Oliver BRAINERD
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;
Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by
Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 90; Given name may have been Sally. Age at death is
given as 54 yrs., 10 mos., 4 ds., gravestone gives death date as Jan. 17,1814.
DAR Application, 94217;
Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by
Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 168; m. Mar. 21,1809, Orrin Smith, b. Aug. 4,1786, son
of Stephen and Esther (Church) Smith of Haddam. He lived in Bergen, Genesee
Co., N.Y., moving there from Haddam.Mr. Orrin Smith d. Aug. 28,1868, in
Marshall,Mich.
Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by
Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 170; m. Jul. 25,1818, Alanson Arnold, son of David and
Jerusha (Thomas) Arnold of Haddam.
New Ponsett, Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by
Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 168; He was a ship carpenter and a farmer in Haddam.
He was Captain of a company of militia in the 7th Regt., 2d Brigade, from 1814
to 1818.
Visited New Ponsett Cemetery, 10/11/1992, gives death date as Feb 22,1843;
Haddam, Middlesex, CT
Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by
Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 169; m. Dec. 31,1805, Solomon Walkley, Jr., b. 1771,
in Haddam, son of Solomon and Rebecca (Hazleton) Walkley of the same place. He
was a farmer in Haddam. Mr. Solomon Walkley d. Dec. 18,1853.
Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by
Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 90; died 22 yrs.
Source:The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908, by
Lucy Abigail Brainard;p. 169; m., Dec. 30,1817, Esther Smith, b. Dec. 12,1793,
dau. of Stephen and Esther (Church) Smith of Haddam. Mrs. Esther (Smith)
Brainerd d. Sep. 3,1835.
He married Sarah Arnold 1777 at Haddam, Middlesex, Ct . Sarah Arnold was born at Haddam, Middlesex, Ct 13 Mar 1759 daughter of James Arnold and Mary Brainerd .
They were the parents of 6
children:
Rhoda Brainerd
christened Jun 1787.
Blocked
Sylvester Brainerd
born 22 Dec 1778.
Susanna Brainerd
born 15 Jun 1781.
Joshua Brainerd
born 1790.
Alfred Brainerd
born 3 Jan 1795.
Oliver Brainerd died 17 Mar 1834 at Haddam, Middlesex, Ct .
Sarah Arnold died 25 Jan 1814 at Haddam, Middlesex, Ct .


