Franklin BRADY

Male Abt 1853 - 1860  (7 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Franklin BRADY was born about 1853 (son of Capt William Nicholas BRADY and Cornelia WATERBURY); died on 3 Nov 1860; was buried in Union Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1860, Living with parents in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Capt William Nicholas BRADYCapt William Nicholas BRADY was born about 15 Mar 1809 in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died on 20 Feb 1887 in Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut; was buried in Rowayton Union Cemetery, Rowayton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Son of Nicholas and Anna M. Brady
    • Census: 1850, Living in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York
    • Census: 1860, Living in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
    • Census: 1865, Living in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York
    • Census: 1870, Living in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
    • Census: 1880, Living in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was a sailing master and naval officer, retired 1855, author of "The Kedge-Anchor, Or, Young Sailor's Assistant", first published in 1841.

    7th Son of Nicholas Brady and Anna M. _____. Husband of Cornelia Waterbury. Sailing Master, USN. Author of "the Kedge Anchor".

    Master of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

    A telescope of his exists at the Mystic Seaport Museum in CT. Telescope; brass with painted leather cover over main barrel, single brass draw; sliding cover over eye piece; removable dust cover over objective with sliding aperture cover; optics produce erect image; painted in white on leather cover, black background, "Wm. N. Brady. U.S. Navy." [Brady served in the US Navy 1829-1865], painted below name are three rows of painted flags and pennants; "POWHATAN" scratched into leather.

    A memorial stained glass window exists for him and his wife in the Calvary Baptist Church of Darien, 988 Post Road, Darien CT 06820

    In 1855 Brooklyn census, he was born in Kings Co.
    In 1865 Brooklyn census, he was born in Westchester Co.
    an 1865 military record supports Westchester Co.

    According to the 1870 census, parents are foreign born. No indication of parent's birth location in his death record or 1880 census.

    Posted on Find A grave by Bob Furtaw

    William married Cornelia WATERBURY in pos. 1833. Cornelia (daughter of Frederick WATERBURY and Betsey LOCKWOOD) was born on 10 Sep 1817 in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died on 10 Mar 1900 in Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut; was buried in Union Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Cornelia WATERBURYCornelia WATERBURY was born on 10 Sep 1817 in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (daughter of Frederick WATERBURY and Betsey LOCKWOOD); died on 10 Mar 1900 in Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut; was buried in Union Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1850, Living with husband in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York
    • Census: 1860, Living with husband in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
    • Census: 1865, Living with husband in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York
    • Census: 1870, Living with husband in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
    • Census: 1880, Living with husband in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

    Children:
    1. Edwin Luckey BRADY was born on 6 Nov 1834 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York; died on 29 Mar 1892 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut; was buried in Rowayton Union Cemetery, Rowayton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
    2. Anna Maria BRADY was born about 1836; died on 2 Dec 1839; was buried in Union Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut.
    3. William N. BRADY, Jr. was born about 1840; died on 12 Nov 1851; was buried in Union Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut.
    4. Cornelius Nelson BRADY was born on 3 Dec 1843 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York; died on 11 Apr 1892 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York; was buried in The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.
    5. Amelia BRADY was born about 1845.
    6. Worthington Carlisle BRADY was born on 6 Apr 1847; died on 23 Feb 1900; was buried in Union Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut.
    7. Wesley S. BRADY was born on 23 Jul 1849; died on 17 Apr 1907; was buried in Union Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut.
    8. Ellsworth BRADY was born about Aug 1851; died on 10 May 1852; was buried in Union Cemetery, Bedford, Westchester Co., New York.
    9. 1. Franklin BRADY was born about 1853; died on 3 Nov 1860; was buried in Union Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut.
    10. Cornelia BRADY was born about 1856.
    11. Annis BRADY was born in Mar 1860 in Connecticut; died on 26 Jan 1941 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.