Edward FairchildAge: 62 years1685–1747
- Name
- Edward Fairchild
- Given names
- Edward
- Surname
- Fairchild
| Birth | between 1685 and 1686 44 29 |
| Birth of a brother | Jonathan Fairchild October 10, 1692 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Moses Wheeler March 1, 1698 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a sister | Anna Fairchild July 23, 1703 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel Fairchild January 1705 (Age 20 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Benjamin Beach — Mary Wheeler — View this family April 5, 1705 (Age 20 years) |
| Marriage | Elizabeth Blackman — View this family January 25, 1711 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Fairchild April 6, 1713 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Fairchild 1714 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Jonathan Fairchild August 2, 1715 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Fairchild before 1716 (Age 31 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Thomas Yale — Mary Wheeler — View this family July 31, 1716 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Fairchild September 19, 1720 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Moses Fairchild October 1, 1723 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Elizabeth Fairchild July 19, 1726 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Elizabeth Fairchild 1727 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Ebenezer Fairchild 1729 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a wife | Elizabeth Blackman 1731 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Jonathan Fairchild — Hannah Beardsley — View this family June 25, 1740 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Fairchild — Sarah Foote — View this family February 26, 1746 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Wheeler August 17, 1747 (Age 62 years) |
| Death | 1747 (Age 62 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel Fairchild Birth: August 31, 1640 30 22 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT Death: January 1705 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT |
| mother |
Mary Wheeler Birth: September 13, 1655 57 35 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT Death: August 17, 1747 — Wallingford, New Haven, CT |
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Marriage: about 1680 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT |
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2 years elder brother |
Robert Fairchild Birth: 1681 40 25 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT Death: before 1716 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT |
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2 years elder brother |
Samuel Fairchild Birth: about 1682 41 26 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT Death: February 28, 1761 — Redding, Fairfield, CT |
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3 years elder sister |
Anna Fairchild Birth: between 1683 and 1684 42 27 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT Death: July 23, 1703 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT |
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4 years himself |
Edward Fairchild Birth: between 1685 and 1686 44 29 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT Death: 1747 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT |
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8 years younger brother |
Jonathan Fairchild Birth: October 10, 1692 52 37 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT Death: November 28, 1772 — Norwalk, Fairfield, CT |
| Mother’s family with Benjamin Beach |
| step-father |
Benjamin Beach Birth: 1642 Death: 1709 |
| mother |
Mary Wheeler Birth: September 13, 1655 57 35 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT Death: August 17, 1747 — Wallingford, New Haven, CT |
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Marriage: April 5, 1705 — CT |
| Mother’s family with Thomas Yale |
| step-father |
Thomas Yale Birth: 1643 Death: 1719 |
| mother |
Mary Wheeler Birth: September 13, 1655 57 35 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT Death: August 17, 1747 — Wallingford, New Haven, CT |
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Marriage: July 31, 1716 — CT |
| Family with Elizabeth Blackman |
| himself |
Edward Fairchild Birth: between 1685 and 1686 44 29 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT Death: 1747 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT |
| wife |
Elizabeth Blackman Birth: February 10, 1689 28 25 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT Death: 1731 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: January 25, 1711 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Fairchild Birth: April 6, 1713 28 24 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1714 — Fairfield, CT |
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2 years son |
Jonathan Fairchild Birth: August 2, 1715 30 26 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: January 12, 1783 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT |
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5 years son |
James Fairchild Birth: September 19, 1720 35 31 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1753 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT |
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3 years son |
Moses Fairchild Birth: October 1, 1723 38 34 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1787 — Sheffield, Berkshire, MA |
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3 years daughter |
Elizabeth Fairchild Birth: July 19, 1726 41 37 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1727 — CT |
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3 years son |
Ebenezer Fairchild Birth: 1729 44 39 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: January 15, 1807 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT |
- Generation 1
Edward Fairchild, son of Samuel Fairchild and Mary Wheeler, was born between 1685 and 1686 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT and died in 1747 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. He married Elizabeth Blackman, daughter of Ebenezer Blackman and Patience Wilcoxson, on January 25, 1711 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT. She was born on February 10, 1689 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT and died in 1731 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT at the age of 41.
