When Sgt Albert Brainard was born on 3 October 1840, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Sidney Caleb Brainard, was 36 and his mother, Eunice Harriet Moore, was 27. He married Almira E. Wilson on 31 July 1865. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Orwell, Orwell Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States for about 30 years and Home, Pierce, Washington, United States in 1910. He died on 24 May 1919, at the age of 78, and was buried in Orwell, Orwell Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1852: Pierce, Oregon Territory, United States 1853: Pierce, Washington Territory, United States 1889: Pierce, Washington, United States
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
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