Brainerd Shailer
1. Brainerd Shailer (son of Rufus Shailer and Hannah Cole).
2. Rufus Shailer was born on 4 May 1764 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT (son of Ezra Shailer and Jerusha Brainerd); died on 18 Nov 1861 in Jefferson, Greene County, NY. Rufus married Hannah Cole on 7 Jun 1785. Hannah was born in 1795 in East Hampton, Windham County, CT; died in 1833 in Jefferson, Greene County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Hannah Cole was born in 1795 in East Hampton, Windham County, CT; died in 1833 in Jefferson, Greene County, NY. Children:
- 1. Brainerd Shailer
- Lucinda Shailer
- Henry Shailer was born in 1790; died in Jun 1806 in West Indies.
- John Hezekiah Watson Shailer
- Nathan Tyler Shaler was born in in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT; died on 5 Feb 1879 in Freeman, Cass County, MO.
Generation: 3
4. Ezra Shailer was born on 17 Jan 1739 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT (son of Hezekiah Shaler and Elizabeth Lewis); died on 17 Dec 1829 in Tylerville. Ezra married Jerusha Brainerd on 11 Nov 1762 in Congregational Church, Haddam, Middlesex County, CT. Jerusha (daughter of Phineas Brainerd and Jerusha Towner) was born on 6 Sep 1742. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Jerusha Brainerd was born on 6 Sep 1742 (daughter of Phineas Brainerd and Jerusha Towner). Children:
- 2. Rufus Shailer was born on 4 May 1764 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT; died on 18 Nov 1861 in Jefferson, Greene County, NY.
- Jerusha Shailer was born in 1766; died on 11 Oct 1843 in Tylerville.
- Elizabeth Shailer was born on 17 Aug 1768 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT; died on 8 Oct 1835 in Harpersfield, Delaware County, NY; was buried in Harpersfield Rural cemetery, Delaware County, NY.
- Esther Shailer was born in Oct 1770; died on 11 Aug 1854.
- Lydia Shailer was born in Dec 1775.
- Brainerd Shailer
Generation: 4
8. Hezekiah Shaler was born on 9 May 1706 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT (son of Captain Thomas Shayler and Katherine Clarke); died on 10 Sep 1752 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT. Hezekiah married Elizabeth Lewis on 24 Nov 1727 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT. Elizabeth (daughter of John Lewis and Elizabeth Burge) was born in 1705 in Connecticut; died on 13 Aug 1761 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Elizabeth Lewis was born in 1705 in Connecticut (daughter of John Lewis and Elizabeth Burge); died on 13 Aug 1761 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT. Children:
- Elizabeth Shailer was born on 16 Jul 1728 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT; died after 1774.
- Timothy Shailer was born on 15 Feb 1730; died on 16 Dec 1786.
- Dorothy Shailer was born on 11 Nov 1733; died in 1824.
- Reuben Shailer was born on 15 Feb 1735 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT; died on 23 May 1826 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT.
- 4. Ezra Shailer was born on 17 Jan 1739 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT; died on 17 Dec 1829 in Tylerville.
- Samuel Shailer was born on 22 Jun 1744; died on 22 Jul 1796 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT.
- Hezekiah Shailer was born on 3 Feb 1747 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT; died on 6 Dec 1834 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT.
10. Phineas Brainerd was born on 17 Oct 1720 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, CT (son of Elijah Brainerd and Mary Bushnell); died on 8 Mar 1809. Phineas married Jerusha Towner on 9 Nov 1741. Jerusha (daughter of Benjamin Towner and Abia Jerusha Shaylor) was born on 17 Oct 1720 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT; died on 18 Apr 1797 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT; was buried in Higganum cemetery, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Jerusha Towner was born on 17 Oct 1720 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT (daughter of Benjamin Towner and Abia Jerusha Shaylor); died on 18 Apr 1797 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT; was buried in Higganum cemetery, Haddam Neck, Middlesex County, CT. Children:
- 5. Jerusha Brainerd was born on 6 Sep 1742.
- Elizabeth Brainerd was born on 22 Mar 1745 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT.
- Phineas Brainerd was born on 2 Jan 1747 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT; died on 13 May 1776.