Lilian Miranda Brainerd

Female7 February 1871–18 December 1951

Brief Life History of Lilian Miranda

When Lilian Miranda Brainerd was born on 7 February 1871, in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States, her father, Herbert Brainerd, was 33 and her mother, Anna Maria Forbes, was 23. She married Robert Alexander Gunn on 9 August 1895, in Kings, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in New York City, New York, United States in 1950. She died on 18 December 1951, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States.

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Robert Alexander Gunn
1872–1953
Lilian Miranda Brainerd
1871–1951
Marriage: 9 August 1895
Robert Alexander Gunn
1897–

Sources (12)

  • Lillian M Gunn, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Lillian Miranda Brainerd, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
  • Lilian Miranda Brainerd Gunn, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 August 1895Kings, New York, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1872 · The First National Park

    Age 1

    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    1872 · The Amnesty Act

    Age 1

    A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 25

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Brainard .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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