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John Fairbairn (1812 - 1896)

John Fairbairn
Born in Roxburghshire, Scotlandmap
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Husband of — married 13 Jan 1841 in Bovina, Delaware Co., New York, USAmap
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Died at age 83 in Hardenburgh, Ulster Co, New York, USAmap
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Biography

John Fairbairn [1][2]

Born 09 JUN 1812 Roxburghshire, Scotland

(place from Civil War pension application, date from tombstone and FAIRBAIRN bible)[3][2]

Died 03 APR 1896 Hardenburgh, Ulster Co, New York, USA

mother's name 'not known' on death cert, father given as Walter (Year on cem. transcript is 1895, Ed says 1896, results of re-check yet to be advised, but can add pension card index says 3 Apr 1896)[4][2][5][1]

Buried: Slade Rd, off Dry Brook Rd, nr Arkville, Delaware, NY, USA

John Jun 9, 1812 - Apr 3 1895; Jane H 1847-1925; Jarvis B 1846-1926[2]

Family

Husband: John Fairbairn
Wife: Elisabeth Miller

Married 13 JAN 1841 Bovina, Delaware Co, New York, USA[6]

Children:

Walter E Fairbairn
Frank Miller Fairbairn
Jarvis Barrett Fairbairn
James E Fairbairn
John Francis Fairbairn
Nelson G Fairbairn
George G Fairbairn
William H Fairbairn

Census:

03 OCT 1850 Shandaken, Ulster Co., New York, USA

FAIRBURN (might be FAIRBAIRN): John 38, Elizabeth 28, (assumed sons) Walter 9 all b Scotland; Francis 6, Jarvin 5, James 2 all b NY[7]

02 AUG 1860 Hardenburgh, Ulster Co, New York, USA

FAIRBURN: John 47 farmer 0 real estate/0 personal, b Scotland; Elisabeth 40 b Scotland; Assumed children: Jarvin B 14 birthplace unknown; James 11, John F 8, Nelson 6, George D all b NY[8]

AUG 1870 Hardenbergh, Ulster Co, New York, USA

FARBIN (#29): John 50 farming 00/650 b Scotland; Betsey 45 b NY; Watson (hard pushed to turn the entry into Walter, but that's who it is) 26; Jarvin 24; James 22; Francis 19; George 14; Nelson 17; William 7 All b NY (living next door to Nelson's future wife and her parents). Then again, later in the same film as:
FARBARN (#112): John 63 farming 800/400; (wife) Betsey 53; (Children): Jarvin (sic) 23, James 21, George 13, Willie 8 all b NY.
How can we ever expect to get our ancestors' lives right! Both were enumerated in Aug, but as you can see, with wildly varying ages and wealth for John and Betsy, and with different sets of children, including once with son Nelson, once with Nelson on the next page with a Kelly family)[9][10]

1880 Hardenburgh, Ulster, New York, USA

FARBORN: John 68 wife Elyzabeth 60, both b Scotland; Children: Jarven (sic) 34, William H 17, George 23 all laborer b NY F/M b Scotland; James 30 F/M b Scotland, Mary 24 wife F/M b NY, both at home b NY; Rachel 5 dtr b NY F/M b NY; Francis 3, Nelson 1. (Near neighbour, son John Francis as Frank)[11]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dth 3 Apr 1896 John FAIRBAIRN, mustered 4 Jan 1864, 80th NY Inf Coy, pension applic. 14 Apr 1880 #358496 (as invalid), from Civil War and Later Pension Index, extracted Jun 2011
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lake Hill Cemetery: John, Jane H and Jarvis B FAIRBAIRN, extracted Oct 2007
  3. ↑ from EMails re John FAIRBAIRN, from Ed S, (New York) Recipient: Lorna Henderson (NZ), Jan 1999
  4. ↑ Dth 1896 John s/o Walter FAIRBAIRN, from EMails re John FAIRBAIRN, from Ed S, (New York) Recipient: Lorna Henderson (NZ) rcvd Jan 1999
  5. ↑ Dth 3 Apr 1896 John FAIRBAIRN, Seager, Hardenburgh, Ulster Co, NY, from http://www.dcnyhistory.org/pdfs/tree-miller-james.pdf, extracted Apr 2009
  6. ↑ Marr. 13 Jan 1841 John FAIRBAIRN & Elisabeth MILLER, Bovina, NY, from EMails re John FAIRBAIRN, from Ed S, (New York) Recipient: Lorna Henderson (NZ) rcvd Jan 1999
  7. ↑ 1850 census: Shandaken, Ulster, New York; Roll M432_608 Pg 222; Image 448, hsehold of John & Elizabeth FAIRBURN, extracted from census images via Ancestry.com
  8. ↑ 2 Aug 1860 census: Hardenburgh, Ulster, New York; Roll: M653_872; Page: 135; Image: 348, hsehold of John & Elizabeth FAIRBURN, extracted from census images via Ancestry.com
  9. ↑ 1870 census: Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll M593_1105; Pg 107; Image 214; hsehold of John & Betsey FAIRBARN, extracted from census images via Ancestry.com
  10. ↑ 1870 census: Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll: M593_1105; Pg: 103; Image: 205, hsehold of John and Bestey FARBIN, extracted from census images via Ancestry.com
  11. ↑ 1880 census: Hardenbergh, Ulster, New York; Roll T9_939;FHL Film 1254939 Pg 94.2000; ED 121; Image 0191; hsehold of John & Elyzabeth FARBORN, extracted from census images via Ancestry.com
  • EMails re John FAIRBAIRN, from Ed S, (New York) Recipient: Lorna Henderson (NZ)
  • Delaware County, NY Genealogy & History Site, Url: http://www.dcnyhistory.org/
Note: transcr. from heaps of assorted records, eg Original Marriage Record Index at Delaware County Clerk's Office, prepared by Laurie Kyle, Alan Malz and Joyce Riedinger, Book I Feb 1908 to Dec 1927 NB date is date of filing licence, not marriage. Obituaries ++
  • WikiTree profile Fairbairn-39 created through the import of HENDERSONLornaAncestorsPlus1Desc4WikiTree.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by L Henderson. (Reference: 18108)




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Reinhardt-360 Rob Reinhardt
Some things and questions I've turned up. Not sure where they might fit. Walter was noted to have born in Scotland (sometime in 1841). Francis/Frank was reportedly born in New York in May 1844. Jarvis was born in 1846, and in some Census they list he was born "at sea", while in others, he was born in New York or even "unknown". Meanwhile, the marriage reportedly happened in 1841 in New York. Jarvis' reported "at sea" birth is the only hint I've seen of when they may have migrated, but it doesn't match timing of other things (births/marriage). Perhaps they had reason to go back to Scotland at one point?

The following things, however, are documented:

On the 4th of January, 1864, John enlisted in the U.S Army during the Civil War. He is noted as joining the “20 V.M. Inf” regiment out of Kingston, New York, and mustered on the 5th of January as a Private. His parents Walter Atkin and Agnes Robinson are noted. By the 29th of April, 1864, John had been discharged from service at Elmira (a key muster and training point for the Union Army) “on account of our age”. <ref> New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Town Clerks´ Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865; Collection Number: (N-Ar)13774; Box Number: 63; Roll Number: 34</ref>

In 1865 (7 Jun), the Fairbairn family was located in a log-built home in Hardenburgh, Ulster, New York. Present were head of house John Fairbairn (51, Farmer, born Scotland), his wife Elizabeth E Fairbairn (45, born Scotland), and their children, "Jarvin" B. (19 born at sea), James E. (16 born Delaware County), with the remaining children born in Ulster County being John F (13), Nelson G (10), George G. (10), and William H (2 ¾).<ref> New York State Archives; Albany, New York, USA; Census of the State of New York, 1865</ref>

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