Brief Life History of William
When William Bradley was born in 1741, in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, his father, Daniel Bradley, was 31 and his mother, Abigail Hand, was 29. He married Lucretia Gates on 12 December 1764, in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 1 June 1816, in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Center Cemetery, New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- William in entry for Sarah Bradley, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- William Bradley, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1741–1816 Male
1750–1835 Female
Children (8)
1776–1840 Male
1777–1832 Female
1781–1828 Female
1782–1850 Female
1782–1867 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1710–1794 Male
1712–1751 Female
Siblings (8)
1730– Female
1739–1812 Male
1741–1816 Male
1743–1792 Female
1746– Female
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World Events (7)
1751 · County lin change
Age 10
1776
Age 35
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 35
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the many places throughout England named Bradley, from Old English brād ‘broad’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Scottish: habitational name from Braidlie in Roxburghshire.
Irish (Ulster): adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Brolcháin ‘descendant of Brolacháin’, a diminutive of the personal name Brólach, compare Brawley . This was a learned family.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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