Brig. General David Legg Brainard
1856 - 1946 (89 years)
1. Brig. General David Legg Brainard was born on 21 Dec 1856 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY (son of Alanson Brainard and Maria Ann Legg); died on 23 Mar 1946 in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, DC. David married Anna Chase on 7 Feb 1888 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY. Anna was born on 28 Apr 1866 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, WA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
David married Sarah Hall Guthrie in Jun 1917. Sarah was born in 1880; died in 1953. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Alanson Brainard was born on 9 Sep 1820 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY (son of Joshua Brainard and Freelove Ellis); died on 12 Mar 1887. Alanson married Maria Ann Legg on 1 Jan 1844 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY. Maria was born on 13 Feb 1824 in Uxbridge, Worcester County, MA; died on 31 Jan 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Maria Ann Legg was born on 13 Feb 1824 in Uxbridge, Worcester County, MA; died on 31 Jan 1891. Children:
- Josephine Maria Brainard
- George Washington Brainard
- Henry Harrison Brainard
- Joshua Bailey Brainard
- 1. Brig. General David Legg Brainard was born on 21 Dec 1856 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY; died on 23 Mar 1946 in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, DC.
- Arthur Eugene Brainard
- Charles Judson Brainard
Generation: 3
4. Joshua Brainard was born on 18 Jul 1784 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT (son of Samuel Brainerd and Hannah Burr); died on 5 Apr 1859 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY. Joshua married Freelove Ellis in 1804. Freelove was born on 6 Jun 1782 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT; died on 11 May 1850 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Freelove Ellis was born on 6 Jun 1782 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT; died on 11 May 1850 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY. Children:
- Laura Brainard was born on 22 Mar 1805 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY; died on 4 Jul 1868.
- Pamela Brainard was born on 18 Sep 1806 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY; died on 4 Oct 1853.
- Elijah Brainard was born on 26 Mar 1809 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY; died on 16 Oct 1876.
- Sally Brainard was born on 15 Mar 1811 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY; died on 6 Jul 1881 in Daggett, Tioga County, PA.
- Hannah Brainard was born on 6 Oct 1813 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY; died on 26 Oct 1876.
- Annah Brainard was born on 12 Apr 1816 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY; died in 1819.
- Maranda Brainard was born on 24 Mar 1818 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY; died on 14 Sep 1874.
- 2. Alanson Brainard was born on 9 Sep 1820 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY; died on 12 Mar 1887.
Generation: 4
8. Samuel Brainerd was born on 2 Feb 1763 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT (son of Elijah Brainerd and Lucy Smith); died on 30 Apr 1846 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY. Samuel married Hannah Burr in 1783. Hannah (daughter of Samuel Burr and Jerusha Hollibird) was born about 1762 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT; died on 25 Sep 1817 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Hannah Burr was born about 1762 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT (daughter of Samuel Burr and Jerusha Hollibird); died on 25 Sep 1817 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY. Children:
- Matilda Brainerd was born in 1783.
- 4. Joshua Brainard was born on 18 Jul 1784 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT; died on 5 Apr 1859 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY.
- Levi Brainerd
- Cephas Brainerd
- Matilda Brainerd
- Samuel Brainerd was born on 22 Oct 1793 in Norway, Herkimer County, NY; died on 25 Jan 1863.
- Enos Brainard was born on 21 May 1797 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT; died on 5 Aug 1872; was buried in Oxbow cemetery, Antwerp, Jeffeson, NY.