Brief Life History of Lydia A
When Lydia A Brainard was born on 14 September 1802, in Russia, Herkimer, New York, United States, her father, Isaac Brainard, was 27 and her mother, Zeruah Spencer, was 27. She married Whitman Woodburn on 8 January 1824. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She died on 2 April 1836, in Warren Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Little Meadows, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Lydia Brainard Woodburn, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1799–1833 Male
1802–1836 Female
Children (3)
1826–1862 Male
1828–1912 Male
1830–1906 Male
Parents and Siblings
1775–1808 Male
1775–1844 Female
Siblings (4)
1800–1851 Male
1802–1836 Female
1803–1885 Male
1807–1814 Female
World Events (8)
1803
Age 1
1806
Age 4
1812
Age 10
Name Meaning
English (Essex): variant of Brainwood, a nickname from Middle English brainwod ‘mad in the mind, furious’, for someone who easily lost his temper. The surname has a long history in villages near Chelmsford, Essex, and its 17th-century variants, including Branward, Branard, Braynard, and Braynerd, occur within 5 or 6 miles of Writtle, where the name originated in the early 14th century.
History: Daniel Brainerd came to Hartford, CT, in 1649 at around the age of eight. There is a widespread belief that he came from Braintree, Essex, England, and that his surname may be an altered form of that place name, but there is no documentation to support this. In 1662, at the age of 21, he became one of the founders of Haddam, CT.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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