, Shaler Shalor Brainerd Brainard, Warren Brainerd Brainard.
  • CAPT Ansel Brainerd\Brainard Sr. passed away in 1855 in Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Othniel Sr.
1728–1815
Birth Location: Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut, British Colony
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Jerusha Shaler\Shaylor\Shayler\Shailer
1728–1806
Birth Location: Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Warren
1767–1859
Birth Location: Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
MW
Hannah Darte
1765–1848
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
HD

Children(s)

Alvah Brainard
1799–1871
Birth Location: Rodman, Jefferson, New York, USA
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Deodatus Brainerd\Brainard
1808–1891
Birth Location: Rodman, Jefferson, New York, USA
DB
Ansel Jr.
1787–1864
Birth Location: Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA
AJ
Warren Brainerd\Brainard
1790–1848
Birth Location: Paris Hill, Oneida, New York, USA
WB
Lucy Brainerd\Brainard
1789–1872
Birth Location: Paris Hill, Oneida, New York, USA
LB
Eunice Brainerd\Brainard
1802–1804
Birth Location: Rodman, Jefferson, New York, USA
EB
Anna Brainerd\Brainard
1801–1850
Birth Location: Rodman, Jefferson, New York, USA
AB
Jerusha Brainerd\Brainard
1805–1891
Birth Location: Rodman, Jefferson, New York, USA
JB
Othniel Brainerd\Brainard
1793–1872
Birth Location: Paris Hill, Oneida, New York, USA
OB
Shaler\Shalor Brainerd\Brainard
1796–1872
Birth Location: Rodman, Jefferson, New York, USA
SB
Infant Brainerd\Brainard
1804–1804
Birth Location: Paris Hill, Oneida, New York, USA
IB

CAPT Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
CAPT Sr.
1765–1855
Birth Place: Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, British Colony
Parents
Othniel Brainerd\Brainard Sr.
1728–1815
Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut, British Colony
Jerusha Shaler\Shaylor\Shayler\Shailer
1728–1806
Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Abijah Brainard
1706–1798
Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
Timothy (Shaler (Shayler)) Jr.
1704–1730
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Shaler
1708–1748
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Brainard
1669–1742
Deborah Dudley
1670–1709
Timothy GGF
1675–1727
Elizabeth GGM
1678–1715
Abel Shaylor
1673–1744
Hannah Shaler
1683–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Parence
1653–1686
Elizabeth Wells\Parence
1655–1698
Thomas Shayler
1641–1692
Marah Spencer
1642–1714

CAPT Sr.'s Descendants

1.
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CAPT (Ansel Brainerd\Brainard) Sr. (04 May 1765–12 Jun 1855) m. Mary ("Polly") Warren (19 Jul 1767–5 Sep 1859) m. Hannah Darte (06 Dec 1765–10 Apr 1848)
  1. 1. Alvah Brainard 1799–1871
  2. 2. Deodatus (Ensign (Datus)) Brainerd\Brainard 1808–1891 m. Sarah (Jane (Sally)) Fry 1812–1905
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Brainerd\Brainard 1834–1889 m. DR (Stephen Robey) Mason 1827–1903
      1. 1. Wilbur (John) Mason 1860–1946 m. Eusebia (R) Conaway 1868–1916 m. Mary McKinsey 1865–1936
        1. 1. Abram Mason 1894–1956
        2. 2. Robey (Ensign) Mason 1887–1951
        3. 3. Stephen (Harry) Mason 1890–1931 m. Pearl (Mae) Harrison 1892–1975
        4. 4. Bessie (Mae) Mason 1899–1943
        5. 5. Gladdis (A) Mason 1899–1943
      2. 2. Ella (Jane (EJ)) Mason 1853–1900
      3. 3. Ida (Mae) Mason 1855–1920
      4. 4. Robey (Ensign (Robe)) Mason 1856–1888
      5. 5. Harry (Whiting) Mason 1863–1940
    2. 2. Aura (Adelia) Brainerd\Brainard 1850–1906
    3. 3. Henry (Burnham) Brainerd\Brainard 1840–1898
    4. 4. William (Eli) Brainerd\Brainard 1838–1919
    5. 5. Marenus (Gilbert) Brainerd\Brainard 1832–1921
    6. 6. Richard (Henry Van Rennsselaer) Brainerd\Brainard 1836–1900
    7. 7. Unknown (male) Brainerd\Brainard 1831–1850
  3. 3. Ansel (Brainerd\Brainard) Jr. 1787–1864
  4. 4. Warren Brainerd\Brainard 1790–1848
  5. 5. Lucy Brainerd\Brainard 1789–1872
  6. 6. Eunice Brainerd\Brainard 1802–1804
  7. 7. Anna Brainerd\Brainard 1801–1850
  8. 8. Jerusha (C.) Brainerd\Brainard 1805–1891
  9. 9. Othniel ((Nial)) Brainerd\Brainard 1793–1872
  10. 10. Shaler\Shalor Brainerd\Brainard 1796–1872
  11. 11. Infant (female) Brainerd\Brainard 1804–1804

CAPT Sr.'s Timeline

2 Records

1765
04 May 1765
Birth of CAPT Ansel Brainerd\Brainard Sr. in Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, British Colony
Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, British Colony
1855
12 Jun 1855
Age 90
Death of CAPT Ansel Brainerd\Brainard Sr. in Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA
Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 May 1765
    Event Place: Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, British Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1855
    Event Place: Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA
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