Wilson F Fairchild

Brief Life History of Wilson F

When Wilson F Fairchild was born on 13 April 1807, in New Castle, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, his father, Abijah Fairchild, was 43 and his mother, Violet Gullet, was 33. He married Elizabeth Triplett on 21 January 1829, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Lewis Fork Township, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States in 1870. He died on 1 April 1895, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Purlear, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Wilson F Fairchild
1807–1895
Elizabeth Triplett
1808–1909
Marriage: 21 January 1829
Elijah Lewis Fairchilds
1834–
Ann B. Fairchild
1836–
Wiley B. Fairchild
1838–

Sources (10)

  • Wilson Farchild, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Wilson Fairchild, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Wilson F. Fairchild, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English (southern): nickname from Middle English fair child ‘handsome child’ or ‘handsome youth of noble birth’ (see Child ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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