Azubah Brainard

Brief Life History of Azubah

When Azubah Brainard was born on 10 October 1756, in Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, her father, Othniel Brainard, was 28 and her mother, Lucia Swaddle, was 27. She married Uriah Skinner on 16 September 1782, in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States in 1756. She died in 1816, in Genesee, New York, United States, at the age of 60.

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Family Time Line

Uriah Skinner
1759–1846
Azubah Brainard
1756–1816
Marriage: 16 September 1782
Levi Skinner
1783–1869
Lucy Skinner
1786–1875
Aaron Skinner
1788–
Azubah Skinner
1791–1858
Polly Skinner
1792–1891
Lydia Skinner
1794–1815
Lovina Skinner
1796–1866

Sources (9)

  • Azubah Brainerd, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", 1756
  • Zuby in entry for Aaron Skinner, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
  • Azubah Brainerd, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", 1756

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World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New York is the 11th state.

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

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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