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William Henry Brewer 1852 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1852

Birth Location: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA

Death Date: 26 Oct 1926

Death Location: Pullman, Whitman, Washington, USA

Father: Joseph Brewer

Mother: Harriet Brainerd

Spouse(s): Sarah Booth

Children(s): Oliver Brewer, Nellie Brewer, Robert Brewer, William Brewer, Harold Brewer, Florence Brewer

William Henry Brewer was born in 1852 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA, the child of Joseph Isaac Brewer and Harriet Brainerd. William Henry Brewer married Sarah Elizabeth Gillis Booth, and had children including Oliver Cooper Brewer, Nellie Grace Brewer, Robert Townsend Brewer, William H Brewer, Harold John Brewer, Florence Brewer. William Henry Brewer passed away in 1926 in Pullman, Whitman, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • William Henry Brewer was born in 1852 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA, the child of Joseph Isaac Brewer and Harriet Brainerd.
  • William Henry Brewer married Sarah Elizabeth Gillis Booth, and had children including Oliver Cooper Brewer, Nellie Grace Brewer, Robert Townsend Brewer, William H Brewer, Harold John Brewer, Florence Brewer.
  • William Henry Brewer passed away in 1926 in Pullman, Whitman, Washington, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Brewer
1801 – 1881
Birth Location: Norwich, Connecticut
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Harriet Brainerd
1815 – 1909
Birth Location: Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Booth
1860 – 1927
Birth Location: Schuyler County, New York, USA
SB

Children(s)

Oliver Brewer
1881 – 1961
Birth Location: Oneida, Madison, New York, USA
OB
Nellie Brewer
1883 – 1959
Birth Location: Ovid Seveca, New York
NB
Robert Brewer
1886 – 1955
Birth Location: Ovid, Seneca, New York, USA
RB
William Brewer
1888 – 1939
Birth Location: New York
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Harold Brewer
1890 – 1960
Birth Location: Ovid, Seneca, New York, USA
HB
Florence Brewer
1893 – 1969
Birth Location: New York, USA
FB

William Brewer's Ancestors

Self
William Brewer
1852 – 1926
Birth Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Parents
Joseph Isaac Brewer
1801 – 1881
Norwich, Connecticut
Harriet Brainerd
1815 – 1909
Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York
Grandparents
Samuel Brainerd
1777 – 1863
Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Lucy Rowley
1783 – 1866
East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Brainard
1737 – 1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Brainerd
1696 – 1776
Hannah Risley
1695 – 1772

William Brewer's Descendants

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William (Henry) Brewer (19 Mar 1852 – 26 Oct 1926) m. Sarah (Elizabeth Gillis) Booth (Oct 1860 – 14 Feb 1927)
  1. 1. Oliver (Cooper) Brewer (16 Jun 1881 – 08 May 1961) m. Henrietta (Vanvoce "Etta") Griner (Jul 1880 – 2 Jan 1951)
    1. 1. Thomas (Merritt) Duncan (19 Dec 1913 – 22 Mar 1981)
    2. 2. Bernard Duncan (abt 1917 – 31 Mar 1989)
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Sarah) Brewer (04 Feb 1922 – 14 Jul 1980) m. Lincoln (Edward "Jim") Foredyce (01 Jul 1894 – 24 Mar 1980)
      1. 1. Ila (G) Foredyce (26 Jan 1946 – ) m. Joseph (Lee (Annis or Adam) Annis) (Lee) (23 Jun 1956 – )
        1. 1. Robert (Cody "RC") Wirtz (Aug 1981 – )
        2. 2. Willam Wirtz (Aug 1981 – )
        3. 3. Whitney ((Buffy)) Lee
        4. 4. John Unknown
      2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Foredyce (01 Jun 1956 – ) m. Joseph (Lee (Annis or Adam) Annis) (Lee) (23 Jun 1956 – )
        1. 1. Elizabeth ("Liz") Carpenter (Aug 1977 – )
        2. 2. Robert (Joseph (Joseph Edward) Klinge) (Lee) (11 Jul 1979 – )
        3. 3. Lisbeth (Anne (April) Hewitt) (Lee) (22 Jun 1980 – ) m. Michael (Shawn) Hewitt (abt 1978 – )
        4. 4. Christopher (James) Lee (23 Dec 1981 – )
  2. 2. Nellie (Grace) Brewer (25 Dec 1883 – 23 Jun 1959)
  3. 3. Robert (Townsend) Brewer (09 Sep 1886 – 13 Sep 1955) m. Petronella (D) Riggs (1893 – 1975)
    1. 1. Harry (Melvin) Brewer (1925 – 2016)
      1. 1. Harry Brewer
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Brewer (1932 – 1994) m. William (Vincent) O'Connor (1932 – 1979)
      1. 1. J O'Connor
  4. 4. William (H) Brewer (Apr 1888 – 08 Jun 1939)
  5. 5. Harold (John) Brewer (2 Mar 1890 – 09 Jul 1960)
  6. 6. Florence Brewer (Sep 1893 – 9 Nov 1969)

William Brewer's Timeline

2 Records

1852
19 Mar 1852
Birth of William Henry Brewer in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
1926
26 Oct 1926
Age 74
Death of William Henry Brewer in Pullman, Whitman, Washington, USA
Pullman, Whitman, Washington, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1852
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1926
    Event Place: Pullman, Whitman, Washington, USA
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