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Robert Fair 1842–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Feb 1842

Birth Location: Maidstone Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 05 Nov 1923

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA

Father: John Fair

Mother: Mary Ferguson

Spouse(s): Sarah Wigle, Melinda Iler

Children(s): Stillborn Fair, Allen Fair, Iler Fair, Minnie Fair, Jessie Fair, Orland Fair, Ernest Fair, Annie Fair, Florence Fair, William Fair, Nettie Fair

Robert Fair was born in 1842 in Maidstone Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada, the child of John Fair And Mary Ferguson. In 1881, Robert Fair resided in Essex, Ontario, Canada. Robert Fair married Melinda Linnie Iler, Sarah Ann Wigle, and had children including Allen Sterling Fair, Annie Matilda Fair, Ernest Stanley Fair, Florence Lillian Fair, Iler Judson Fair, Jessie Lillian May Fair, Minnie Mabel Fair, Nettie Jane Fair, Orland Blake Fair, Stillborn Fair, William Andrew Fair. Robert Fair passed away in 1923 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Fair was born in 1842 in Maidstone Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada, the child of John Fair And Mary Ferguson.
  • In 1881, Robert Fair resided in Essex, Ontario, Canada.
  • Robert Fair married Melinda Linnie Iler, Sarah Ann Wigle, and had children including Allen Sterling Fair, Annie Matilda Fair, Ernest Stanley Fair, Florence Lillian Fair, Iler Judson Fair, Jessie Lillian May Fair, Minnie Mabel Fair, Nettie Jane Fair, Orland Blake Fair, Stillborn Fair, William Andrew Fair.
  • Robert Fair passed away in 1923 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Fair's Ancestors

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Robert Fair
1842–1923
Birth Place: Maidstone Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
Parents
John Fair
1804–1865
Scotland, Emigrated To, Tyrone Co., Ireland In 1814
Mary Ferguson
1804–1862
Lislea House, Newtonstewart, Tyrone County, No. Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas Ferguson
1751–1839
Lislea, Nr: newtonstewart, Tyrone County, North Ireland
Elizabeth
–1849
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Ferguson
1704–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Fair's Descendants

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Robert Fair (05 Feb 1842–05 Nov 1923) m. Sarah (Ann) Wigle (19 Mar 1846–12 Apr 1870) m. Melinda ("Linnie") Iler (6 Mar 1852–10 Sep 1921)
  1. 1. Stillborn Fair 1868–1868
  2. 2. Allen (Sterling) Fair 1889–1889
  3. 3. Iler (Judson) Fair 1885–1885
  4. 4. Minnie (Mabel) Fair 1883–1884
  5. 5. Jessie (Lillian May) Fair 1880–1884
  6. 6. Orland (Blake) Fair 1877–1894
  7. 7. Ernest (Stanley) Fair 1875–1876
  8. 8. Annie (Matilda) Fair 1873–1877
  9. 9. Florence (Lillian) Fair 1873–1873
  10. 10. William (Andrew) Fair 1868–1955 m. Anah (Clare) Bennett 1872–1933
    1. 1. Catherine (Louette) Fair 1897–1994 m. Horace Singleton 1895–1968
      1. 1. Clare (Jane) Singleton 1924–1924
      2. 2. William (Joshua) Singleton 1934–1985
    2. 2. Robert (Bennett) Fair 1899–1986 m. Edith (Elizabeth) Pugsley 1903–1999
  11. 11. Nettie (Jane) Fair 1865–1867

Robert Fair's Timeline

5 Records

1842
05 Feb 1842
Birth of Robert Fair in Maidstone Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
Maidstone Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
1871
27 Sep 1871
Age 29
Robert Fair was married in Essex
Essex
1881
abt 1881
Age 39
Robert Fair resided here in Essex, Ontario, Canada
Essex, Ontario, Canada
1920
1920
Age 78
Robert Fair resided here in Detroit Ward 6, Wayne, Michigan
Detroit Ward 6, Wayne, Michigan
1923
05 Nov 1923
Age 81
Death of Robert Fair in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Feb 1842
    Event Place: Maidstone Township, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Census of Canada
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Detroit Ward 6, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_806; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 202; Image: .
    [3] County: Canada; Number: ; Date: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1871
    Event Place: Essex
    Record Source: County: Canada; Number: ; Date: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1881
    Event Place: Essex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1884
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Detroit Ward 6, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_806; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 202; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Detroit Ward 6, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Detroit Ward 6, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_806; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 202; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: County: Canada; Number: ; Date: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Nov 1923
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA

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