Zachariah
Brainerd
Born in Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
and Brother of
Elisha (Brainard) Brainerd, Elijah Brainerd, Prosper Brainerd, Mary Brainerd, Susannah Brainerd, Timothy Brainerd, Mindwell Brainerd, Martha Brainerd and Timothy Brainerd
Husband of
Mehitabel (Clark) Brainerd
— married
29 Nov 1764 in Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony
Descendants 
Died
at age 85
in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Oct 2013
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Biography
Marriage
Mehitable Clark and Zachariah Brainerd were married in Haddam, Connecticut, on 29 Nov 1764. [1]
Military
Zachariah Brainerd, born 06 Feb 1742 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, died 26 Dec 1826 in Haddam, and his wife Mehitable Clark, born 05 Nov 1744 in Haddam, Connecticut, are honored for service by the Daughters of the American Revolution: 1) CAPT.JOHN VENTRESS, COL. WORTHINGTON[2]
Zachariah Brainerd of Haddam Middlesex Co Conn m Nov 29 1764 Mehitabel Clark b Nov 5 1744 dau of Hezekiah and Mehitabel Clark of Haddam He served in the French and Indian War and it is said he was in the Revolutionary War He lived in Haddam on the southern road from Higganum to Candlewood Hill near the Great Rock He was a farmer.
Zachariah Brainerd d Dec 26 1826 in his 85th yr Mrs Mehitabel Clark Brainerd d Jul 14 1834 ac 89 yrs and was buried by the side of her husband in Higganum Cemetery. He has a F.A.G. Memorial (no headstone photo) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153697291
Sources
- ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/i/12796/32/144293144
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 15, 2021), "Record of Zachariah Brainerd", Ancestor # A013695.
- http://books.google.com/books?id=Dj03AAAAMAAJ&lpg=RA2-PA182&ots=_21V6Nib-Q&dq=elsie%20ann%20brainard%7Cbrainerd&pg=RA2-PA50#v=onepage&q&f=false (p50)
- Field, David Dudley. The Genealogy of the Brainerd Family in the United States (J.F. Trow, New York, 1857) Page 194
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Zachariah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Zachariah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Zachariah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Zachariah:
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~1.56%
Alan Brainard
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~1.56%
C Hakes :
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~0.78%
Nan (Bonfoey) Hallman :
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~0.78%
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