Hi Liz, I am related to the Brainerd family and have some info for you if you are interested. Looking forward to your response. Suzanne Davison ----- Original Message ----- From: <MossL97@aol.com> To: <MIGENESE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 5:51 AM Subject: [MIGENESE] Brainerd in Grand Blanc > Subj: {not a subscriber} Brainerd in Grand Blanc > Date: 12/13/02 5:11:39 AM Eastern Standard Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:SaginawSymons@aol.com">SaginawSymons@aol.com</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:MIGENESE-L@rootsweb.com">MIGENESE-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Sent from the Internet (Details) > > > > Trying to track down Eli 'Judge' Brainerd listed as a pioneer of Grand Blanc > Michigan in his wife's obiturary (to follow) any recognition? His wife was > born sometime before 1819 and the obit has the date clipped off so I can't > say when she died. > > "Nearly a Centarian > Mrs. Elizabeth Brainerd passed away Saturday evening, aged 94. > Mrs. Elizabeth Brainerd, who was recently stricken with paralysis, died at > ten o'clock Saturday evening at her residence, corner of Liberty and fifth > streets, aged 94 years. Mrs. Brainerd was a native of Massachusetts, but the > family moved thence to New Jersey while she was young. She was one of four > sisters, one being the late Mrs Symons of Lapeer street, mother of the Symons > > Brothers of Saginaw. Another was Mrs. Mary Elder who died at the home of > Samuel Symons of Saginaw a year ago, and the fourth was Mrs. Crosby of > Newark, NJ, mother of Miss Esther Crosby of that city who came to be with her > > aunt in her last illness. Mrs. Brainerd was the oldest of the four and the > last to die. She married in youth a Mr. Elder in New Jersey. After his death > and about forty years ago she married Eli Brainerd, one of the pioneers of > Grand Blanc, with whom she lived until his death about 17 years ago. She > never had any children. Mrs. Brainerd was a Mexican war pensioner, and a part > > of her income was a widow's pension, and she had besides an annuity from Mr. > Brainerd's estate. She also had some money investments. Mrs. Brainerd was a > woman of more than ordinarily strong intellect. She was accustomed to read a > good deal and took an active interest in public affairs and was unusually > well informed on political topics and affairs generally and was a very > interesting talker. She remembered most public events transpiring during her > adult life and could give them their proper historic connection and > signifigance. She was withal a devout Christian woman. The funeral will be > held at the house at 2:30 pm tomorrow, Rev N.G. Lyons officiating, and the > burial will be at Whigville in Evergreen cemetery beside the remains of her > husband." - end of text > > Liz Montgomery > > >