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George Fairbanks

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Death: May 05, 1737 (87)
Dedham, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt. George Fairbanks and Mary Fairbanks
Husband of Rachel Fairbanks; Susanna Fairbanks (Dean) and Sarah Fairbanks
Father of Rachel Fisher; Mary Gary; Susanna Whitney; Dorothy Thompson; Margaret Wight (Fairbanks) and 5 others
Brother of Mary Daniels; Samuel Fairbanks; Eleazer Fairbanks; Elizabeth Fairbanks; Jonas Fairbanks and 5 others

Managed by: Eric Scott Daniels
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About George Fairbanks

George Fairbanks

  • Birth: Mar. 26, 1650 Dedham Norfolk County Massachusetts, USA *Death: Dec. 1, 1737 Dedham Norfolk County Massachusetts, USA
  • Son of George Fairbanks Sr. and Mary Adams
  • Married Dec 1, 1678 Medfield Mass

Biography

George Fairbanks was born on 26 May 1650 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.1,2,3,4,5

He was the son of Capt. George Fairbanks and Mary Adams.1,2,3,4,5

Marriages

  • In 1671 George, married Rachel Adams, daughter of Peter Adams and Rachel Newcome, in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.2,3,4,6,5
  • About 1679 George, married Susanna unknown.3,4
  • About 1686/87 George, married Sarah unknown.4

George Fairbanks was admitted as a townsman on 14 October 1713 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.4

He died on Sunday, 5 May 1737 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at age 86 years, 11 months and 9 days.4,3,5

Children of George Fairbanks and Rachel Adams

  1. Rachel Fairbanks2 (29 Sep 1672 - )
  2. Mary Fairbanks2 (5 Mar 1675 - )

Children of George Fairbanks and Susanna unknown

  1. Susanna Fairbanks (24 Mar 1680 - bt 1680 - 1682)
  2. Susanna Fairbanks (17 May 1682 - )
  3. Dorothy Fairbanks (6 Nov 1683 - )
  4. Margaret Fairbanks (5 Jan 1685 - )

Children of George Fairbanks and Sarah unknown

  1. Hannah Fairbanks
  2. Jonas Fairbanks (15 Feb 1688 - 15 Feb 1690)
  3. Sarah Fairbanks (16 Nov 1690 - )
  4. George Fairbanks+6,7,8 (2 Oct 1694 - 1754)
  5. John Fairbanks (9 Oct 1697 - )

Spouse: Rachel Adams Fairbanks (1650 - 1678)* Children:

  • Rachell Fairbanks Fisher (1672 - 1747)*
  • Calculated relationship

Burial: Unknown

Citations

  1. Hanson, Robert Brand. The Vital Records of Dedham, Massachusetts. volume 1: Births and Baptisms. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1989).
  2. Adams, Andrew N. A Genealogical History of Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass., and his Descendants also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897. Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Company, 1898.
  3. Lawson, Stephen M.. "Fairbanks Ancestory of Stephen Lawson. Online http://sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/fairbank.htm. Printout dated 12 March 1998.
  4. Crane, Ellery Bicknell. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts. New York: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1907.
  5. MacKenzie, George Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1966.
  6. Tilden, William S. History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886. 1887. Reprint Medfield, Massachusetts: Medfield Historical Society, 1975.
  7. Morse, Abner. Genealogical Register of the Descendants of The Early Planters of Sherborn, Holliston, and Medway, Massachusetts. Boston: Damrell & Moore, 1855.
  8. Fairbanks, Lorenzo S.. Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897. Boston: American Printing and Engraving Company, 1897.
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George Fairbanks's Timeline

1650
March 26, 1650
Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1672
September 29, 1672
Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1675
1675
Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, Colonial America
1682
May 17, 1682
Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1683
November 6, 1683
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1685
January 5, 1685
Medfield, Suffolk County (Present Norfolk County), Massachusetts Bay Colony, (Present USA)
1688
February 15, 1688
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA