Brief Life History of Melinda
When Melinda Waters was born on 11 May 1795, in Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York, United States, her father, Daniel Waters, was 36 and her mother, Sarah Way, was 32. She married William M Fairchild on 1 November 1821, in Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 3 December 1825, in her hometown, at the age of 30, and was buried in Maple Grove New Cemetery, Hoosick Falls, Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Melinda Waters Fairchilds, "Find A Grave Index"
- More Fairchilds in America
Spouse and Children
1799–1854 Male
1795–1825 Female
Children (1)
1824–1866 Male
Parents and Siblings
1759–1840 Male
1762–1860 Female
Siblings (5)
1791–1877 Female
1793– Male
1795–1825 Female
1798–1875 Male
1809– Male
World Events (8)
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Age 2
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 5
1804
Age 9
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Water 1 and 2, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: when not the English surname, this is an Anglicized form of various Gaelic names taken to be derived from uisce ‘water’ (see for example Haskin , Hiskey ).
History: James Waters came from London, England, to Salem, MA, in 1630. Lawrence Waters came to Charlestown, MA, from Lancaster, England, in 1675.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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