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     Daniel Brewer married Joanna (Unknown). Went to Boston in the ship Lion 16 Sept. 1632 and settled in Roxbury, where he was made freeman in 1634. Daniel Brewer died in 1646 in Roxbury ?, Massachusetts, had six children.

     Rev. Daniel Brewer was born on 7 February 1668/69 in Roxbury.¹ He was the son of Daniel Brewer Jr. and Hannah Morrill. Rev. Daniel Brewer graduated in 1687 from Harvard.¹ He was ordained on 16 May 1694 at Springfield.¹ He married Catherine Chauncey on 29 August 1699. Rev. Daniel Brewer died on 5 November 1733 in Springfield at the age of 64.¹

     Daniel Brewer Jr. was born in 1624 in England. He was the son of Daniel Brewer and Joanna (Unknown). Daniel Brewer Jr. married Hannah Morrill in 1652. Daniel Brewer Jr. died in September 1708 had three children.

     John Brewer Jr. married secondly Sally Crosby, daughter of Simon Crosby and Sarah Sewall, in 1799.¹

     Elizabeth Brewster married Thomas Emerson.

     Elizabeth Brewster was born in New York City.¹ She married Rt. Rev. Oliver Leland Loring on 11 February 1935 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.² Elizabeth Brewster died on 17 June 1983 in South Dartmouth.¹

     Elmina Brewster was born on 8 December 1911 in Hamden, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Frederick Foster Brewster and Margaret Fitch.¹ Elmina Brewster married Marshall Christopher Sewall, son of Frank Lewis Sewall and Julia Griffin, say 1937.¹ Elmina Brewster and Marshall Christopher Sewall were divorced before October 1949.² Elmina Brewster died on 7 April 2005 in Huntington Common, Kennebunk, Maine, at the age of 93. As a young woman, she was a distinguished horsewoman. She and her youngest brother owned the Moreland Stables in Durham, Conn. and were considered the top amateur equestrians of thoroughbred hunters of their time.

She long focused on animal and wildlife welfare and protection, and the conservation and preservation of the state of Maine. A resident of Kennebunk for 55 years, she was the founder of the Animal Welfare Society in West Kennebunk. She served 17 years as president for the society?s animal shelter which now bears her name. Her passion for animals led her to raise pug dogs. For many years, she was a recognized figure at the Westminster Dog Show. As an octogenarian, she became involved in the rescue of racing greyhounds.

She had great business ability, a grand sense of humility and a wonderful sense of humor combined with marked human kindness. She was an active supporter in her community and, at the age of 85, was recognized by the chamber of commerce as Citizen of the Year. Her philanthropic generosity, both here and abroad, has helped companion animals and wildlife, fulfilled medical and health needs, supported institutions of higher learning, promoted the arts, provided opportunities for young people and helped to preserve the heritage and history of the community, and the state.

Concerned with urban growth and its long-term affect on wildlife, wilderness area and historic landmarks, Her lifelong focus was land conservation. In 1976, she deeded her estate property to the Rachael Carson Wildlife Preserve, the land now being owned by the Nature Conservancy. She provided invaluable assistance to both the Conservancy and the New England Forestry Foundation in completing the largest forest land and rivers conservation in the United States, a million and a half of the state's most remote, scenic and wild areas.³

     Frederick Foster Brewster was the son of Benjamin Brewster.¹ Frederick Foster Brewster married Margaret Fitch, daughter of John B. Fitch.

     Edith May Bridge was born on 3 June 1887 in Gilsum, New Hampshire.¹ She married John Marrett Sewall, son of Samuel Brown Sewall and Louisa Elizabeth Farrington, on 31 December 1903.¹ Edith May Bridge and John Marrett Sewall appear on the census of 1910 at Keene, New Hampshire, he is a teamster doing odd jobs.²

     Margaret Bridge was born in 1802.¹ She married William Augustus Struben North, son of Gen. William North and Mary Duane.¹ Margaret Bridge died in 1882.¹

     Mary Bridge married Deacon Benjamin Savil, son of William Savil and Deborah Faxon, on 10 January 1716 in Roxbury.¹ Mary Bridge died on 1 January 1772 in Sharon.²

     Jane Bridgeman was born on 15 January 1914.² She married Bernard Osgood Koopman, son of August Koopman and Louisa Lovett Osgood, in 1948.¹ Jane Bridgeman died on 15 January 2000 possibly in Boulder, Colorado, at the age of 86.²

     Ann Howard Bridges was born in 1853.¹ She was the daughter of Dr. William Henry Bridges and Harriet Marie English.¹ Ann Howard Bridges married Alex Delgado in 1872.¹ Ann Howard Bridges died in 1901.¹

     John Whipple Bridges was born in 1790.¹ He married Eleanor Brooke Jones, daughter of Basil Jones and Ann Sewall, before 1825.¹ John Whipple Bridges died in 1867.¹

     Lewis Sewall Bridges was the son of Dr. William Henry Bridges and Harriet Marie English.¹ Lewis Sewall Bridges died in infancy.¹

     Reuben McDonald Bridges was born in 1857.¹ He was the son of Dr. William Henry Bridges and Harriet Marie English.¹ Reuben McDonald Bridges died in 1903.¹

     Sara Eleanor Bridges was born on 16 December 1855 in Clark County, Alabama.¹ She was the daughter of Dr. William Henry Bridges and Harriet Marie English.¹ Sara Eleanor Bridges married John Cunningham Browder, son of Dr. George W. Browder and Rebecca Cunningham, on 2 June 1875.¹

     Ursula Bridges was the daughter of Sir John Bridges.¹ Ursula Bridges married John Garraway.

     Dr. William Henry Bridges was born in 1825.¹ He was the son of John Whipple Bridges and Eleanor Brooke Jones.¹ Studied medicine under his cousin, Dr. Francis L. Sewall.² Dr. William Henry Bridges married Harriet Marie English, daughter of David English and Sarah Angelica (Ann) Singleton, in 1850.^1,2 Dr. William Henry Bridges died in 1866.¹

     Almeria Bridgwater was the daughter of Symonds Bridgwater.¹ Almeria Bridgwater married Henry Trotter, son of Assistant Commissary-General Alexander Trotter and Elizabeth (Unknown), on 22 June 1858 in St. John's, Upper Holloway, London.²

     Ruth Briery married Samuel Campbell.¹

     Lucy E. Briggs was born circa 1841 in Maine.¹ She married George Washington Sewall.

     Sophie Briggs was born in 1828.² She is also recorded as Sophie Briggs Palmer.³ She married Hon. Asa French on 26 October 1858 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.³ Sophie Briggs died in 1891.²

     Susan Mary Briggs was the daughter of Rev. John Briggs.¹ The marriage of Susan Mary Briggs and Rear Admiral Sir William Symonds KCB, FRS was registered in the quarter ending December 1851 in the Williton, Somerset Registration District.² Susan Mary Briggs married secondly Thomas Mayo M.D. on 6 November 1861 in All Saints', Knightsbridge, London.³

     Abigail Brigham was born on 31 December 1723 in Sudbury, Massachusetts.² She married Dr. Abel Prescott, son of Major Jonathan Prescott and Rebecca Bulkeley, say 1742.¹ Abigail Brigham died after 12 June 1777.²

     Mrs. Daphne Brigham married Nathaniel Greene, son of Nathaniel Greene and Lucy Starr, on 12 December 1854 in Shrewsbury.¹