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Samuel married Ruth BEACH on 3 Jan 1705 in Connecticut, United States. Ruth was born on 24 Oct 1683 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; died on 30 Jan 1722 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Anna FAIRCHILD was born on 12 Oct 1706 in Connecticut, United States; died on 9 Feb 1722 in Connecticut, United States.
2. Mary FAIRCHILD was born on 27 Oct 1708 in Connecticut, United States; died on 29 Aug 1803.
3. Samuel FAIRCHILD was born on 3 Feb 1710 in Connecticut, United States; died in 1790.
4. Ephraim FAIRCHILD was born on 28 Aug 1713 in Connecticut, United States; died in 1804.
5. Abigail FAIRCHILD was born on 15 Dec 1715 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
6. Eunice FAIRCHILD was born on 20 May 1718 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States; died on 21 Apr 1721 in Connecticut, United States.
7. Benjamin FAIRCHILD was born in Mar 1721 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; died on 21 Apr 1721.

Samuel married Dinah BURWELL on 24 Jan 1723 in Connecticut, United States. Dinah (daughter of Samuel BURWELL and Rebecca Bunnell) was born on 28 Oct 1694 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; died on 8 May 1769 in Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Oliver FAIRCHILD was christened in Jun 1724 in Connecticut, United States.
2. Stephen FAIRCHILD was born in Sep 1726 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; was christened on 25 Sep 1726 in Connecticut, United States.
3. Peter FAIRCHILD was born in 1729 in Of, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; was christened in Apr 1729 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; died in 1806 in Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
4. Andrew FAIRCHILD was christened in 1729 in Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; died in 1806.
5. Josiah FAIRCHILD was born in Aug 1732 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; was christened in Aug 1732 in Connecticut, United States.
6. Charles FAIRCHILD was born in Mar 1736 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; was christened in Mar 1736 in Connecticut, United States.

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Samuel was probably the first white child born in Stratford, Conn. Samuel testified, May 1701, age abt. 60, that in younger days he was often at Knell's Island. Inv. 7 Mar. 1704/5. Distribution of Estate ordered to Widow, Mary; double portion to eldest son; two other sons to share alike.

Samuel married Mary WHEELER on 13 Sep 1680 in , Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Mary (daughter of Moses WHEELER) was born on 13 Sep 1655. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She marrried 2nd 5 Apr 1705, Benjamin Beach and 3rd 31 July 1716, Thomas Yale.

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• Occupation: Merchant, Deputy, Commissioner, War Committee
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In England the name of Fairchild is of ancient origin. On the family crest there are three crescents, which signify three prisoners taken in the Holy Land, and three birds, martlets, indicating three pilgrimages to the Holy Land by some one by the name of Fairchild, or Fairbairn, as it is in Scotland, whence the family is said originally to have passed into England. The pilgrimages and captives, of course, refer back to the Crusaders. Thomas Fairchild, the first of the name in this country, came from England and settled in Stratford, Fairfield Co., the year 1639. Was a representative man of his day; is said to have been the first magistrate in the town.
Thomas "ffayrechilde" was a merchant, an original and prominent settler of Stratford. He was Deputy (Stratford) to Conn. Leg., Apr. 1646, Sept. 1654, May and Oct. 1655, Oct. 1658, May and Oct 1659, May 1660, May and Oct 1664, Oct 1665, May and Oct. 1666, May 1667; Commissioner for Stratford, 1664, 1666-70; War committee for Stratford, Oct. 1654. He married first, Faith Seabroo, dau. of Robert. Stratford deeds, 1670, mention land that sons Thomas and Samuel Fairchild had by gift of grandfather Robert Seabrook. His will dated 7 Dec. 1670; lists wife Katharine; son Samuel (his ferry land); son Zechariah; dau. Dinah; son Thomas; dau. Emm. Inv. 10 Jan. 1671. His will made no provision for children by Katharine (Col. Red.) His widow married 2nd at Stratford, 8 Nov. 1675, Sergt. Jeremiah Judson. Zechariah Fairchild had land by gift from brethren Samuel and Thomas Fairchild and Jehiel Preston, (husband of Sarah Fairchild), and mother Mrs. Katharine Judson. (Stratford Deeds).

Thomas married Faith Emma SEABROOK about 1638 in England. Faith (daughter of Robert SEABROOK and Alice GOODSPEED) was born about 1618 in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England; died on 23 Oct 1653 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Faith was sister to William Preston's wife, of New Haven. She is also said to have been a sister to Thomas Sherwood's wife, though his wife was 47 in 1634.

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Thomas married Sarah Holton in 1613 in Wendy, Cambridge, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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of Stratford
Had death 12 Sep 1596
This is before some of children's birth.

Robert married Alice GOODSPEED on 12 Sep 1596 in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England. Alice (daughter of Nicholas GOODSPEED and Margaret) was christened on 19 Aug 1576 in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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