NORTHERN NEW YORK
Genealogical and family history of northern New York: a record of the achievements of her people and the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation.
New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co. 1910.
FAIRCHILD
The name of Fairchild is of ancient orogin and is said to have come from Scotland into England, having in the Scottish the equivalent of its present English form, Faribairn. It has been thoroughly identified with the development of New England colonies, and of the newer states throughout this territory, and has been borne by many good citizens, including a governor of Wisconsin, and others conspicuous in the professions and in various walks of life throughout the country.
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(I) Thomas Fairchild probably arrived at Stratford, Connecticut, as early as 1638, with his brother-in-law, Thomas Sherwood, and was a prominent citizen of the town and colony. He was elected deputy to the general court in 1654 and again after 1664. He was four times nominated for assistant governor and served on various committees in the interest of the community. He had a home lot in 1664 on what is now Elm street, Bridgeport, and was a merchant.
He married (first) in England, a daughter of Robert Seabrook and (second) Katharine Craig of London, England. There is a record showing that he executed a bond before the second marriage, providing that the bride should have two hundred dolllars out of his estate. This matter was adjusted by the court after his death. The inventory of his estate amount to three hundred and fifty pounds. He died Dec. 14, 1670, and his widow married (second) Nov. 8, 1675, Jeremiah Judson, and died in May, 1706.
Children:
1. Samuel, mentioned below.
2. Sarah, born Feb. 19, 1642.
3. John, died young.
4. Thomas, Feb. 21, 1645.
5. Dinah, July 14, 1648.
6. Zechariah, Dec. 14, 1651.
7. Emma, Oct., 1653.
8. Joseph, April 18, 1664.
9. John, June 8, 1666.
10. Priscilla, April 10, 1669.
(II) Samuel, eldest child of Thomas and Katharine (Craig) Fairchild, was born Aug. 31, 1640, probably, the first white chld born in Stratford, and died about 1704, in that town. He married, about 1680, Mary, born Sept. 13, 1655, daughter of Moses and Mary (Hawley) Wheeler. She married (second) Dec. 1, 1705, Benjamin Beach.
Children:
1. Robert, born 1681.
2. Samuel, 1683.
3. Edward, mentioned below.
4. Jonathan.
(III) Edward, third son of Samuel and Mary (Wheeler) Fairchild, was born about 1685 in Stratford, where he passed his life, and married, Jan. 25, 1771, Elizabeth, born Feb. 10, 1688, youngest daughter of Ebenezer and Patience (Wilcoxson) Blakeman.
Children:
1. Mary, born April 6, 1713.
2. Jonathan, Aug. 2, 1715.
3. Thomas, Sept. 19, 1720.
4. Moses, mentioned below.
5. Betee, July 19, 1726.
(IV) Moses, third son of Edward and Patience (Blakeman) Fairchild, was born Oct. 1, 1721, in Stratford, Conn., and was an early resident of Sheffield, Massachusetts, where he probably engaged in agriculture. The records of Sheffield show a marriage Dec. 2, 1745, to Susanna Bozworth.
Children:
1. Sarah, born May 5, 1747.
2. Zechariah, mentioned below.
3. Mary, April 1, 1751.
4. Ellis, Oct. 20, 1753.
5. Moses, Dec. 1, 1756.
6. Aaron, Aug. 11, 1759.
7. Daniel, May 4, 1762.
8. John, March 4, 1765.
9. David, Dec. 20, 1767.
(V) Zechariah, eldest son of Moses and Susanna (Bozworth) Fairchild, was born Nov. 4, 1748, in Sheffield, Mass. He was a soldier of the revolution, responded to the Lexington arlarm and marched April 21, 1775, as a private in Captain William Bacon's company, Colonel Fellows' regiment, serving seventeen days to May 7. His name also appears on the return of the same company and regiment, dated at Dorchester, Mass., Oct. 6, 1775, and again in a company commanded by the same captain in Colonel Porter's regiment. The company's receipt, dated Sheffield, March 24, 1777, being for wages and other items. He enlisted Sept. 21, 1777, and was a sergeant in a compnay of Matrosses, commanded by Lieut. Paul Deney, in the John Fellows' (Berkshire) birgade, to serve under the management of General Gates in the northern department, and was discharged Oct. 19, 1777.
