Eliakim BRAINERD

Birth:
17 Mar 1731
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
Death:
18 Jan 1815
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
Burial:
1815
Marriage:
28 Oct 1756
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
Notes:
                   Old Burying Gnd, Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Capt.
Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by
Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 52-53; He was one of a committee for the building of a
new church in Haddam. He was appointed Lieutenant of the 3d Co., 7th Regt., in
1772, and Captain in March 1775, continuing till Dec. 18,1776, when he asked to
be dismissed from service. He had served in the militia more than 30 years. He
was Captain of the company which defended the Bridge, when Washington retreated
from New York to White Plains, and then, afterwards, cut down the Bridge. He
was elected deacon of the Congregational church in 1784, continuing in the
office till his death. He was a farmer.
DAR Application 94217, 96248;
Death:Visit to the Old Burying Ground Cemetery in Haddam, 10/11/1992, died in
84th year;
Marriages:#1 & #2, Haddam Vital Records, Vol. LR5, p. 274;
Lucy SMITH
Birth:
26 Nov 1738
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
Death:
18 May 1862
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
Burial:
1862
Notes:
                   Old Burying Gnd, Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by
Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 52-53;
Birth: IGI 4/20/91;
Death:Visit to the Old Burying Ground Cemetery in Haddam, 10/11/1992, died
age 101 yrs., 4mos., 18 days; (based on birthdate, deathdate=Mar 16,1839);
Children
Marriage
1
Oliver BRAINERD
Birth:
21 Aug 1757
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
Death:
17 Mar 1834
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
Sarah ARNOLD 
Marr:
1777
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct 
Notes:
                   Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by
Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 90-91; He was Ensign in the 7th Regt., 2d Brigade, in
1789-99.
Birth:Haddam Vital Records, Vol. LR5, p. 274;
2
Eliakim BRAINERD
Birth:
19 Aug 1759
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
Death:
22 Jul 1815
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by
Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 91; m. Jun 8,1790, Lucy Smith, dau. of George and
Martha (Clark) Smith of Haddam. She died May 18,1862, ae. 102 yrs., 5mos.
3
John BRAINERD
Birth:
4 Jun 1764
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
Death:
28 Mar 1803
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by
Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 53;
4
Phineas BRAINERD
Birth:
28 May 1767
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
Death:
31 Jul 1849
Maromas, Middletown, Middlesex, Ct
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by
Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 91; m., Dec. 20,1791, Mabel Lucas, dau. of Abner and
Mary (Talbot) Lucas of Maromas, a parish in Middletown, Conn. He was a farmer
in Maromas. Mrs. Mabel (Lucas) Brainers d. Jan. or June 1,1838, ae. 61 yrs.
5
Dan BRAINERD
Birth:
16 Oct 1769
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
Death:
9 Oct 1857
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by
Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 92; m., 1835, Zeruiah (Williama) Pardee, b. Jul.
1,1800, in Farmington, Conn., in that part now called Southington, dau. of
Lauriston and Eunice (Coles) Williams and widow of Mr. Orrin Pardee. He was in
the War of 1812. He was a farmer in Haddam, Beaver Meadows district. Mrs.
Zeruiah (Williams) (Pardee) Brainerd d. Oct. 15,1862, ae. 62 yrs.
6
Eunice BRAINERD
Birth:
6 Aug 1772
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
Death:
1845
Rome, n.y.
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by
Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 92; m., Jonathan Brainerd, b. May 1773, son of Jeptha
and Anna (Fiske) Brainerd of Haddam. He was a carpenter and joiner. He moved to
Rome, N.Y., soon after his marriage. Jonathan Brainerd d. Aug., 1850, ae. 79 or
80 yrs.
7
Lucy BRAINERD
Birth:
23 Apr 1775
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
Death:
5 Apr 1842
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by
Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 53;
8
Elizabeth BRAINERD
Birth:
25 Jan 1778
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
Death:
25 Aug 1813
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by
Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 92; m. John Smith, Jr., b. Aug. 12,1776, son of John
and Martha (Shaler) Smith of Haddam. He d. Aug. 27, 1839 in Cromwell.
9
Aaron BRAINERD
Birth:
3 Feb 1781
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
Death:
9 Sep 1849
Haddam, Middlesex, Ct
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by
Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 92-93; m., Oct. 8,1818, Lucy Smith, b. Feb. 9,1781,
dau. of Stephen and Esther (Church) Smith. He was Ensign in 1812 and 1813, and
received the title of Captain. He was a farmer in Haddam, Beaver Meadow
district. Mrs. Lucy (Smith) Brainerd died Feb. 9,1831. He m. (2), Sep.19,1831,
Fanny Hazleton, b. May 1,1793, dau. of Simon H. and Jedidah (Smith) Hazleton of
Haddam. Mrs. Fanny (Hazleton) Brainerd d. Mar. 3 or 10, 1860.
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Eliakim Brainerd - Lucy Smith

Eliakim Brainerd was born at Haddam, Middlesex, Ct 17 Mar 1731. His parents were Gideon Brainerd and Sarah Selden.

He married Lucy Smith 28 Oct 1756 at Haddam, Middlesex, Ct . Lucy Smith was born at Haddam, Middlesex, Ct 26 Nov 1738 daughter of Joseph Smith and Elizabeth Cone .

They were the parents of 9 children:
Oliver Brainerd born 21 Aug 1757.
Eliakim Brainerd born 19 Aug 1759.
John Brainerd born 4 Jun 1764.
Phineas Brainerd born 28 May 1767.
Dan Brainerd born 16 Oct 1769.
Eunice Brainerd born 6 Aug 1772.
Lucy Brainerd born 23 Apr 1775.
Elizabeth Brainerd born 25 Jan 1778.
Aaron Brainerd born 3 Feb 1781.

Eliakim Brainerd died 18 Jan 1815 at Haddam, Middlesex, Ct .

Lucy Smith died 18 May 1862 at Haddam, Middlesex, Ct .