In 1815 came Jerusha RAY (Mrs. Amos BRAINARD) and Dorothy ELY (Mrs. William BRAINARD). Harriet and Charlotte, daughters of the latter, have lived single in the old home. They were fine looking women and so witty and genial that their society was much sought and young girls were always delighted to receive an invitation to the home of the ?BRAINARD girls.? The sisters made a beautiful home and an art of housekeeping.
SOURCE -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyaho/brooklyn.htm

Other researchers list the date as 13 Apr 1796, but that seems highly unlikely considering their ages.

1. William E. BRAINARD b. 8 Nov 1811, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 25 Apr 1871.
2. George W. BRAINARD b. 11 Sep 1814, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 20 Nov 1893, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio; bur. 23 Nov 1893, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
3. Charlotte BRAINARD b. Oct 1817, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
4. Martha BRAINARD b. Jun 1820, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
5. Jerusha BRAINARD b. 29 Nov 1823, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 15 Sep 1856, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
6. John Crawford BRAINARD b. 25 Nov 1825/1826, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 10 May 1900, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
7. James BRAINARD b. 9 Jul 1830, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. Jul 1919, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

BIOGRAPHY: This is taken from a book published in July 1896 "Memorial To The Pioneer Women Of The Western Reserve" which contains write-ups about the female pioneers in townships in the Western Reserve. Thank you to Betty Ralph for transcribing this for the site.

BROOKLYN
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In 1815 came Jerusha RAY (Mrs. Amos BRAINARD) and Dorothy ELY (Mrs. William BRAINARD). Harriet and Charlotte, daughters of the latter, have lived single in the old home. They were fine looking women and so witty and genial that their society was much sought and young girls were always delighted to receive an invitation to the home of the BRAINARD girls. The sisters made a beautiful home and an art of housekeeping.

Jerusha was living with her son, William and his wife Dorothea at the time of the 1850 Census.

1. 1. Dorothy ELY b. 19 Sep 1792, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 23 Apr 1867, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio.