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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.
Notable members
Among the notable members of the family are:
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Blair Fairchild (1877–1933), a
composer
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Cassius Fairchild (1829–1868), who served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly and died of wounds received in the
American Civil War.
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Charles Grandison Fairchild, who was President of
Rollins College. Charles married Adelaide Frances Dean.
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David Fairchild, who was a distinguished American
botanist. David married Marian Hubbard Bell, a daughter of
Alexander Graham Bell
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Edward Henry Fairchild
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Edward T. Fairchild, 15th chief justice of the
Wisconsin Supreme Court
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Fred Rogers Fairchild
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George Fairchild, who was President of
Kansas State University. George was married to Charlotte Pearl Halsted
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Alexander Graham Fairchild, who was known as Graham or Sandy. Graham married Elva Whitman
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Grandison Fairchild (1792–1890), who married Nancy Harris in 1813
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Henry Fairchild, who was President of
Berea College. Henry was married to Maria Ball Babbitt
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Henry Pratt Fairchild
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Jairus C. Fairchild (1801–1862), who was the first mayor of
Madison,
Wisconsin, and married Sally Blair
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James Fairchild, who was President of
Oberlin College
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Lucia Fairchild Fuller (1872-1924), a
painter, married
Henry Brown Fuller
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Lucius Fairchild (1831–1896),
Governor of Wisconsin, He married Frances Bull (b. 1846)
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Thomas E. Fairchild, Wisconsin Supreme Court justice and later chief judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Other descendants
Other descendants of Thomas Fairchild include:
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