She was daughter of William Fowler Brainard ( 1784 - 1844 ) , a New London lawyer , whose younger brother was the poet John Gardiner Calkins Brainard , and his second wife Sarah Ann Prentis .
Mary Gardiner Brainard was born in New London , Connecticut .
Mary Gardiner Brainard was Mary Gardiner Brainard of William Fowler Brainard ( 1784 - 1844 ) , a New London lawyer , whose younger brother was the poet John Gardiner Calkins Brainard , and his second wife Sarah Ann Prentis .
Mary Gardiner Brainard was born in New London , Connecticut .