Soon after the war he settled on the Sekonk river, in the northwestern portion of the town of Great Barrington, probably in what is now Alford, where he engaged in farming.
He married Hannah Pope, and their children were:
1. Frances, married Jan. 11, 1821, William Cullen Bryant of Great Barrington.
2. Mina.
3. Egbert N., see below.
4. Edwin.
(VI) Egbert Nelson, eldest son of Zechariah and Hannah (Pope) Fairchild, was born Jan. 12, 1802, in Great Barrington, died in New York City, Jan. 11, 1864, lacking one day of sixty-two years of age. He became a contractor in a large way and resided for some time at Rochester, New York, whence he removed to Ogdensburg, and there became interested in the St. Lawrence County Bank. Later he built the Croton water reservoir in Central Park, New York City.
He married, June 5, 1827, Julia Elizabeth Strong, born July 2, 1809, in Catskill, N.Y., died June 18, 1868 in Ogdensburg.
Children:
1. Mary Strong, born March 5, 1828, married (first) Dr. Samuel Blodgett of Malone, N.Y., and (second) Samuel T. Steele, of Geneseo, Illinois.
2. William Bryant, Nov. 1, 1829.
3. Emily Frances, Oct. 16, 1831; married Clarence Ashley.
4. Egberft Henry, Sept. 4, 1833.
5. Julia Elizabeth, Aug. 30, 1835; married Horace A. Schreiner, a broker in New York.
6. Harriet Jane, Sept. 30, 1839, married Nov. 27, 1861, Henry Ripley James of Ogdensburg (see James, VIII).
7. Sarah Mina, Nov. 1, 1841; married Archibald Somerville Van Duzer, a lawyer of New York City.
8. Anna Rebecca, May 20, 1847.
SECOND ENTRY:
Thomas Fairchild, immigrant ancestor, was born in England, and married there about 1639, the daughter of Robert Seabrook. He married (second) Katherine Craig, of London, England. He died Dec. 14, 1670, and she married (second) Jeremiah Judson.
His first wife was sister of William Preston's wife, of New Haven.
Children:
1. Samuel, Aug. 31, 1640, probably the first chld born in Stratford, Conn.
2. Sarah, Feb. 19, 1641-42.
3. John, May 1, 1644.
4. Thomas, Feb. 21, 1645.
5. Dinah, July 14, 1648.
6. Zechariah, Dec. 14, 1651, see forward.
7. Emma, Oct., 1653.
Children of second wife:
8. Joseph, April 18, 1664.
9. John, June 8, 1666.
10. Priscilla, April 20, 1669.
(II) Zechariah, son of Thomas Fairchild, was born Dec. 14, 1651. He married Hannah Beach, Nov. 3, 1681. He was a blacksmith by trade. He joined the Stratfield church in 1699. He died June 23, 1703, and his widow married (second) John Burritt before 1711.
Children:
1. Mehetable, born March 29, 1682-83.
2. Hannah, Aug. 1, 1685.
3. David, May 16, 1688.
4. Augur, Oct. 1, 1691.
5. Caleb, Sept. 10, 1693.
6. James, Feb. 12, 1695-96.
7. Mary, May 7, 1698.
8. Zechariah, Nov. 21, 1701.
9. Abiel, see forward.
(III) Abiel, son of Zechariah Fairchild, was born Jan. 15, 1703-04. He married (first) Lois Riggs, Aug. 8, 1728; (second) Mrs. Mary Peck, May, 1757.
Children:
Lois, Augur, Nehemiah, Ebenezer 1747, David, mentioned below.
