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John Fairbanks 1618–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1618

Birth Location: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 13 Nov 1684

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Jonathan Sr

Mother: Grace Smith

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John Fairbanks was born in 1618 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England, the child of Jonathan Fairbanks Sr And Grace Lee Smith. John Fairbanks passed away in 1684 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • John Fairbanks was born in 1618 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England, the child of Jonathan Fairbanks Sr And Grace Lee Smith.
  • John Fairbanks passed away in 1684 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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John Fairbanks's Ancestors

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John Fairbanks
1618–1684
Birth Place: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Jonathan Fairbanks Sr
1594–1668
Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grace (Lee) Smith
1597–1673
Waverly Warley, Halifax Parish, West Riding Of Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Fairbanke
1547–1625
Thornton, Yorkshire, , England
Isabella Stancliffe
1556–1597
West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Samuel SMITH
1565–
Halifax, York, England
Grace (Platts) GAWKROGER
1566–
Halifax, York, England
Great-Grandparents
George Fairbanks
1530–1577
Sybil Wade
1532–1573
Thomas Stancliffe
1526–1592
Isabell Illyngworth
1526–1556
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Fairbanks's Timeline

2 Records

1618
15 Feb 1618
Birth of John Fairbanks in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
1684
13 Nov 1684
Age 66
Death of John Fairbanks in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1618
    Event Place: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1684
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Fairbanks family in America, 1633-1897

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