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Elijah Brainerd 1677–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1677

Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 20 April 1740

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Daniel Brainerd

Mother: Hannah Spencer

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The story of Elijah Brainerd began in 1677 in Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America. Elijah Brainerd passed away in 1740 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Brainerd began in 1677 in Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America.
  • Elijah Brainerd passed away in 1740 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Elijah Brainerd's Ancestors

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Elijah Brainerd
1677–1740
Birth Place: Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Daniel Brainerd
1641–1715
Braintree, Braintree District, Essex, England
Hannah Spencer
1641–1691
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Gerard (Spencer) II
1614–1685
Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Brainerd's Timeline

2 Records

1677
26 May 1677
Birth of Elijah Brainerd in Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
1740
20 April 1740
Age 63
Death of Elijah Brainerd in Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1677
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 April 1740
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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