Jonathan Fairchild

Brief Life History of Jonathan

When Jonathan Fairchild was born on 2 August 1715, in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Edward Fairchild, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Blakeman, was 27. He married Hannah Beardsley on 25 June 1740, in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 12 January 1783, in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 67.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Fairchild
1715–1783
Hannah Beardsley
1715–1805
Marriage: 25 June 1740
Catherine Fairchild
1744–1809
Seth Fairchild
1749–1815
Josiah Fairchild
1754–1831
Zadock Fairchild
1760–1837

Sources (7)

  • Jonathan Fairchild, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
  • Family Data Collection - Deaths

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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