Plumb Nichols FAIRCHILD

1809 -

• Name	Plumb Nichols FAIRCHILD
  Birth	12 Nov 1809	Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
  Gender	Male
  _UID	28B09A1C0593E84691BE892111662BF6E512
  Person ID	I2720	SteveParker
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2008

  
  

  Father	Lewis FAIRCHILD,   b. May 1774, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States d. 1850, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Martha NICHOLS
  _UID	64A0C2AB9DC9E44D8DACAFE57AA20F3E3E60
  Family ID	F967	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jennett H. LEWIS
  _UID	288B3B97D9619A40BBB52C1FDEE0B170337D
  Family ID	F984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Plumb remained on the farm until he was eighteen, during which time he acquired a common-school education. At eighteen he became interested in the paper business, and in 1836 was admitted to the firm, who, together with his brother Daniel, succeeded their father in the business. He still retains an interest in the business, but has retired from the active duties of the manufacturing, and devotes his time in fart to his farm. He also holds the position of director of the Bridgeport National Bank, where he has been identified for twelve years. In politics he is a Republican, has been a member of the State Legislature, Magistrate of the town, etc.