Frederick Augustus Brinsmade
(1824-1907)
| Father | Daniel Elliot Brinsmade |
| Mother | Orpha Sackett (1801-1885) |
Frederick Augustus Brinsmade, son of Daniel Elliot Brinsmade and Orpha Sackett, was born in Washington, Litchfield County, ConnecticutG, in 1824.1,2 He died aged about 82 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, MichiganG, on 21 January 1907 and was buried at Washington, Litchfield CountyG.2 He married first in Washington, Litchfield County, ConnecticutG, on 10 September 1873, Rebecca Marilla Hine, daughter of Herman Hine and Rebecca Pond, and the widow of his first cousin an unknown person.2 He married second on 14 October 1882, Catharine Whittlesey.3 She died on 25 March 1897.3
Frederick attended a reunion of some thirty Sackett relations at the home in Washington, ConnecticutG, of Simeon and Malinda (Sackett) Ford on 13 August 1873.
Frederick attended a reunion of some thirty Sackett relations at the home in Washington, ConnecticutG, of Simeon and Malinda (Sackett) Ford on 13 August 1873.
Child of Frederick Augustus Brinsmade and Rebecca Marilla Hine
- Herman Hine Brinsmade b. 17 Sep 1876, d. 11 Apr 1968
Washington.
Frederick A. Brinsmade.
The body of Frederick A. Brinsmade was laid to rest in the cemetery on the Green, Wednesday morning, having been brought here from Grand Rapids, Mich., where he died January 21. Rev Robert Carter officiated at the grave. Mr Brinsmade is well known to the older generation, having been born here in 1824, being the younger son of Daniel Eliot Brinsmade. His entire life up to 1886 was spent in this town. He then removed to Springfield, Mass., where he resided until he went west. Despite his advanced age, Mr Brinsmade maintained remarkable physical and mental vigor, which enabled him to transact business unaided up to three days of his death, when he came down with an attack of pneumonia from which death quickly resulted. Mr Brinsmade was twice married. His first wife was Mrs Marilla Hine Sackett, to whom he was married September 10, 1873. She died December 5, 1880. His second wife was Miss Catharine Whittlesey, to whom he was united in marriage, October 14, 1882, and who died March 25, 1897. The deceased is survived by one son, Herman Hine Brinsmade, who graduated from Cornell university in 1902 and who is now telegraph editor of the Grand Rapids Evening Press, Grand Rapids, Mich., with whom be made his home. Mrs E. L. Randall of Washington, Mrs Clara A. Pond of New Haven and Mrs E.
H. Langley of Toronto are stepdaughters.
—The Newtown Bee, Newtown, Connecticut, 25 Jan 1907, p 2
Notes & Citations
- Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "3831. Frederick Brainswold."
- Obituary.
- Obituary of Frederick Brinsmade.
| Sackett line | 7th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet |
| Charts | Line 3a (American) |
| Generation.Tree | 8P.3 |
| Last Edited | 24 Mar 2024 |
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