(IV) David, son of Abiel Fairchild, was born in 1751 in Stratfield. In 1790 David Fairchild was, according to the first federal census, the only head of family of this name in Litchfield, Conn.
(V) Liberty, son of David Fairchild, according to the best evidence obtainable from records at hand, was born Dec. 21, 1786, died June 11, 1852. He married, Feb. 18, 1808, Dorothy Markham, born Oct. 9, 1782, died Oct. 9, 1861. They settled in Lewis county, N.Y. with their family, removing from Colebrook, Conn., near Litchfield, in an ox cart. The journey took three weeks. He cleared his farm in the forest and was one of the pioneers of that section.
(VI) David (2), son of Liberty Fairchild, was born at High Market, N.Y., Dec. 3, 1818. He was a farmer by occupation. In religion he was a Methodist.
He married Eliza M. Taylor, Oct. 8, 1840.
Children, born at High Market, Lewis county:
1. Fellus E., mentioned below.
2. Frances Eliza, born Aug. 19, 1847, died Nov. 9, 1907.
3. Emma M., July 14, 1854, died March 9, 1862.
(VII) Fellus E., son of David (2) Fairchild, was born at High Market, Aug. 28, 1845. He married, March 10, 1868, Emma Maria Plumb, born Aug. 23, 1845, at Constableville, N.Y.
Children, born at West Turin:
1. Herbert David, mentioned below.
2. Howard Plumb, born Jan. 14, 1871, at Constableville.
3. Emma (twin) Jan. 29, 1877, at Port Leyden.
4. Ella (twin), Jan. 29, 1877, at Port Leyden.
5. Charles Henry, Nov. 15, 1882.
(VIII) Herbert David, son of Fellus E. Fairchild, was born at West Turin, N.Y. Jan. 14, 1869. He was educated in the public schools. He worked at farming in his youth and when a young man entered the employ of Holt & Main, dealers in flour and feed, at Port Leyden, N.Y., and though the business changed hands several times, he remained until 1903, when he came to Lowville, and purchased a meat market of E.E.Williams. The market was then in the Murray Block, but his business grew and a change became necessary. He then occupied the store in Masonic Block, a more central location with more spacious quarters and better facilities for handling the greatly increased volume of trade. He has been particularly fortunate in catering to the demands of the summer colonies of this section, and in 1909 he equipped, at Fulton Chain Station, a modern, up-to-date market especially designed to supply the needs of the cottagers along the Fulton Chain of lakes, which has grown enormously in popularity in recent years. He has also invested in valuable real estate in Lowville, and is developing this property in a way to benefit the town as well as himself. He is a man of incessant industry and quick to see his oppotunities. He was the first to bring to Lowville a carload of livestock for beef.
In politics he is a Republican and he has held various offices of trust in the town, being at the present time (1910) a trustee of the incorporated village of Lowville. He is a member of Lowville Lodge, No. 134, Free and Accepted Masons; of Lowville Chapter, No. 223, Royal Arch Masons; of Lowville Lodge, No. 759, Odd Fellows; of Adirondack Encampment, No. 156, and of the Masonic Club. He and his family attend the Protestant Episcopal church.
He married, June 15, 1892, Minnie McMoran, at Constableville. She is a daughter of Mathew and Julia (Lovejoy) McMoran, and was born at Utica, N.Y., Aug. 9, 1870. Her father was born in Rome, N.Y. Jan. 13, 1839, died May 3, 1906, son of John and Margaret (Lucas) McMoran. Mathew McMoran was one of the prominent men of the town where he lived, partner in a large manufacturing concern at Constableville, and for many years identified with the business interests of that town, a vestryman in St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal church there.
Children of Herbert D. & Minnie Fairchild:
1. Julia Eleanor, born April 21, 1893.
2. Harold Arthur, July 20, 1896.
3. Marian Luella, Sept. 14, 1900.
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