Elisabeth (Miller) Fairbairn (1818 - 1891)

Born 14 Dec 1818 in Castleton, , Roxburghshire, Scotland

Wife of John Fairbairn — married 13 Jan 1841 in Bovina, Delaware Co., New York, USA

Descendants

Died 1891 at about age 72 in Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Elisabeth /Miller/ ^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 14 DEC 1818

Place: Castleton, , Roxburghshire, Scotland

Note: younger siblings born Hawick^[2]

Death

Death:

Date: 1891

Place:  ?Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York, USA^[3][4]

Marriage

Husband: John Fairbairn

Wife: Elisabeth Miller

Child: Walter E Fairbairn

Child: Frank Miller Fairbairn

Child: Jarvis Barrett Fairbairn

Child: James E Fairbairn

Child: John Francis Fairbairn

Child: Nelson G Fairbairn

Child: George G Fairbairn

Child: William H Fairbairn

Marriage:

Date: 13 JAN 1841

Place: Bovina, Delaware Co, New York, USA^[5]

Census

Census:

Date: 03 OCT 1850

Place: Shandaken, Ulster Co., New York, USA

Note: FAIRBURN (might be FAIRBAIRN): John 38, Elizabeth 28, (assumed sons) Walter 9 all b Scotland; Francis 6, Jarvin 5, James 2 all b NY^[6]

Census:

Date: 02 AUG 1860

Place: Hardenburgh, Ulster Co, New York, USA

Note: FAIRBURN: John 47 farmer 0 real estate/0 personal, b Scotland; Elisabeth 40 b Scotland; Assumed children: Jarvin B 14 birthplace unknown; James 11, John F 8, Nelson 6, George D all b NY^[7]

Census:

Date: AUG 1870

Place: Hardenbergh, Ulster Co, New York, USA

Note: FARBIN (#29): John 50 farming 00/650 b Scotland; Betsey 45 b NY; Watson (hard pushed to turn the entry into Walter, but that's who it is) 26; Jarvin 24; James 22; Francis 19; George 14; Nelson 17; William 7 All b NY (living next door to Nelson's future wife and her parents). Then again, later in the same film as:

FARBARN (#112): John 63 farming 800/400; (wife) Betsey 53; (Children): Jarvin (sic) 23, James 21, George 13, Willie 8 all b NY.

How can we ever expect to get our ancestors' lives right! Both were enumerated in Aug, but as you can see, with wildly varying ages and wealth for John and Betsy, and with different sets of children, including once with son Nelson, once with Nelson on the next page with a Kelly family)^[8][9]

Census:

Date: 1880

Place: Hardenburgh, Ulster, New York, USA

Note: FARBORN: John 68 wife Elyzabeth 60, both b Scotland; Children: Jarven (sic) 34, William H 17, George 23 all laborer b NY F/M b Scotland; James 30 F/M b Scotland, Mary 24 wife F/M b NY, both at home b NY; Rachel 5 dtr b NY F/M b NY; Francis 3, Nelson 1. (Near neighbour, son John Francis as Frank)^[10]

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 27 SEP 2011

Prior to import, this record was last changed 27 SEP 2011 .

Reference

Reference: 18109

Sources

• WikiTree profile Miller-8096 created through the import of HENDERSONLornaAncestorsPlus1Desc4WikiTree.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by L Henderson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by L and others.

• Source: S1204 Title: EM FAIRBAIRN, John ex Ed S, Recipient: Lorna Henderson, Address: New York, USA Abbreviation: EM FAIRBAIRN, John ex Ed S Author: Edward STEWART (18124)

• Source: S808 Title: Census: USA, Record Type: Census images, Film: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: USA Repository: #R121
• Repository: R121 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Country: USA

1. ↑ Source: #S1204 Page: Jan 1999
2. ↑ Source: #S1204 Page: Jan 1999
3. ↑ Source: #S808 Page: 1880 Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll T9_939;FHL Film 1254939 Pg 94.2000; ED 121; Image 0191; hsehold of John & Elyzabeth FARBORN, extracted Oct 2007
4. ↑ Source: #S1204 Page: Dth 1891 Elisebeth FAIRBAIRN nee MILLER, rcvd Sep 2008
5. ↑ Source: #S1204 Page: Marr. 13 Jan 1841 John FAIRBAIRN & Elisabeth MILLER, Bovina, NY, rcvd Jan 1999
6. ↑ Source: #S808 Page: 1850 Shandaken, Ulster, New York; Roll M432_608 Pg 222; Image 448, hsehold of John & Elizabeth FAIRBURN, extracted Oct 2007
7. ↑ Source: #S808 Page: 2 Aug 1860 Hardenburgh, Ulster, New York; Roll: M653_872; Page: 135; Image: 348, hsehold of John & Elizabeth FAIRBURN, extracted Sep 2008
8. ↑ Source: #S808 Page: 1870 Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll M593_1105; Pg 107; Image 214; hsehold of John & Betsey FAIRBARN, extracted Oct 2007
9. ↑ Source: #S808 Page: 1870 Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll: M593_1105; Pg: 103; Image: 205, hsehold of John and Bestey FARBIN, extracted Apr 2009
10. ↑ Source: #S808 Page: 1880 Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll T9_939;FHL Film 1254939 Pg 94.2000; ED 121; Image 0191; hsehold of John & Elyzabeth FARBORN, extracted Oct 2007

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lorna Henderson for creating WikiTree profile Miller-15772 through the import of FAIRBAIRNJohnMILLERNy4WikiTreeJul2013v3PlaceUpdated.ged on Jul 13, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lorna and others.