James Sidney Brainard

James Sidney Brainard (23 June 1833 - 2 Feb. 1917) was the son of Jared Smith Brainard (1797-1842) and Maria Cone (1800-1896). He had eight siblings: Parmelia Brainard Rood (1823-1920), Calvin Wiley Brainard (1824-1897), Charles H. Brainard (1827-1862), Jared H. Brainard (1829-1904), William E. Brainard (1835-1913), Albert L. Brainard (1837-1837), Francis A. Brainard (1839-1915), and Mary E. Brainard (1841-1970).

He married Lucy Ann Chase (1837-1915) in Killingly on 15 August 1858. They had four children: Charles Elmer Brainard (1862-1961); Jared Wilfred Brainard (1876-1924); Clara H. Brainard (1868-1893); and Eva Brainard Taft (Mrs. George Taft). James Sidney Brainard died in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, on 2 February 1917.

He lived in Killingly, Connecticut.