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Abt 1809 - 1887 (77 years)
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Name |
William Nicholas BRADY [1] |
- He was a sailing master and naval officer, retired 1855, author of "The Kedge-Anchor, Or, Young Sailor's Assistant", first published in 1841. [1]
- 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 [2]
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Prefix |
Capt |
Nickname |
Sailing Master |
Birth |
Abt 15 Mar 1809 |
Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1850 |
Living in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York [3] |
Census |
1860 |
Living in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut [4] |
Census |
1865 |
Living in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York [5] |
Census |
1870 |
Living in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut [6] |
Census |
1880 |
Living in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut [7] |
Fact |
Son of Nicholas and Anna M. Brady [8] |
Death |
20 Feb 1887 |
Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut [1, 9] |
Burial |
Rowayton Union Cemetery, Rowayton, Fairfield Co., Connecticut [1, 9] |
Person ID |
I98553 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
30 Apr 2020 |
Family |
Cornelia WATERBURY, b. 10 Sep 1817, Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut d. 10 Mar 1900, Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 82 years) |
Marriage |
pos. 1833 [1] |
Children |
+ | 1. Edwin Luckey BRADY, b. 6 Nov 1834, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York d. 29 Mar 1892, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 57 years) [Birth] |
| 2. Anna Maria BRADY, b. Abt 1836 d. 2 Dec 1839 (Age 3 years) [Birth] |
| 3. William N. BRADY, Jr., b. Abt 1840 d. 12 Nov 1851 (Age 11 years) [Birth] |
+ | 4. Cornelius Nelson BRADY, b. 3 Dec 1843, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York d. 11 Apr 1892, Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York (Age 48 years) [Birth] |
| 5. Amelia BRADY, b. Abt 1845 [Birth] |
| 6. Worthington Carlisle BRADY, b. 6 Apr 1847 d. 23 Feb 1900 (Age 52 years) [Birth] |
| 7. Wesley S. BRADY, b. 23 Jul 1849 d. 17 Apr 1907 (Age 57 years) [Birth] |
| 8. Ellsworth BRADY, b. Abt Aug 1851 d. 10 May 1852 (Age 0 years) [Birth] |
| 9. Franklin BRADY, b. Abt 1853 d. 3 Nov 1860 (Age 7 years) [Birth] |
| 10. Cornelia BRADY, b. Abt 1856 [Birth] |
+ | 11. Annis BRADY, b. Mar 1860, Connecticut d. 26 Jan 1941, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 80 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F40753 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
30 Apr 2020 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - Abt 15 Mar 1809 - Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut |
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| Census - 1860 - Living in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut |
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| Census - 1870 - Living in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut |
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| Census - 1880 - Living in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut |
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| Death - 20 Feb 1887 - Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut |
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Photos |
| Capt. William Nicholas Brady Capt. William N. Brady son of Nicholas Beady and Anna M. , Sailing Master, USN. Authur of "the Kedge Anchor."
Photo added by Bob Furtaw |
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Sources |
- [S04332] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 2011, Vol. 165 January.
- [S3332] Find A Grave: Bio of Capt. William Nicholas Brady.
- [S3331] 1850 Census Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.
- [S00286] 1860 Census Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
- [S3335] 1865 Census Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.
- [S00433] 1870 Census Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
- [S00607] 1880 Census Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
- [S02329] Find A Grave Website.
- [S6901] Ancestry.com: Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934.
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