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History of Bristol County, Massachusetts: with biographical sketches ..., Part 2,  
edited by Duane Hamilton Hurd
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pages 603, 613, 617
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Daniel Braman was born 1 Oct 1688 to Thomas Braman, Sr. and wife Hannah (Fisher) in Norton, Bristol, MA and died after May 22, 1753 in Norton, Bristol, MA.  He married Rachael Campbell  on  November 25, 1714  at Norton, Bristol, MA and they had 5 children.  Rachel was born January 31,1692/3 in Norton, Bristol, MA.

Daniel and family lived where his father had settled. This is a photo of the old Thomas Braman Home Place in Norton. (courtesy Zia Miller)

One child was Daniel Braman Jr., born February 13, 1716/17 (or 1718) in Norton, MA, and died November 01, 1758 in Norton, MA.   He married Bythia Washborn/Bethia Washburn December 10, 1750.   She died August 25, 1776.  They had a son Andrew, who married Nancy Hawes on on October 10, 1813 at Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, moving later to Providence, Rhode Island.  [The Texas Handbook Online has more history on Andrew and his wife and their son, Don Egbert Braman. ]

Don Egbert Erastus Braman (1814-1897) was born in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts on September 21, 1814, came to Texas and settled in Matagorda, Texas.  He died in 1897 and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Victoria, Texas.  He was an active member of the Christ Episcopal Church in Matagorda, Texas.


Christ Episcopal Church, Matagorda, TX

 

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