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Moses married Susannah Bosworth on 2 Dec 1745. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Removed to Newtown before 1705,

Edward married Elizabeth BLAKEMAN on 25 Jan 1710/1711 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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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