Brainard, Carlos M.

1838 - 1926  (88 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Brainard, Carlos M.
  Born	17 Jan 1838
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Bef 1866
  Civil War New York Regiment
  Was held captive for 18 months at the confederate prison at Salisbury.
  1880 Census	1880	Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Carlos M. Brainerd42 Francis M. Brainerd44 Ethel M. Brainerd14 Edith U. Brainerd14 Edwin C. Brainerd12 August Mailahn23
  Biography	CARLOS M. BRAINERD, one of Outagamie's old and honored citizens, now living retired in the city of Appleton, is a member of a family that has been noted in military circles for three generations, his grandfather having been a Revolutionary soldier, his father a soldier in the War of 1812, and he himself a veteran of the great Civil War, through which he served with faithfulness and bravery, admirably sustaining the record of this old and respected family. Mr. Brainerd was born January 17, 1838, in Lewis county, New York, and is a son of Asher and Clarissa (Palmer) Brainerd, the former a native of Connecticut and the latter of New York. The Brainerd family came from England in 1669 and settled in New England, from whence members enlisted in the Revolutionary War. Asher Brainerd, who was a brother of the Rev. Thomas Brainerd of Philadelphia, went as a young man from Connecticut to New York, was there married, and spent the remainder of his life in the Empire State. Later his widow came to Wisconsin, where her death occurred. They were the parents of fifteen children, of whom twelve grew to maturity. Carlos M. Brainerd received his early education in the public schools of New York, later attending Glens Falls Academy, and he was engaged in farming at the time of the outbreak of the Civil War. In May, 1862, he enlisted in the 118th New York Volunteers, with which organization he served until the close of the war, and at the time of his discharge had attained the rank of sergeant. He served his country faithfully, and endured imprisonment for four months during his service. In the fall of 1865 he came to Outagamie county, Wisconsin, locating in Black Creek township at a time when there were but five voters here, and taking up wild land. This he cleared and devoted to farming and stockraising, and at the time of his retirement was the owner of 160 acres of finely improved land. In 1890 he sold his farm and moved to Appleton, where he has since resided. Mr. Brainerd has taken an active part in the development of this part of the state, and his fellow-townsmen have expressed their appreciation of his worth as a citizen by electing him to every office in the township, in all of which he has served faithfully and capably. From 1874 he served continuously for seven years as chairman of the township board, and during his incumbency of that office many beneficent innovations were introduced that meant for the welfare of the township in both industrial and agricultural ways. He is independent in his political views, with republican tendencies. He is a popular comrade of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. Brainerd was married (first) to Frances A. Seelye, of New York, who died in 1888, and he then married his first wife's sister, Mrs. Cynthia Stray, whose death occurred May 25, 1907. He has three children: Mrs. Sassman and Mrs. Grandy, twins, and Elwin, a resident of St. Paul, Minnesota.
  Biography	1911
  History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 1111
  CARLOS M. BRAINERD, one of Outagamie's old and honored citizens, now living retired in the city of Appleton, is a member of a family that has been noted in military circles for three generations, his grandfather having been a Revolutionary soldier, his father a soldier in the War of 1812, and he himself a veteran of the great Civil War, through which he served with faithfulness and bravery, admirably sustaining the record of this old and respected family. Mr. Brainerd was born January 17, 1838, in Lewis county, New York, and is a son of Asher and Clarissa (Palmer) Brainerd, the former a native of Connecticut and the latter of New York. The Brainerd family came from England in 1669 and settled in New England, from whence members enlisted in the Revolutionary War. Asher Brainerd, who was a brother of the Rev. Thomas Brainerd of Philadelphia, went as a young man from Connecticut to New York, was there married, and spent the remainder of his life in the Empire State. Later his widow came to Wisconsin, where her death occurred. They were the parents of fifteen children, of whom twelve grew to maturity. Carlos M. Brainerd received his early education in the public schools of New York, later attending Glens Falls Academy, and he was engaged in farming at the time of the outbreak of the Civil War. In May, 1862, he enlisted in the 118th New York Volunteers, with which organization he served until the close of the war, and at the time of his discharge had attained the rank of sergeant. He served his country faithfully, and endured imprisonment for four months during his service. In the fall of 1865 he came to Outagamie county, Wisconsin, locating in Black Creek township at a time when there were but five voters here, and taking up wild land. This he cleared and devoted to farming and stockraising, and at the time of his retirement was the owner of 160 acres of finely improved land. In 1890 he sold his farm and moved to Appleton, where he has since resided. Mr. Brainerd has taken an active part in the development of this part of the state, and his fellow-townsmen have expressed their appreciation of his worth as a citizen by electing him to every office in the township, in all of which he has served faithfully and capably. From 1874 he served continuously for seven years as chairman of the township board, and during his incumbency of that office many beneficent innovations were introduced that meant for the welfare of the township in both industrial and agricultural ways. He is independent in his political views, with republican tendencies. He is a popular comrade of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. Brainerd was married (first) to Frances A. Seelye, of New York, who died in 1888, and he then married his first wife's sister, Mrs. Cynthia Stray, whose death occurred May 25, 1907. He has three children: Mrs. Sassman and Mrs. Granely, twins, and Elwin, a resident of St. Paul, Minnesota.
  	Bainerd, Carlos M. Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Obituary	7 May 1926
  Appleton Post Crescent
  C. M. Brainard, 88., 620 N. State st, died Friday morning. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Fred Sassman of Black Creek and Mrs. Louis Grady of Black Creek, and one son Elwin Brainard of St. Paul; one brother, Edsil Brainard of Oshkosh, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon from the home. Dr. H. E. Peabody will conduct the services. The family has requested that no flowers be sent to the home. Friday Evening, May 7,1926 APPLETON POST-CRESCENT Page Twenty-three
  Reference Number	2436
  Died	7 May 1926
  Buried	10 May 1926	Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  	Brainard, Carlos Outagamie County Veterans' Grave Registration List
  Person ID	I311794	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Brainard, Asher,   b. 13 May 1793, , , Connecticut, USA ,   d. Abt Jul 1855, , , New York, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Palmer, Clarissa,   b. Abt 1800, , , New York, USA ,   d. 27 Jan 1879, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Family ID	F208288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Seely, Frances A.,   b. 8 Jun 1836, , , New York, USA ,   d. 26 Jan 1889, Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 52 years)
  Married	15 Sep 1865	, , New York, USA
  Children	+ 1. Brainard, Edith Eunice,   b. 2 Jun 1866, Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 10 Mar 1943, Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 76 years)   2. Brainard, Elwin Carlos,   b. 22 Jan 1868, Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 16 Apr 1942, , , Minnesota, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F204426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Married - 15 Sep 1865 - , , New York, USA 1880 Census - 1880 - Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - 10 May 1926 - Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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