Moved to Cleveland in 1868.

Living with his daughter at his in-laws in 1870 census. His wife does not appear in the census. She may have died prior to 1870. James is 30 and a nurseryman (in that business for 20 years).

CENSUS: 1910 - 3074 W14th St.

1. Ruth CURTISS b. 24 Apr 1864, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 16 Oct 1902, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
2. 1. Amy CURTISS, [child] b. 15 Apr 1866, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 22 Oct 1869, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

CENSUS:
1830 Line #14, Hinckley Township, Medina County living near Lathrop Pixley.
1840 Curtis Milton Harrisville Township 276 19 pg274.txt , 2 males under 5, 1 male between 5-10, 1 male between 40-50, 1 female between 5-10, 1 female between 10-15, 1 female between 15-20, 1 female between 30-40. (3 girls, 2 boys)
1850 Not listed. Only his wife, Nancy and son, William, appear in Brooklyn, Cuyahoga Cty, Ohio. Where are the other children?

The FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0 provides an estimated birth year of 1810 and place as Hinckley, Medina, Ohio. That location seems unlikely because her father is listed in the 1820 census in Groton, Connecticut. Another entry estimates her birth for 1814. I've chosen to use that one since her brother, Ebenezer was born in 1810.


Four children.

Cemetery transcription from Denison Cemetery:
11/14/1859 11/17/1859 Curtiss Albert (son?)
10/22/1869 10/24/1869 Curtiss Amy (daughter?)
3/21/1857 3/23/1857 Curtiss Nancy (mother)
12/10/1869 5/1/1870 Curtiss Susie C (daughter?)
4/7/1860 4/8/1860 Curtiss William (son?)

1. Philo CURTISS b. 26 Apr 1831, Hinckley, Medina, Ohio.
2. William CURTISS b. 4 May 1834, Hinckley, Medina, Ohio; d. 7 Apr 1860, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
3. Albert CURTISS, [child] b. 15 Dec 1835, Hinckley, Medina, Ohio; d. 14 Nov 1859, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
4. Amy CURTISS d. 22 Oct 1869, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
5. 2. James Milton CURTISS b. 26 Feb 1840, Harrisville, Medina, Ohio; d. Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

OBIT:
Name: Brainard, David S.
Date: Apr. 28, 1880
Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #009.
Notes: Brainard-David S. Brainard, April 26 at 2 o'clock a. m., in the 65th year of his age. Funeral at his late residence on Scranton ave. at 2 o'clock p. m. April 28. Burial private. 4/28/1880. age 65. Monroe Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio.

In the 1850 census, David appears with his wife Catherine, daughters Mary and Susan, and a 7 year old girl named Esther Lloyd. No explanation as to who she is or why she is listed with the family.

In the 1860 census, the following appear: David (44), Catherine (42), Mary (24), Susan (18), and David Sheldon. Esther is not listed.

In the 1870 census, there is a David age 54 (approx birth of 1816 which fits the above obituary. His wife is Catherine (52) born N.Y., there's a Mary E. (age 31), Ja.M. Curtiss (30), Ruth (6) (dgtr of Curtiss family).

1. Mary Elizabeth BRAINARD b. 14 Sep 1838, Avon, Lorain, Ohio.
2. David Sheldon BRAINARD b. Abt 1841.
3. 3. Susan C. BRAINARD b. 30 Jul 1844, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 10 Dec 1869, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
4. John H. BRAINARD, [infant] b. 1 Aug 1851, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 11 Apr 1853, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

Information provided by Leilani (Kuntz) Spring with the assistance of many individuals. Contact: SwLeilani@yahoo.com

1. 4. Milton CURTISS b. 2 Nov 1793, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont; d. 23 Jun 1844, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
2. Moses CURTISS b. 1814.
3. Henry Spring CURTISS b. 19 Mar 1798, Rutland,, Vermont; d. 18 Aug 1843, Grandcote Prairie, Randolph Co., Il.

Foster/Forester : In the English Middle Ages, the forests and woods were almost always owned or controlled by the lord of the manor -- but people had no reservations about sneaking in and taking firewood, game, or whatever else they might require. To keep the poaching to a minimum, the lord retained a man to watch the forest -- often called a Forester, and sometimes called a Foster. The name stuck as an English Occupation surname when they became adopted.

Abigail and Michael had ELEVEN children when they arrived in Brooklyn, Ohio.

It was the convention of the times to use the mother's maiden name as the middle name for a child. With that in mind, Michael B. Foster was probably named Michael Billings Foster.

