OCCUPATION: Wagonmaker (1870).

CENSUS: 1870 - Appears as F.H. Chester living next door to his in-laws, the Luther Brainard's.

1. Burton S. CHESTER b. 29 Sep 1866, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. Aug 1936.
2. Marcia E. CHESTER b. 30 Nov 1869, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
3. 1. Simeon B. CHESTER b. 4 Nov 1873, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
4. Howard F. CHESTER b. 20 Jul 1879, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
5. Ruth A. CHESTER b. 1 Feb 1885, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

MARRIAGE: Eveline FISH, m.Simeon CHESTER, Jr., b.of Groton, Aug 21,1823 by Roswell Burrows, Min.

1. Matilda A. CHESTER b. 1826; d. 13 Oct 1865.
2. Ebenezer F. CHESTER b. Abt 1828; d. 13 Nov 1860, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
3. Abby CHESTER b. 1830; d. 8 Feb 1861, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
4. Edwin CHESTER b. Apr 1832, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. May 1907, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
5. 2. Francis Henry CHESTER b. 5 Dec 1835, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
6. Simeon Fish CHESTER b. 1 Jun 1824, Brooklyn Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

OBIT: Name: Brainard, Luther
Date: June 24, 1904
Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #009.
Notes: Brainard-Luther, ar his home in Brooklyn, O., on Wednesday at 4 a. m., in his 85th year. Funeral Friday at the Sputh Brooklyn M. E. church at 2:30 p. m. sun time

OBIT: Name: Brainerd, Mrs. Marcia
Date: Nov. 4, 1880
Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #009.
Notes: Brainerd- Wednesday, November 3, Mrs. Marcia Brainerd, wife of Luther Brainerd, aged 58 years. Funeral from the residence, in Brooklyn, Thursday, at 1 o'clock p.m.

1. 3. Nancy Ann BRAINARD b. 16 Dec 1842, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
2. Louis A. (Lewis) BRAINARD b. 8 Dec 1847, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 19 Jul 1918, Brooklyn Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
3. Frank L. BRAINARD b. 1855, ,, Ohio, USA.

BURIAL: Buried at what has been known as the Brainard (Brainerd) Burial Ground, Brooklyn Union Burial Ground, and Broadview Cemetery. Simeon Chester, an early settler, died in 1821. The Chester plot contains a limestone marker which lists Simeon, Matilda, Betsy and Abby.

1. 4. Simeon CHESTER, Jr. b. Abt 1790, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 18 Aug 1851, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
2. Matilda CHESTER b. Abt 25 Oct 1791, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 8 Sep 1875.

In the fall of 1811, James FISH, his wife, two children, Mrs. STANTON, his wife's mother, and Moses FISH, his cousin, moved in an ox team to Ohio and stopped at Newburg. Brooklyn at this time was a wild forest full of the red man, the township had been surveyed and run into quarter sections by agents who lived in Connecticut. James and Moses FISH thought they would look at these lands. James selected a good piece and Moses selected a quarter section. James built a log cabin and his family moved into it, but becoming frightened by Indians, went back to Newburg. Other families coming, they moved again to Brooklyn. Moses wrote to his brother Ebenezer, in Connecticut, to come and take one-half his land, which he did. A road (now Denison avenue) was run from Newburg to Rockport, which divided the property of the FISHES. They built a log cabin, in which they lived till the war of 1812. Ebenezer enlisted for six months and came out with honors. Afterward Moses was drafted. His health being poor, Ebenezer took his place and served the remainder of the war. He went back to Connecticut, married Miss Johanna STANTON, a smart, worthy woman who, on hearing of his Ohio farm, proposed moving there. Accordingly in 1818, with their two children, Eliza and Emily (afterwards Mrs. CORBIN and Mrs. BOOTH), his two brothers, and their families came in a large wagon drawn by two yoke of oxen. They all built and lived in log cabins.

