Bessie (Freer) Fairbairn (abt. 1893 - aft. 1940)

Born about 1893 in New York, USA

Wife of Benjamin H Fairbairn — married about 1911 in Middletown, Delaware, New York, United States [uncertain]

Died after 1940 after about age 47 in Middletown, Delaware Co, New York, USA [uncertain]

Biography

Bessie Freer ^[1][2]

Born abt 1893 New York, USA^[3]

Died after 1920 poss. ?Middletown, Delaware Co, New York, USA^[4]

Family

Husband: Benjamin H Fairbairn

Wife: Bessie Freer

Marriage:

Date: ABT 1911

Place:  ?Middletown, Delaware Co, New York, USA^[5][6]

Census:

1910 Middletown Twp, Delaware Co, New York, USA

Note: FREER: Peter S 64 marr. 41 yrs farmer b NY F/M b NY; wife Alice 67 b NY F b New Germany M b NY; Grddtr Bessie FREER 17 b NY F/M b NY. ?Brother?-in-law Alec THURMAN 22 farmer b NY F/M b NY^[7]

15 JAN 1920 Middletown Twp, Delaware Co, New York, USA

Note: FAIRBAIRN (all b NY F/M b NY): Ben 31 own home, mtge gen. labor; wife Bessie 27; Children: Howard 6, Donald 5, Edna 2 8/12; Evelyn 12/12; Grdmother Alise FREER? (F b Germany) 76 wid.^[8]

12 APR 1930 Middletown Twp, Delaware Co., New York, USA

Note: FAIRBAIRN: Benjamin 41 farmer own home 10,000, radio, marr. at 23; wife Bessie 37 marr. at 19, both b NY F/M b NY; Children: Howard 16, Donald 15, Edna 12, Evelyn 10, Edith 5, Elva J 4/12 all b NY F/M b NY^[9]

1940 Middletown, Delaware Co., New York, USA

Note: FAIRBURN: Benjamin H 51 own farm 00; wife Bessie E 47 both completed 8th grade; Children: Donald F 25 laborer building construction, 4yrs high school, Evelyn E 20, Edith S 15, both to 8th grade, Elva J 10, (all living same house 1935) Eloise A 3 ; Son-in-Law Gilbert M DICKMAN 21 mechanic tractor sale coy, living same place 1935, 4 yrs high school; (Dtr) Edna A DICKMAN 21 living same house 1935, 3 yrs high school; Grddtr Thelma E DICKMAN 3 ; All b NY; Next door eldest son Howard and next but one, cousin Niles^[10]

Parents

Husband: Lemuel Freer

Wife: Ida E Acker

Child: Bessie Freer

Marriage:

Date: 31 MAY 1893

Place: Manhattan, New York, New York, USA^[11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S308 Middletown, Delaware, New York; Roll: T625_1096; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 1231, hsehold of Benjamin & Bessie FAIRBAIRN, extracted Apr 2009
2. ↑ Source: #S808 1910 Middletown, Delaware, New York; Roll: T624_935; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 751, hsehold of Peter & Alice FREER, extracted Apr 2009
3. ↑ Source: #S308 Middletown, Delaware, New York; Roll: T625_1096; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 1231, hsehold of Benjamin & Bessie FAIRBAIRN, extracted Apr 2009
4. ↑ Source: #S308 Middletown, Delaware, New York; Roll: T625_1096; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 1231, hsehold of Benjamin & Bessie FAIRBAIRN, extracted Apr 2009
5. ↑ Source: #S308 Middletown, Delaware, New York; Roll: T625_1096; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 1231, hsehold of Benjamin & Bessie FAIRBAIRN, extracted Apr 2009
6. ↑ Source: #S309 Middletown, Delaware, New York; Roll: 1419; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 36; Image: 269.0, hsehold of Benjamin & Bessie FAIRBAIRN, extracted Apr 2009
7. ↑ Source: #S808 1910 Middletown, Delaware, New York; Roll: T624_935; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 751, hsehold of Peter & Alice FREER, extracted Apr 2009
8. ↑ Source: #S308 Middletown, Delaware, New York; Roll: T625_1096; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 172; Image: 1231, hsehold of Benjamin & Bessie FAIRBAIRN, extracted Apr 2009
9. ↑ Source: #S309 Middletown, Delaware, New York; Roll: 1419; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 36; Image: 269.0, hsehold of Benjamin & Bessie FAIRBAIRN, extracted Apr 2009
10. ↑ Source: #S310 Middletown, Delaware, New York; Roll: T627_2521; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 13-40, hsehold of Benjamin H & Bessie FAIRBURN, extracted Jul 2013
11. ↑ Source: #S306 Esopus, Ulster, New York; Roll: T623_1169 Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 92, hsehold of Lemuel & Ida E FREER, extracted Apr 2009
12. ↑ Source: #S1597 Marr. 31 May 1893 Lemuel s/o Joshua J FREER & Catherine ACKERMAN; Ida E d/o Stephen ARCHER & Eliza M REYNOLDS, Manhattan, NY, from New York, Marriages, 1686-1980 batch M00611-6 film 1452479, extracted from index Jul 2013

• Source: S306 Census: 1900 USA, images via ancestry
• Source: S308 Census: 1920 USA images via ancestry
• Source: S309 Census: 1930 USA images via ancestry
• Source: S310 Census: 1940 USA, images via ancestry
• Source: S808 Census: USA, images via Ancestry

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lorna Henderson for creating WikiTree profile Freer-173 through the import of FAIRBAIRNJohnMILLERNy4WikiTreeJul2013v3PlaceUpdated.ged on Jul 13, 2013. (Reference: 59670)