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Descendants of William Fairchild

Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS² FAIRCHILD (WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1610 in High Laver, Essex, England, and died December 14, 1670 in Stratford, Ct.. He married (1) EMMA SEABROOK Abt. 1638 in England, daughter of ROBERT SEABROOK and ALICE GOODSPEED. She was born Abt. 1618 in Wingrave, Buckinghamshire, England, and died 1659 in Stratford, Ct.. He married (2) CATHERINE CRAIG December 12, 1662 in London, England. She died 1706 in Stratford, Ct..

Notes for THOMAS FAIRCHILD:
Thomas Fairchild was a merchant who came from England to Stratford, Ct. about 1638-39. Thomas was a member of the Congregational Church. According to historian, Ezra Levan Johnson, when he wrote the history of Newtown, Connecticut, the Fairchild name was originally Fairbairn.

Children of THOMAS FAIRCHILD and EMMA SEABROOK are:

3.	i.	SAMUEL³ FAIRCHILD, b. August 31, 1640, Stratford, Ct.; d. January 1704/05, Stratford, Ct..
	ii.	SARAH FAIRCHILD, b. February 19, 1641/42, Stratford, Ct.; d. Fairfield, Ct..
	iii.	JOHN FAIRCHILD, b. May 01, 1644, Stratford, Ct.; d. Fairfield, Ct..
	iv.	THOMAS FAIRCHILD, b. February 21, 1645/46, Stratford, Ct.; d. March 27, 1686, Woodbury, Ct..

Notes for THOMAS FAIRCHILD:
According to the "Historic Record of the Town of Meriden, Connecticut, Vol. 2" published in 1906, Thomas was the first "white child" to be born in the town of Stratford, Connecticut.

	v.	DINAH FAIRCHILD, b. July 14, 1648, Stratford, Ct.; d. 1703, Fairfield, Ct.; m. BENJAMIN COREY; b. Abt. 1648.
4.	vi.	ZECHARIAH FAIRCHILD, b. December 14, 1651, Stratford, Ct.; d. June 23, 1703, Stratford, Ct..
	vii.	EMMA FAIRCHILD, b. October 23, 1653, Stratford, Ct.; d. February 25, 1732/33, Woodbury, Ct.; m. HACKALIAH PRESTON; b. Abt. 1650.

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