Jerusha Brainard

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Jerusha Brainard (Edwards)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: February 14, 1748 (17)
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States (Tuberculosis)
Place of Burial: 156 Bridge Street, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, 01060, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Rev. Jonathan Edwards and Sarah Edwards
Fiancée of Reverend David Brainerd
Sister of Sarah (Edwards) Parsons; Esther Burr; Mary Dwight (Edwards); Lucy (Edwards) Woodbridge; Hon. Timothy Edwards, Rev. War Vet. and 5 others

Managed by: Alice Zoe Marie Knapp
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About Jerusha Brainard

Jerusha Edwards was the daughter of Rev. Jonathan Edwards, a leading American theologian and pastor, and his wife Sarah (Pierpont) Edwards. She was also engaged to David Brainerd, a prominent American missionary. She nursed David in his final illness, contracted tuberculosis from him, and died a few months after him. She is buried by his side.

Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9800958

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Jerusha Brainard's Timeline

1730
April 26, 1730
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
1748
February 14, 1748
Age 17
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
February 14, 1748
Age 17
Bridge Street Cemetery, 156 Bridge Street, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, 01060, United States