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Elijah Brainerd 1677–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1677

Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 01 Apr 1740

Death Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Father: Daniel Brainerd

Mother: Hannah Spencer

Spouse(s): Mary Bushnell

Children(s): Rachel Brainerd

The story of Elijah Brainerd began in 1677 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. Elijah Brainerd married Mary Bushnell, and had children including Rachel Brainerd. Elijah Brainerd passed away in 1740 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Brainerd began in 1677 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.
  • Elijah Brainerd married Mary Bushnell, and had children including Rachel Brainerd.
  • Elijah Brainerd passed away in 1740 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Elijah Brainerd's Ancestors

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Elijah Brainerd
1677–1740
Birth Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Daniel Brainerd
1641–1715
England
Hannah Spencer
1641–1691
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Gerald Spencer
1614–1685
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Hannah (Joannis) Hills
1618–1692
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Gerald Spencer
1576–1646
Hannah Whitebread
1577–1628
William Hills
1592–1684
Sarah Hawkins
1596–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hill
1576–1649
Sarah Jourdaine
1578–1649
Mary Levitt
1576–1635

Elijah Brainerd's Descendants

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Elijah Brainerd (26 May 1677–01 Apr 1740) m. Mary Bushnell (10 Mar 1695–11 Sep 1735)
  1. 1. Rachel Brainerd 1712–1739
    1. 1. Rachel Bailey 1739–1777
      1. 1. Levi Bonney 1774–1855
        1. 1. William (Harrison) Bonney 1803–1862 m. Catherine McCarthy 1829–

Elijah Brainerd's Timeline

2 Records

1677
26 May 1677
Birth of Elijah Brainerd in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
1740
01 Apr 1740
Age 63
Death of Elijah Brainerd in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1677
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1740
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

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