1768 - 1810

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• Birth	5 Dec 1768	Preston, New London County, Connecticut   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Nov 1810	Preston, New London County, Connecticut   [2]
  Person ID	I79101	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2003 00:00:00
  Father	Abel GEER, b. 20 Jun 1735, Preston, New London County, Connecticut
  Mother	Esther FITCH, b. 8 Jan 1745, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F34451	Group Sheet
  Married	1 Jan 1792	Preston, New London County, Connecticut   [3]
  Family ID	F34454	Group Sheet

• Notes	He was a very muscular man - could lift very heavy weights and perform many feats of strength. He was also very fond of wrestling with any one who would meet him, and for this reason was known among his comrades as "Fighting Sam."

• Sources

  [S187] General Lucius Barnes Barbour, Barbour Collection, Connecticut Vital Records, Preston [2:143]. [S1067] Walter Geer, A historical record of George and Thomas Geer and their descendants in the United States from 1623 to 1923 (. page 17-19, 21-22, 27-28, 32, 45-46, 57-59, 90-93, 119-124, 157-159, 186-192, 244-249, 264-266, 285-289, 293 [S187] General Lucius Barnes Barbour, Barbour Collection, Connecticut Vital Records, Preston [2:323].