Some info derived from Ancestry WorldTree Project as submitted by Dennis Homan


BURIAL:
Denison Cemetery
Foster , Micheal
Death Date:
Interment Date: 8/1824 ; Interment Number: 27 Age: 45
Remarks: Born 1779 in R. I.
Died Aug 1824
Section: ; Lot Number: 62 ; Tier: ; Grave: 4S Marker: yes ; Photo: yes
--http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyah2/cems/denison/denef.html

NOTE:
Brooklyn history, as noted in Abigail Fish Foster's notes, states that the family left Groton for Ohio in 1826. If that is the case, how then could Michael's gravestone show an internment date of 1824? My guess would be that the history is in error.

SOURCE_OF_NAME:
"Robert Burrows and Descendants 1630-1974", by R.E. Burrows, 1975, 1816 pgs, Ann Arbor, Michigan [pg 254]

OBIT:
Name: Foster, Michael B.
Date: 1824
Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #026.
Notes: 1779 - 1824. Dennison Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio.

OCCUPATION:
Tailor.

BURIAL: Foster, Abigail 9/8/1849 age 68 Lot 62 3-S (Denison Cemetery, Garden Ave., Cleveland)

BURIAL: Denison Cemetery
Foster , Abigail Death Date: Interment Date: 9/8/1849 ; Interment Number: 69 Color: ; Sex: ; Age: 68 Address: ; Cause of Death: ; Remarks: Same as Int. #69 Should read: "Same as Int. #70"? Section: ; Lot Number: 62 ; Tier: ; Grave: 3S Marker: not known ; Photo: no

MARRIAGE: FOSTER, ABIGAIL and FULLER, WILLIAM vol.0002 pg.0093 (Cuyahoga County)

1. George FOSTER, @ b. 8 Dec 1805, near Preston City, New London, Connecticut; d. 7 Sep 1829, Strongsville, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
2. Lydia FOSTER, [infant] b. Abt 1806, near Preston City, New London, Connecticut; d. near Preston City, New London, Connecticut.
3. Sally FOSTER, @ b. Abt 1807, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. Aug 1867, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
4. Nathan FOSTER, @ b. 7 Feb 1808, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 14 Jan 1899, Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
5. Ebenezer FOSTER, @ b. 19 Apr 1810, North Stonington,,Connecticut, USA; d. 23 Jul 1897, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
6. Daniel C. FOSTER, @ b. 5 Mar 1812, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 3 Jan 1882, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
7. Eunice FOSTER, @ b. Abt 1813, ,, Connecticut; d. 9 Mar 1879, Mentor, Lake, Ohio.
8. 5. Nancy FOSTER, @ b. Abt 1814, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 21 Mar 1857, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
9. Eveline Thankful FOSTER, @ b. 16 Jan 1816, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. Apr 1895, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
10. Matilda FOSTER, @ b. 1 Oct 1819, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 14 Apr 1843, Brooklyn Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
11. Albert FOSTER, @ b. 12 Jul 1822, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; d. 30 Sep 1867, Mt. Vernon, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA.

OBIT: Elyria Independent Democrat Obituary 10 Mar 1858 Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, OH

MIGRATION: From Haddam, CT Migrated 1814 Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, OH

BURIAL: Scranton Road Cemetery Transcription as found at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuycem/ SCRANTON_RD_TRANS.htm


BURIAL: Last Name Brainard
First Name Ozias
MI - Name
Title
Suffix
Birth Date Apr. 26? 17??
Date of Death Mar. 12 1859?
Section B
Row 3
Tier
Grave
Notes Previous transcription indicates marker nearly illegible.
Inscription

BURIAL: Scranton Road Cemetery Transcription as found at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuycem/ SCRANTON_RD_TRANS.htm

BURIAL: Last Name Brainard
First Name Mary
MI - Name
Title
Suffix
Birth Date Feb. 10, 1776
Date of Death Dec. 6, 1864?
Section B
Row 3
Tier
Grave
Notes
Inscription HIS WIFE

1. David Strong BRAINARD b. 26 Oct 1797, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 12 Mar 1813, Genesee,, New York.
2. Indiana BRAINARD b. 30 Dec 1799, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. Betsey BRAINARD b. 9 Jan 1802, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 10 May 1864, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
4. Titus A. BRAINARD b. 30 Aug 1803, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 28 Oct 1826, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
5. Noah BRAINARD b. 3 Sep 1805, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 10 Sep 1892, Painesville, Lake, Ohio.
6. Laura BRAINARD b. 16 Jan 1806, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 17 Mar 1867.
7. 6. David Strong BRAINARD b. 27 Jul 1815/1816, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 26 Apr 1880, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.