Children of Edward Fairchild and Elizabeth Blackman:
- Mary Fairchild (1713–1714)
- Jonathan Fairchild (1715–1783)
- James Fairchild (1720–1753)
- Moses Fairchild (1723–1787)
- Elizabeth Fairchild (1726–1727)
- Ebenezer Fairchild (1729–1807)
- Generation 2back to top
Jonathan Fairchild, son of Edward Fairchild and Elizabeth Blackman, was born on August 2, 1715 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died on January 12, 1783 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT at the age of 67. He married Hannah Beardsley, daughter of Josiah Beardsley and Mary Wetmore, on June 25, 1740 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. She was born on February 7, 1715 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT and died in 1805 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT at the age of 89.
Children of Jonathan Fairchild and Hannah Beardsley:
- Seth Fairchild (1741–1815)
- Catherine Fairchild (1744–1745)
- Josiah Fairchild (1754–1831)
- Zadock Fairchild (1760–1837)
James Fairchild, son of Edward Fairchild and Elizabeth Blackman, was born on September 19, 1720 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died in 1753 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT at the age of 32. He married Sarah Foote, daughter of Daniel Foote and Abigail Allen, on February 26, 1746 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. She was born on September 8, 1723 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died in 1753 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT at the age of 29.
Children of James Fairchild and Sarah Foote:
- James Fairchild (1750–1751)
Ebenezer Fairchild, son of Edward Fairchild and Elizabeth Blackman, was born in 1729 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died on January 15, 1807 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT at the age of 78. He married Sarah Kimberley, daughter of Abraham Kimberly and Abigail Adams, on August 14, 1751 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. She was born on August 31, 1729 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died on April 3, 1801 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT at the age of 71.
Children of Ebenezer Fairchild and Sarah Kimberley:
- Abraham Fairchild (1747–1758)
- Sarah Fairchild (1748–1753)
- Edward Fairchild (1752–1784)
- Peter Fairchild (1756–1833)
- Huldah Fairchild (1759–1760)
- Phebe Fairchild (1762–1851)
- Clement Fairchild (1764–1849)
- Abiah Fairchild (1766–1846)
- Truman Fairchild (1769–1770)
- Abraham Fairchild (1772–1824)
- Generation 3back to top
Zadock Fairchild, son of Jonathan Fairchild and Hannah Beardsley, was born in 1760 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died on September 22, 1837 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT at the age of 77. He married 2 times. The first time he married Mary Gillette, daughter of Samuel Gillette and Eunice Clark, on September 1, 1782 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. She was born about 1758 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died on December 28, 1812 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. The second time he married Abiah Fairchild, daughter of Ebenezer Fairchild and Sarah Kimberley, after 1812 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. She was born on October 14, 1766 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died on March 3, 1846 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT at the age of 79.
Children of Zadock Fairchild and Mary Gillette:
- Eunice Fairchild (1783–1856)
- Ebenezer Hawley Fairchild (1785–1836)
- Ezra Fairchild (1786–1859)
- Ziba Fairchild (1788–1860)
- Lewis Fairchild (1790–1867)
- Clark Fairchild (1792–1843)
- Polly Fairchild (1794–1867)
- Samuel Fairchild (1796–1862)
- Levi Fairchild (1798–1829)
- Burtes Fairchild (1800–1856)
- Beers Fairchild (1802–1865)
- Moss MorseMoses Fairchild… (1805–1865)
Abiah Fairchild, daughter of Ebenezer Fairchild and Sarah Kimberley, was born on October 14, 1766 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died on March 3, 1846 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT at the age of 79. She married 2 times. The first time she married David Wheeler, son of David Wheeler, in 1779 in Fairfield, CT. He was born about 1759 in CT and died on August 20, 1807 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. The second time she married Zadock Fairchild, son of Jonathan Fairchild and Hannah Beardsley, after 1812 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. He was born in 1760 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died on September 22, 1837 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT at the age of 77.
Children of Abiah Fairchild and David Wheeler:
- Lucy Ann Wheeler (1791–1823)
| Shared note | 2/9/91 IGI; !The Families of Old Fairfield; !Early Fairchilds in America and their Descendants, compiled by Jean Fairchild Gilmore (1991); |