Samuel Fairchild (1640 - 1705)

Born 31 Aug 1640 in Stratford, Fairfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Wheeler) Fairchild — married 1680 in Stratford, Conn

Descendants

Died 28 Feb 1705 at age 64 in Stratford, Fairfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Biography

Birth

Samuel Fairchild was born on August 31, 1640 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, son of Thomas Fairchild (~1610–1670) and Emme Seabrook (~1620–<1662).^[1]He was the first white baby born at the settlement of Stratford, Connecticut.

Family

Samuel (39) married Mary Wheeler (24) (born on September 13, 1655 in Stratford, Connecticut Colony; daughter of Moses Wheeler Sr. and Miriam (Hawley) Wheeler) in 1680 in Stratford, Conn. Their children were:

• Robert Fairchild (1681–1716)
• Samuel Fairchild (1683–1761)
• Edward Fairchild (1685–1747)
• Anna Bette Fairchild (1687–1703)
• Thomas Fairchild (1688–1733)
• Jonathan Fairchild (1692–1772)

Inheritance

On Dec. 30th, 1688, he received land as a gift from his Grandfather Seabrook.

Occupation

Samuel was a Ships Carpenter and was a member of the Congregational Church in Stratford.

Death

Samuel died on February 28, 1705 in Stratford, aged 64.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
   citing FHL microfilm: 2913;
   FamilySearch Record: F74L-MMN (accessed 1 June 2023)
   Samuel Fayrechild born on 31 Aug 1640, son of Thomas Fayrechild, in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #107222728 : accessed 01 December 2019), memorial page for Samuel Fairchild (31 Aug 1640–28 Feb 1704); Maintained by Darrel Salisbury (contributor 47446515) Unknown.

See also:

• Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981[originally]Rome, N.Y. and New Haven, Conn., 1922-1932), vol 1, p 148.
• Donald Lines Jacobus, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, CD-Local and Family Histories: CT, 1600's - 1800's, (Produced in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000), p. 677.
• Rev. Hollis A. Campbell, William C. Sharpe and Frank G. Bassett, Seymour Past and Present (Seymour, Connecticut, W. C. Sharpe, 1902), p. 447.
• William Richard Cutter, A.M., New England Families, CD-Local and Family Histories: CT, 1600's - 1800's, (Produced in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000), vol 4, p 1889.
• Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut) vol. 1, page 195
• 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, page 1197 (#2)
• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
• Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
• The Name and Family of Fairchild
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700