During the Revolution, Bronson became senior surgeon in the 2nd Regiment of Light Dragoons under George Washington.
He married Anna Olcott (1765 - 17 May 1850) on 30 August 1789.
They had ten children: Oliver (died in infancy), Maria (died in infancy), Maria (married Colonel John B. Murray), Harriet, Caroline (married Dr. Marinus Willet), Oliver, Arthur, Frederic, Mary and Ann.
Isaac Bronson was co-founder of both the New York and Ohio Life Insurance & Trust Companies. He was also the director and president of the Bridgeport Bank (Connecticut) from the years 1807 to 1832. One of New York City's wealthiest men, his assets were over $250,000 in 1828.
Bronson was responsible for planting the original dogwood tree in Greenfield Hill (Fairfield), Connecticut, for which the area is now known. Fairfield Country Day School currently occupies what was Dr. Bronson's home, "Verna".
Incidentally, Greenfield Hill Burial Ground is located on Bronson Road.
Revolutionary War, Col. Sheldon's Dragoons, ae 90
From the Evening Post, New York, New York, Thursday, 4 May 1826, page 2
At Middlebury, (Conn.) on the 16th ultimo, Mr. Isaac Bronson, in his 90th year. In him the society in which he lived, has lost its best friend and greatest benefactor, his long life was employed in doing good to mankind.
From the Connecticut Journal, Tuesday, 9 May 1826, page 3
Obituary
At Middlebury, on the 15th ult. Captain Isaac Brownson, aged 90.