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Benjamin Wood Fairbanks 1797–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Dec 1797

Birth Location: Sing Sing, Westchester, New York, USA

Death Date: 1875

Death Location: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Father: Gamaliel Fairbanks

Mother: Eleanor Vredenburg

Spouse(s): Jane Powell

Children(s): Peter Fairbanks, Jane Fairbanks, Benjamin Fairbanks, Mary Fairbanks, Augustus Fairbanks, Lydia Fairbanks, Edward Fairbanks, Benjamin Fairbanks, Charles Fairbanks

Benjamin Wood Fairbanks was born in 1797 in Sing Sing, Westchester, New York, USA, the child of Gamaliel Fairbanks And Eleanor Leona Vredenburg. In 1850, Benjamin Wood Fairbanks resided in Jersey, Hudson, New Jersey, USA. In 1860, Benjamin Wood Fairbanks resided in 4 W.Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ. Benjamin Wood Fairbanks married Jane Ann Powell, and had children including Augustus Thomas Fairbanks, Benjamin Thomas Fairbanks, Benjamin Wood Fairbanks, Charles Frazyer Fairbanks, Edward Frazyer Fairbanks, Jane Ann Fairbanks, Lydia Deveaux Fairbanks, Mary Elizabeth Fairbanks, Peter Powell Fairbanks. Benjamin Wood Fairbanks passed away in 1875 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Wood Fairbanks was born in 1797 in Sing Sing, Westchester, New York, USA, the child of Gamaliel Fairbanks And Eleanor Leona Vredenburg.
  • In 1850, Benjamin Wood Fairbanks resided in Jersey, Hudson, New Jersey, USA.
  • In 1860, Benjamin Wood Fairbanks resided in 4 W.Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ.
  • Benjamin Wood Fairbanks married Jane Ann Powell, and had children including Augustus Thomas Fairbanks, Benjamin Thomas Fairbanks, Benjamin Wood Fairbanks, Charles Frazyer Fairbanks, Edward Frazyer Fairbanks, Jane Ann Fairbanks, Lydia Deveaux Fairbanks, Mary Elizabeth Fairbanks, Peter Powell Fairbanks.
  • Benjamin Wood Fairbanks passed away in 1875 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA.

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Benjamin Fairbanks's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Fairbanks
1797–1875
Birth Place: Sing Sing, Westchester, New York, USA
Parents
Gamaliel Fairbanks
1760–1827
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Eleanor (Leona) Vredenburg
1761–1827
West Farms, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Fairbanks
1730–1794
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Mehitable (H (E)) Ine
1740–
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Nicolas (Van) Vredenburg
1725–
Sing Sing, Province of, New York, United States
Marie (De) Veaux
1740–
Sing Sing, Province of, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joostgoost Vredenburgh
1699–1818
Magdalena Brouwer
1704–1818
Daniel Devaux
1716–1773
Sarah Mapes
1716–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Vredenburgh
1665–1710
Jannetje Velsen
1664–1721
Jacobus Brouwer
1656–1707
Annetje Bogardus
1676–1726
Nicholas Devaux
1689–1718
Catharine Ecker
1693–
Jonathan Sargent
1670–1747
Abigail Corey
1672–1724

Benjamin Fairbanks's Descendants

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Benjamin (Wood) Fairbanks (10 Dec 1797–1875) m. Jane (Ann) Powell (5 January 1809–abt 1850)
  1. 1. Peter (Powell) Fairbanks 1837–
  2. 2. Jane (Ann) Fairbanks 1831–1834
  3. 3. Benjamin (Thomas) Fairbanks 1834–1834
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Fairbanks 1839–1842
  5. 5. Augustus (Thomas) Fairbanks 1842–
  6. 6. Lydia (Deveaux) Fairbanks 1844–1845
  7. 7. Edward (Frazyer) Fairbanks 1846–1847
  8. 8. Benjamin (Wood) Fairbanks 1848–1911
  9. 9. Charles (Frazyer) Fairbanks 1850–1851

Benjamin Fairbanks's Timeline

4 Records

1797
10 Dec 1797
Birth of Benjamin Wood Fairbanks in Sing Sing, Westchester, New York, USA
Sing Sing, Westchester, New York, USA
1850
1850
Age 53
Benjamin Wood Fairbanks resided here in Jersey, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Jersey, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
1860
1860
Age 63
Benjamin Wood Fairbanks resided here in 4 W.Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
4 W.Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
1875
1875
Age 78
Death of Benjamin Wood Fairbanks in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1797
    Event Place: Sing Sing, Westchester, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Jersey, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: M432_452; Page: 315B; Image: 283

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Jersey, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Jersey, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: M432_452; Page: 315B; Image: 283

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: 4 W.Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ
    Record Source: New Jersey Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

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