Agur Fairchild (1751 - 1840)

Born 17 Nov 1751 in Stratfield, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Died 1 Jan 1840 at age 88 in Remsen, Oneida C, NY

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Biography

Agur was born 17 Nov 1751 in Connecticut, the son of Stephen Fairchild. He is probably the Agur who went to Remsen, Oneida County, New York.^[1]

Research Notes

In her book Early Fairchilds in North America and their Descendants, Jean Fairchild Gilmore ^[2] notes that for many years Agur's parents were mistakenly identified as Stephen Fairchild (born 1725 in Stratford) and his wife Lavinia Beardsley. Gilmore also notes that Agur's registered birthdate of 17 Nov 1751 conflicts with the death date of 1 Jan 1840, age 90, that appears on his headstone.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Early Fairchilds in North America and their Descendants Compiled by Jean Fairchild Gilmore Publication Date 1991. page 38.
2. ↑ Early Fairchilds in North America and their Descendants Compiled by Jean Fairchild Gilmore Publication Date 1991. page 39.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 03 December 2020), memorial page for Agur Fairchild (1 Oct 1749–1 Jan 1840), Find a Grave Memorial Find A Grave: Memorial #136598735, citing Fairchild Cemetery, Remsen, Oneida County, New York, USA ; Maintained by DBT (contributor 46622280).

• Ancestry.com, Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). Kent Vital Records 1739-1852, P. 74-75
• Orcutt, Samuel, Rev. (1886) A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Part II Genealogies. Published by the Fairfield County Historical Society, Vol. 2, pages 1198, 1199 (#110.5)
• Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013.Ancestry Record 3032 #333199
• Gilmore, Jean Fairchild. More Fairchilds In America (Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 2001) Page 24.