Eleanor Whitney

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name
Eleanor Whitney
aka
[Eleanor Fairchild]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Wife of Jonathan Fairchild, a fuller and cloth-dresser of Norwalk, Connecticut, whom she married in 1717, and probably the mother of Thomas Fairchild. Born at Norwalk in 1693/4, probably a daughter of John Whitney, the miller, and Elizabeth Smith, she died there in 1777, aged nearly 82. Her grandson Jonathan, born in 1744, was possibly the Jonathan Fairchild who settled East Jewett, New York.
born
date
27 Jan 1693/4
place
Norwalk, Connecticut
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-phoenix-1878-whitney-family, book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
note
Computed by Phoenix from her age at death: "27 Jan. 1693, O. S.; 6 Feb. 1694, N. S."
died
date
25 Jan 1777
place
Norwalk, Connecticut
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-phoenix-1878-whitney-family, book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
note
"Aged 81 years, 11 months, and 19 days" (Phoenix).
buried
place
Norwalk, Connecticut
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-phoenix-1878-whitney-family]
father
id
john-whitney-d1720
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-phoenix-1878-whitney-family, book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
research
research/mcmillan/Fairchild_Raymond_Woodworth.md
note
Phoenix places her eighth among the children of John and Elizabeth (Smith) Whitney of Norwalk; Gilmore follows.
mother
id
elizabeth-smith-fl1675
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-phoenix-1878-whitney-family, book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]

Wife of Jonathan Fairchild of Norwalk and mother of Thomas Fairchild. A miller's daughter who married a fuller: her grandfather Henry Whitney built Norwalk's corn mill at the falls in 1665, and her father John, "the miller," built a fulling mill there, which he gave to her brother John in 1707 (source). She married Jonathan Fairchild, "a fuller and cloth-dresser, of Norwalk," on 13 June 1717, and they were members of the First Congregational Church in 1725. He died in 1772; she died at Norwalk on 25 January 1777, "aged 81 years, 11 months, and 19 days; from which facts, the date of her birth has been computed. They were buried in one of the old cemeteries at Norwalk."

The family's descent from her rests on the identification of Jonathan Fairchild of East Jewett with her grandson Jonathan, born at Norwalk in 1744, which is only possible (see Jonathan Fairchild).

Research: Notable connections of Frances Fairchild Holbrook: the Fairchild branch and the families that married in.

  1. ---
  2. name: Eleanor Whitney
  3. aka: [Eleanor Fairchild]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Wife of Jonathan Fairchild, a fuller and cloth-dresser of Norwalk, Connecticut, whom she married
  8. in 1717, and probably the mother of Thomas Fairchild. Born at Norwalk in 1693/4, probably a
  9. daughter of John Whitney, the miller, and Elizabeth Smith, she died there in 1777, aged nearly 82.
  10. Her grandson Jonathan, born in 1744, was possibly the Jonathan Fairchild who settled East Jewett,
  11. New York.
  12. born:
  13. date: 27 Jan 1693/4
  14. place: Norwalk, Connecticut
  15. basis: compiled
  16. confidence: probable
  17. sources: [book-phoenix-1878-whitney-family, book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
  18. note: 'Computed by Phoenix from her age at death: "27 Jan. 1693, O. S.; 6 Feb. 1694, N. S."'
  19. died:
  20. date: 25 Jan 1777
  21. place: Norwalk, Connecticut
  22. basis: compiled
  23. confidence: probable
  24. sources: [book-phoenix-1878-whitney-family, book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
  25. note: '"Aged 81 years, 11 months, and 19 days" (Phoenix).'
  26. buried:
  27. place: Norwalk, Connecticut
  28. basis: compiled
  29. confidence: probable
  30. sources: [book-phoenix-1878-whitney-family]
  31. father:
  32. id: john-whitney-d1720
  33. basis: compiled
  34. confidence: probable
  35. sources: [book-phoenix-1878-whitney-family, book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
  36. research: research/mcmillan/Fairchild_Raymond_Woodworth.md
  37. note: Phoenix places her eighth among the children of John and Elizabeth (Smith) Whitney of Norwalk; Gilmore follows.
  38. mother:
  39. id: elizabeth-smith-fl1675
  40. basis: compiled
  41. confidence: probable
  42. sources: [book-phoenix-1878-whitney-family, book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
  43. ---
  45. Wife of Jonathan Fairchild of Norwalk and mother of Thomas Fairchild. A miller's daughter who married a
  46. fuller: her grandfather Henry Whitney built Norwalk's corn mill at the falls in 1665, and her father John,
  47. "the miller," built a fulling mill there, which he gave to her brother John in 1707
  48. ([source](/files/sources/book-phoenix-1878-whitney-family/)). She married Jonathan Fairchild, "a fuller and
  49. cloth-dresser, of Norwalk," on 13 June 1717, and they were members of the First Congregational Church in
  50. 1725. He died in 1772; she died at Norwalk on 25 January 1777, "aged 81 years, 11 months, and 19 days;
  51. from which facts, the date of her birth has been computed. They were buried in one of the old cemeteries
  52. at Norwalk."
  54. The family's descent from her rests on the identification of Jonathan Fairchild of East Jewett with her
  55. grandson Jonathan, born at Norwalk in 1744, which is only possible (see Jonathan Fairchild).
  57. Research: `research/mcmillan/Fairchild_Raymond_Woodworth.md`.
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