Sylvester Brainerd

1783 - 1862  (78 years)

• Name	Sylvester Brainerd  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	28 Aug 1783	Connecticut, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  	Married to Esther
  Census	1860	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [5]
  	Living with son, Sylvester D Brainard
  Death	21 May 1862	Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [2, 4]
  Burial	Higganum Cemetery, Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [2]
  		Higganum Cemetery Higganum, Middlesex Connecticut Find a Grave: #2146637
  Person ID	I14556	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Prosper Brainerd,   b. 6 Jan 1736, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA d. 29 Dec 1821, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Bailey,   b. 1744, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA d. 19 Oct 1824, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	5 Nov 1767	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F4543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna Smith,   b. 12 Aug 1789, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA d. 15 Oct 1815, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	28 Jul 1808	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
  Family ID	F5300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Esther Thomas,   b. 1 Dec 1780, Connecticut, USA d. 9 Sep 1855, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1818	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
  Children	1. Sylvester Davis Brainard,   b. 13 Jun 1823, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA d. 22 Jan 1911, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Aug 1783 - Connecticut, USA Marriage - 28 Jul 1808 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Marriage - 1 Mar 1818 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Census - Married to Esther - 1850 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Census - Living with son, Sylvester D Brainard - 1860 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Death - 21 May 1862 - Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Burial - - Higganum Cemetery, Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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