Richard C. Fairchild

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name
Richard C. Fairchild
sex
male
access
public
summary
Farmer at La Grange, Walworth County, Wisconsin, and a county supervisor in 1855; by 1850 his daughter Elizabeth, her husband Stephen Frost and their baby were living in his house. Probably a son of Jonathan Fairchild, he married Nancy Woodworth in 1829, sold his Wisconsin farm in 1865 and went to Iowa, and died at Marion, Linn County, in 1882.
born
date
27 Apr 1808
place
East Jewett, Greene County, New York
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[online-tree-ellingwood-ancestry, book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
note
The Ancestry tree and Gilmore (from Plume) agree.
died
date
1 Jun 1882
place
Marion, Linn County, Iowa
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[online-tree-ellingwood-ancestry, book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
note
The tree has "Linn, USA"; Gilmore gives burial at Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion.
residences
date
1850
place
La Grange, Walworth County, Wisconsin
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[census-frost-1850-1910]
note
Head of household, with his daughter Elizabeth, her husband Stephen Frost and their baby.
date
1860
place
La Grange, Walworth, Wisconsin
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[census-1860-la-grange-fairchild]
note
Head of household, farmer. Attached in the Ancestry tree; not checked here.
date
1865
place
Iowa
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
note
Sold his farm in Wisconsin and went to Iowa.
father
id
jonathan-fairchild-1744
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
research
research/mcmillan/Fairchild_Raymond_Woodworth.md
note
Plume (via Gilmore) and Beach's list of Jonathan's children; the 1810 census of Jonathan's household; his brother Edward's sale of Greene County land to him in 1840. No record seen names Jonathan as his father.
mother
name
Elizabeth
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds, book-woodworth-1974-east-kill-valley]
note
Jonathan's second wife, married about 1787; Gilmore's question whether both his wives were named Elizabeth is answered in her 2001 book (the first was Sarah Rich). The surname Cooper is possible only.
spouses
id
nancy-woodworth-1808
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[online-tree-ellingwood-ancestry, census-1860-la-grange-fairchild, book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
married
date
Jul 1829
place
East Jewett, Greene County, New York
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds, book-frost-1912-frost-genealogy]
note
3 July 1829 at East Jewett (Plume, via Gilmore) or 13 July 1829 (Frost Genealogy, p. 191).

A farmer at La Grange, Walworth County, Wisconsin, in 1860, with Nancy (record).

Married Nancy Woodworth in July 1829. Gilmore's proof of the marriage is an indenture of 1 April 1846, in which Richard and Nancy, "of town of Windham," are named with "other heirs of Lemuel Woodworth" selling his land in Hunter (source). He was in the town of Hunter in 1830 and 1840 and bought his brother Edward's Greene County land in 1840. At La Grange, Wisconsin, by 1850, with his daughter Elizabeth, her husband Stephen Frost and their baby in the house; a county supervisor in 1855 and, per a FamilySearch note, a lay Methodist preacher; sold his farm in 1865 and went to Iowa; died at Marion, Linn County, in 1882, and was buried at Oak Shade Cemetery.

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

  1. ---
  2. name: Richard C. Fairchild
  3. sex: male
  4. access: public
  5. summary: >-
  6. Farmer at La Grange, Walworth County, Wisconsin, and a county supervisor in 1855; by 1850 his
  7. daughter Elizabeth, her husband Stephen Frost and their baby were living in his house. Probably
  8. a son of Jonathan Fairchild, he married Nancy Woodworth in 1829, sold his Wisconsin farm in 1865
  9. and went to Iowa, and died at Marion, Linn County, in 1882.
  10. born:
  11. date: 27 Apr 1808
  12. place: East Jewett, Greene County, New York
  13. basis: compiled
  14. confidence: probable
  15. sources: [online-tree-ellingwood-ancestry, book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
  16. note: The Ancestry tree and Gilmore (from Plume) agree.
  17. died:
  18. date: 1 Jun 1882
  19. place: Marion, Linn County, Iowa
  20. basis: compiled
  21. confidence: probable
  22. sources: [online-tree-ellingwood-ancestry, book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
  23. note: The tree has "Linn, USA"; Gilmore gives burial at Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion.
  24. residences:
  25. - date: "1850"
  26. place: La Grange, Walworth County, Wisconsin
  27. basis: documented
  28. confidence: probable
  29. sources: [census-frost-1850-1910]
  30. note: Head of household, with his daughter Elizabeth, her husband Stephen Frost and their baby.
  31. - date: "1860"
  32. place: La Grange, Walworth, Wisconsin
  33. basis: documented
  34. confidence: probable
  35. sources: [census-1860-la-grange-fairchild]
  36. note: Head of household, farmer. Attached in the Ancestry tree; not checked here.
  37. - date: "1865"
  38. place: Iowa
  39. basis: compiled
  40. confidence: probable
  41. sources: [book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
  42. note: Sold his farm in Wisconsin and went to Iowa.
  43. father:
  44. id: jonathan-fairchild-1744
  45. basis: compiled
  46. confidence: probable
  47. sources: [book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
  48. research: research/mcmillan/Fairchild_Raymond_Woodworth.md
  49. note: Plume (via Gilmore) and Beach's list of Jonathan's children; the 1810 census of Jonathan's household; his brother Edward's sale of Greene County land to him in 1840. No record seen names Jonathan as his father.
  50. mother:
  51. name: Elizabeth
  52. basis: compiled
  53. confidence: probable
  54. sources: [book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds, book-woodworth-1974-east-kill-valley]
  55. note: Jonathan's second wife, married about 1787; Gilmore's question whether both his wives were named Elizabeth is answered in her 2001 book (the first was Sarah Rich). The surname Cooper is possible only.
  56. spouses:
  57. - id: nancy-woodworth-1808
  58. basis: documented
  59. confidence: probable
  60. sources: [online-tree-ellingwood-ancestry, census-1860-la-grange-fairchild, book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds]
  61. married:
  62. date: Jul 1829
  63. place: East Jewett, Greene County, New York
  64. basis: compiled
  65. confidence: probable
  66. sources: [book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds, book-frost-1912-frost-genealogy]
  67. note: 3 July 1829 at East Jewett (Plume, via Gilmore) or 13 July 1829 (Frost Genealogy, p. 191).
  68. ---
  70. A farmer at La Grange, Walworth County, Wisconsin, in 1860, with Nancy ([record](/files/sources/census-1860-la-grange-fairchild/)).
  72. Married Nancy Woodworth in July 1829. Gilmore's proof of the marriage is an indenture of 1 April 1846, in
  73. which Richard and Nancy, "of town of Windham," are named with "other heirs of Lemuel Woodworth" selling his
  74. land in Hunter ([source](/files/sources/book-gilmore-1991-early-fairchilds/)). He was in the town of Hunter in
  75. 1830 and 1840 and bought his brother Edward's Greene County land in 1840. At La Grange, Wisconsin, by 1850,
  76. with his daughter Elizabeth, her husband Stephen Frost and their baby in the house; a county supervisor in
  77. 1855 and, per a FamilySearch note, a lay Methodist preacher; sold his farm in 1865 and went to Iowa; died at
  78. Marion, Linn County, in 1882, and was buried at Oak Shade Cemetery.
  80. Research: `research/mcmillan/Fairchild_Raymond_Woodworth.md`.
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