Fairchild family

For the nineteenth-century children's book by Mary Martha Sherwood, see The History of the Fairchild Family.

The Fairchild family has long roots in New England, United States. They descend from Thomas Fairchild who came from England in 1639 and settled in Stratford, Connecticut, a part of the fledgling New Haven Colony.

Genealogy

Among the notable members of the family are:

• Jairus C. Fairchild (1801–1862), who was the first mayor of Madison, Wisconsin and married Sally Blair
• Cassius (1829–1868), who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and died of wounds received in the American Civil War.
• Lucius Fairchild (1831–1896), Governor of Wisconsin, He married Frances Bull (b. 1846)

Portrait of Elizabeth Nelson Fairchild, John Singer Sargent, 1887

• Lucia (1872-1924), a painter
• Blair (1877–1933), a composer

Portrait of Sally Fairchild, John Singer Sargent, c. 1885-1887

• Grandison Fairchild (1792–1890), who married Nancy Harris in 1813
• James, who was President of Oberlin College
• Henry, who was President of Berea College. Henry was married to Maria Ball Babbitt
• Charles Grandison, who was President of Rollins College. Charles married Adelaide Frances Dean.
• Edward Henry Fairchild
• Fred Rogers Fairchild
• Henry Pratt Fairchild
• George, who was President of Kansas State University. George was married to Charlotte Pearl Halsted
• David, who was a distinguished American botanist. David married Marian Hubbard Bell, a daughter of Alexander Graham Bell
• Alexander Graham Fairchild, who was known as Graham or Sandy. Graham married Elva Whitman

Other descendants

Other descendants of Thomas Fairchild include:

• Muir Stephen Fairchild

Sources

• Fairchild Family History