Fairchild family
The Fairchild family has long roots in New England, United States. They descend from Thomas Fairchild who came from England in 1639 and settled in Stratford, Connecticut, a part of the fledgling New Haven Colony.
Genealogy[]
Among the notable members of the family are:
- Jairus C. Fairchild (1801–1862), who was the first mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, and married Sally Blair
- Cassius (1829–1868), who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and died of wounds received in the American Civil War.
- Lucius Fairchild (1831–1896), Governor of Wisconsin, He married Frances Bull (b. 1846)
Portrait of Elizabeth Nelson Fairchild, John Singer Sargent, 1887
Portrait of Sally Fairchild, John Singer Sargent, c. 1885-1887
- Grandison Fairchild (1792–1890), who married Nancy Harris in 1813
- James Fairchild, who was President of Oberlin College
- Henry Fairchild, who was President of Berea College. Henry was married to Maria Ball Babbitt
- Charles Grandison Fairchild, who was President of Rollins College. Charles married Adelaide Frances Dean.
- Edward Henry Fairchild
- Fred Rogers Fairchild
- Henry Pratt Fairchild
- George Fairchild, who was President of Kansas State University. George was married to Charlotte Pearl Halsted
- David Fairchild, who was a distinguished American botanist. David married Marian Hubbard Bell, a daughter of Alexander Graham Bell
- Alexander Graham Fairchild, who was known as Graham or Sandy. Graham married Elva Whitman
Other descendants[]
Other descendants of Thomas Fairchild include:
- Muir Stephen Fairchild
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