Charity Smithson (1846 - 1920)

Born Mar 1846 in Canada

Wife of John Fairbairn — married 2 Jun 1877 in Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, United States

Died 21 Jan 1920 at age 73 in Polk, Minnesota, USA

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Charity /Smithson/ ^[2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: MAR 1846

Place: Canada

Note: British Canada^[4]

Birth:

Date: 14 MAR 1847

Place: Hawkesbury, Prescott Co., Ontario, Canada^[5]

Birth:

Date: ABT 1848

Place: Canada^[6]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using MAR 1846

Death

Death:

Date: 21 JAN 1920

Place: Polk, Minnesota, USA

Note: From Minnesota Historical Soc.: Mrs Charity FAIRBAIRN, CertID# 1920-MN-011850 , died 01/21/1920, Polk Cty (Daniel says 24th)^[7][8]

Reference

Reference: 33367

Immigration

Immigration:

Date: 1878

Place: Minnesota?, USA^[9]

Census

Census:

Date: 22 APR 1910

Place: Stillwater, Washington Co, Minnesota, USA

Note: FAIRBAIRN: Charity 64 b CAN emig 1872 F b England M b CAN widow, 4 children, 3 living; Dtr Faith 19 b MN F b CAN Scotch, M b CAN English, dressmaker^[10]

Marriage

Husband: John Fairbairn

Wife: Charity Smithson

Marriage:

Date: 02 JUN 1877

Place: Stillwater, Minnesota, USA

Note: (had been married 23 yrs at 1900 census)^[11][12][13]

Census:

Date: 11 JUN 1880

Place: Stillwater, Washington Co, Minnesota, USA

Note: FAIRBURN: John 45 Carpenter ; wife Charity 32 keeping house, both b Canada, F/M b Canada; Children: May 17 Seamstress , Helen 15 At Home, John 13 Works In Saw Mill, all b Canada, F/M b Canada; William 11,Sarah 9 both at school; Mary 2 all born Minnesota, F/M b Canada; Also nephew James 28 Laborer b Canada F/M b Canada^[14]

Census:

Date: JUN 1895

Place: Stillwater Ward 3, Washington Co, Minnesota, USA

Note: FAIRBAIRN: John A 58 in MN 29 yrs 6 mths at locality 27 yrs 6 mths saw ?felu? mill emp 6mths of last year, Charity 46 both b CAN; Mary J 17, Russell L 14, Myrtle F 4 all b Minn ?or Wisc? All parents foreign born^[15]

Census:

Date: 1900

Place: Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, USA

Note: John FAIRBAIRN, head, white, male, b Apr 1842, aged 58, married 23 yrs, born Canada E(ast), parents both b Canada E, yr of immigration unknown, Naturalisation = "NA"; occupation saw????, unemp 6 mths, can read, write and speak English, house owned, free of mortgage. Wife Mrs Charity FAIRBAIRN, b Mar 1846, aged 54, married 23 yrs, mother of 4 children, 3 living, b. British Columbia, father b England, mother b British Canada, immigrated 1878, in US for 28 yrs, can read write and speak English. Dtr Mary J FAIRBAIRN, b May 1878, 22, single, student, unemp. 3 mths, attended school 9 mths; b Minnesota, father b C(anada) E(ast), mother British Canada Son Russell S FAIRBAIRN, b Nov 1880, aged 19, bookkeeper, 0 mths unemployed; Dtr Faith Myrtle FAIRBAIRN, b Dec 1890, aged 9, student, at school 9 mths; both b Minnesota, father b Canada E(ast), mother b C(anada) E(ast) both can read, write and speak English.^[16]

Census:

Date: 04 JUN 1905

Place: Stillwater, Washington Co, Minnesota, USA

Note: FAIRBAIRN: John A 70 b CAN F b Scotland M b IRL, resid, in state and ED 39 yrs, farmer; Charity 60, b CAN F b England M b CAN, resid. 33 yrs in state 30 in ED; Children: Russell L 24 b MN book keeper resid. state/ED 24 yrs (might be 27); Faith 14 student resid state/ED 14 yrs.^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ Smithson-280 was created by Lorna Henderson through the import of HendRichFBDNA4WTMay2014Final.ged on May 3, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S2285 Page: Posting Feb 2007 John A FAIRBAIRN/Chairty SMITHSON, by Daniel SENJEM, extracted Jun 2008
3. ↑ Source: #S1961 Page: 1880 US Census via LDS site extracted Feb 2003 (Family History Library Film 1254637 Page Number 331B)
4. ↑ Source: #S1741 Page: From 1900 Census Schedule 1 sheet B: Stillwater Township, Washington County, State of Minnesota, Enum Dist 48 Ward 3. House 153 family 179, rcvd Mar 2003
5. ↑ Source: #S2285 Page: Posting Feb 2007 John A FAIRBAIRN/Chairty SMITHSON, by Daniel SENJEM, extracted Jun 2008
6. ↑ Source: #S1961 Page: 1880 US Census via LDS site extracted Feb 2003 (Family History Library Film 1254637 Page Number 331B)
7. ↑ Source: #S1741 Page: Washington Cty FAIRBAIRN dths, rcvd Mar 2003
8. ↑ Source: #S2285 Page: Posting Feb 2007 John A FAIRBAIRN/Chairty SMITHSON, by Daniel SENJEM, email hidden, extracted Jun 2008
9. ↑ Source: #S1741 Page: From 1900 Census Schedule 1 sheet B: Stillwater Township, Washington County, State of Minnesota, Enum Dist 48 Ward 3. House 153 family 179, rcvd Mar 2003
10. ↑ Source: #S2329 Page: 1910 Stillwater Ward 3, Washington, MN Roll T624_730 Pg 12A ED 187 Image 1172, hsehold of Charity FAIRBAIRN, extracted Jun 2008
11. ↑ Source: #S1961 Page: 1880 US Census via LDS site extracted Feb 2003 (Family History Library Film 1254637 Page Number 331B)
12. ↑ Source: #S1741 Page: From 1900 Census Schedule 1 sheet B: Stillwater Township, Washington County, State of Minnesota, Enum Dist 48 Ward 3. House 153 family 179, rcvd Mar 2003
13. ↑ Source: #S2285 Page: Posting Feb 2007 John A FAIRBAIRN/Chairty SMITHSON, by Daniel SENJEM, email hidden, extracted Jun 2008
14. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: 1880 US Census: FHL Film 1254637 Pg 331B hsehold of John & Charity FAIRBURN, extracted Feb 2003
15. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: 1895 Stillwater Ward 3, Washington, MN Roll V290_103, hsehold of John A & Charity FAIRBAIRN, extracted Jun 2008
16. ↑ Source: #S1741 Page: From 1900 Census Schedule 1 sheet B: Stillwater Township, Washington County, State of Minnesota, Enum Dist 48 Ward 3. House 153 family 179, rcvd Mar 2003
17. ↑ Source: #S2329 Page: 1905 Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, Minnesota, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164, roll MNSC_161, hsehold John & Charity FAIRBAIRN, extracted Dec 2008

• Source: S1741 Title: FT FAIRBAIRN, David & WALKER, Charity (& Emails) ex GSuddaby (BRC, CAN) Rootsweb, Recipient: Lorna Henderson (NZ)
• Source: S1961 Title: www FAIRBAIRN searches and miscellaneous correspondence by LornaHen
• Source: S2285 Title: GenForum, Url: http://www.genforum.genealogy.com/my/
• Source: S2329 Title: USA Census - Ancestry, Record Type: USA census images, Location: Various Repository: #R121
• Repository: R121 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Country: USA