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Matthew Fairchild 1720–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 5 Jan 1790

Death Location: Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, USA

Father: Caleb Fairchild

Mother: Anne Fairchild

Spouse(s): Rebecca Lyon

Children(s): Rebecca Fairchild

The story of Matthew Fairchild began in 1720 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Matthew Fairchild married Rebecca Lyon, and had children including Rebecca Fairchild. Matthew Fairchild passed away in 1790 in Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Fairchild began in 1720 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
  • Matthew Fairchild married Rebecca Lyon, and had children including Rebecca Fairchild.
  • Matthew Fairchild passed away in 1790 in Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Caleb Fairchild
1693–1777
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Anne Fairchild
1696–1777
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Lyon
1722–1793
Birth Location: Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Rebecca Fairchild
1758–1846
Birth Location: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA
RF

Matthew Fairchild's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Fairchild
1720–1790
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Caleb Fairchild
1693–1777
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Anne Fairchild
1696–1777
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Zachariah (Fairchild) Sr.
1651–1703
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Beach
1665–1726
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Zachariah (Fairchild) Sr.
1651–1703
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Beach
1665–1726
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Fairchild
1610–1670
Emma Seabrook
1620–1662
Thomas Fairchild
1610–1670
Emma Seabrook
1620–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Fairchild
1574–1616
Susan Symmes
1580–1652
William Fairchild
1574–1616
Susan Symmes
1580–1652

Matthew Fairchild's Descendants

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Matthew Fairchild (1720–5 Jan 1790) m. Rebecca Lyon (23 Jul 1722–23 Aug 1793)
  1. 1. Rebecca Fairchild 1758–1846 m. John (Montgomery) Minton 1752–1826
    1. 1. John (G.) Minton 1776–1864 m. Comfort Wolfe 1789–1860
      1. 1. David (Woolf) Minton 1816–1901 m. Sarah ((Sally)) Smith 1824–1873
        1. 1. Jacob (Herrold) Minton 1846–1923 m. Martha (Parilee) Lynn 1850–1938

Matthew Fairchild's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Matthew Fairchild in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1790
5 Jan 1790
Age 70
Death of Matthew Fairchild in Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1790
    Event Place: Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, USA
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