Lucy Abigail Brainard
American, 1832 - 1908
BiographyLucy Abigail Brainard was born in Colchester on June 26, 1832, daughter of Amaziah and Huldah (Foote) Brainard. Her brothers were Leverett and Albert Brainard. Lucy taught school for five years, after which she kept house with her parents. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the registrar for the Connecticut chapter of the Daughters of the Founders and Patriots of America. A keen genealogist, she had just finished a Brainard family genealogy at the time of her death.
In 1908, Lucy was living at 4 Atwood Street in Hartford. She owned half of the double home (Atwood Collins owned the other half). On December 24, 1907, she was in the basement with a woman who worked for her and an electrician, who was there to fix the doorbell. One of them accidentally dropped a lit candle into a pile of shavings, and the woman and the electrician went upstairs to get water, while Lucy stayed in the basement to try to put out the fire. She was unable to, and when she tried to leave the basement, she found that the door had slammed shut and was locked. She fell unconscious due to the smoke, and was finally rescued by a passerby. She was treated by Dr. Edward B. Hooker and was convalescing at the home of her sister-in-law, Mary Bulkeley Brainard, when her condition deteriorated and she died on December 28.
Sources: Brainerd-Brainard Genealogy, https://archive.org/details/genealogyofbrain01brai/page/n115/mode/2up?view=theater
The Hartford Courant (1887-1922); Hartford, Conn.. 25 Dec 1908: 2.
The Hartford Courant (1887-1922); Hartford, Conn.. 29 Dec 1908: 6
In 1908, Lucy was living at 4 Atwood Street in Hartford. She owned half of the double home (Atwood Collins owned the other half). On December 24, 1907, she was in the basement with a woman who worked for her and an electrician, who was there to fix the doorbell. One of them accidentally dropped a lit candle into a pile of shavings, and the woman and the electrician went upstairs to get water, while Lucy stayed in the basement to try to put out the fire. She was unable to, and when she tried to leave the basement, she found that the door had slammed shut and was locked. She fell unconscious due to the smoke, and was finally rescued by a passerby. She was treated by Dr. Edward B. Hooker and was convalescing at the home of her sister-in-law, Mary Bulkeley Brainard, when her condition deteriorated and she died on December 28.
Sources: Brainerd-Brainard Genealogy, https://archive.org/details/genealogyofbrain01brai/page/n115/mode/2up?view=theater
The Hartford Courant (1887-1922); Hartford, Conn.. 25 Dec 1908: 2.
The Hartford Courant (1887-1922); Hartford, Conn.. 29 Dec 1908: 6
Person TypeIndividual
American, 1882 - 1976
