Introduction
Born: October 21, 1796, New London, Connecticut.
Died: September 26, 1828, New London, Connecticut.
Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, Connecticut.
Born: October 21, 1796, New London, Connecticut.
Died: September 26, 1828, New London, Connecticut.
Buried: Cedar Grove Cemetery, New London, Connecticut.
John was the son of Jeremiah Gates Brainard & Sarah Gardiner.
He was educated at Yale College. For a while he practiced law in Middletown, Connecticut.
He edited the Connecticut Mirror in Hartford.