Deacon Elijah Brainerd, Jr

1706 - 1764  (57 years)

• Name	Elijah Brainerd  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Title	Deacon
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	22 Sep 1706	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Religion	1759	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
  	Deacon- Congregational Church
  Death	9 May 1764	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Higganum Cemetery, Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [2, 4]
  		Higganum Cemetery Higganum, Middlesex Connecticut Find a Grave: #2146637
  Person ID	I22267	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Elijah Brainerd,   b. 26 May 1677, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA d. 20 Apr 1740, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Bushnell,   b. 10 Mar 1675, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA d. 11 Sep 1735, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Sep 1699	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F8709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Phoebe Davis,   b. 18 Feb 1710, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA d. 1791, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	4 Apr 1734	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
  Children	1. Prosper Brainerd,   b. 6 Jan 1736, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA d. 29 Dec 1821, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Sep 1706 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Marriage - 4 Apr 1734 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Religion - Deacon- Congregational Church - 1759 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Death - 9 May 1764 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Burial - - Higganum Cemetery, Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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