Two other children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ebenezer FISH, Johanna (now Mrs. FOWLS), and John Moses married Miss BRAINERD. They endured hardships and discomforts long before enjoying the ordinary pleasures of existence. Fever and ague also added to the trials of the first settlers. Ebenezer was ninety-three when he died.
----"Memorial To The Pioneer Women Of The Western Reserve"

Ebenezer and Moses Fish, who came with James from the East, settled upon 80 acres of land in Brooklyn, in 1812. Ebenezer located on the north side of what is now Denison Avenue and Moses on the south side. Neither was then married.
----"A history of Cuyahoga County and the city of Cleveland",Chicago: American Historical Society, 1924, 1339 pgs, [pg63]


BURIAL: Fish, Ebenezer 1757-1827 Revolutionary War Soldier born in Groton, CT and walked to this area. (Denison Cemetery, Garden Ave., Cleveland)

Source of the names of some of Ebenezer's children:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=laney&id=I1852

OBIT: Name: Fish, Ebenezer Sr.
Date: 1827
Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #025.
Notes: age 70. Dennison Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio

BURIAL: Fish, Lydia 10/15/1848 age 88 Lot 61 wife of Ebenezer Fish (Denison Cemetery, Garden Ave., Cleveland)

1. Abigail FISH b. 2 Jan 1781, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 8 Sep 1849, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
2. Susanna FISH b. 11 Jan 1783, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. Mar 1848.
3. Lydia FISH b. 5 Dec 1785, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 15 Jan 1869, Brooklyn Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
4. Ebenezer FISH, Jr. b. 11 Jun 1787, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 26 Mar 1880, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; bur. 30 Apr 1880, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
5. Moses FISH b. 25 Oct 1789, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 14 Apr 1840, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
6. Daniel FISH b. 7 Apr 1792, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 15 Oct 1880.
7. Eunice FISH b. 25 Oct 1795, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 31 Jul 1882, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
8. Jemima FISH b. 28 Apr 1797, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 22 May 1849, Groton, New London, Connecticut.
9. 5. Eveline FISH b. 30 Jul 1799, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 19 Sep 1859, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
10. Matilda A. FISH b. 1 May 1803, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 9 Aug 1849, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

Appeared in the 1850 Ohio Census as Amos (age 57), with Nancy (age 56), Betsey (27), and Lucinda (19)

OBIT: Name: Brainerd, Demas
Date: Dec. 19, 1882
Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #009.
Notes: Brainerd- Saturday, December 16, 1882, Demas Brainerd, aged 90 years 5 months and 13 days. Funeral services on Tuesday at 11 o'clock in the Brighton M. E. church. 12/16/1882. age 90. Brookmere Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio.

BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Demas BRAINARD (Nancy) who came from Haddam, Ct., in 1818, had three daughters and a son who were all born in the (Brooklyn) township. Phoebe marred Alfred FISH, Lucinda married Leonard HUNTLEY, Betsey remained single, and Luther married Marcia SPRAGUE of Parma. She was born in Keene, N.H.
-----http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyaho/brooklyn.htm

MARRIAGE: BRAINARD, NANCY and BRAINARD, DEMES 0001 0101

DEATH: Does not appear in 1860 census.

1. 6. Luther BRAINARD b. 6 Feb 1820, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; d. 22 Jun 1904, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
2. Phebe BRAINARD b. 19 Apr 1821, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
3. Betsey BRAINARD b. 27 Apr 1823, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 1917, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
4. Lucinda BRAINARD b. 26 Dec 1829, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

The children of this marriage were all mentioned in a deed from Abigail Sprague to Milton Sprague.

1. 7. Marcia SPRAGUE b. 29 Dec 1822, Nelson, Cheshire Co., Nh, USA; d. 3 Nov 1880, Parma, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
2. Marcus SPRAGUE, [child] b. 22 Feb 1825, Nelson, Cheshire, New Hampshire; d. 3 Nov 1828, Nelson, Cheshire, New Hampshire.
3. William SPRAGUE b. 5 Jun 1827, Nelson, Cheshire, New Hampshire; d. 5 Sep 1831, Nelson, Cheshire, New Hampshire.
4. Lucia Amanda SPRAGUE b. 14 Feb 1830, Nelson, Cheshire, New Hampshire; d. 24 Nov 1897, Albion, Calhoun, Michigan.
5. Ellen SPRAGUE b. 12 Dec 1832, Nelson, Cheshire, New Hampshire; d. 30 May 1895, Albion, Calhoun, Michigan.
6. Mary Everett SPRAGUE, [child] b. 7 Apr 1835, Strongsville, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 11 Sep 1843, Parma, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
7. Ann Judson SPRAGUE b. 29 Sep 1837, Strongsville, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 8 Sep 1912, Brooklyn Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
8. Milton Avery SPRAGUE b. 7 Nov 1839, Strongsville, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 21 Jul 1920, Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio.