When Capt. Jared Bronson was born on 18 January 1791, in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, his father, Thaddeus Bronson, was 41 and his mother, Abigail Wilmot, was 39. He married Lydia Mallory on 29 December 1813, in Middlebury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He lived in Middlebury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States for about 20 years. He died on 16 January 1876, at the age of 84, and was buried in Middlebury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.