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.
Note: While this is the genealogy of one particular branch of the Fairchild family, it by no means contains the entirety of the Fairchild family bloodline or history.
Thomas Fairchild (1610–1670) was married to Emma Seabrook. Their children included:
Thomas, who married Sarah Preston.Their son, Alexander, who married Deborah Beardsley.Their son, Abraham, who married Rachel Scribner.Their son, John, who married Abigale Wakeman.Their son, David, who married Charlotte Guyer.Their son, Eli, who married Grade Diamond Sturges.Samuel (1640–1704), who married Mary Wheeler in 1665.Their son, Robert (b. 1681)Their son, Samuel (1683–1761), who married Ruth Beach. 2nd wife was Dinah Burwell (1694–1769)Oliver Fairchild (1724–1815), who married Sarah TurnerSueton Fairchild (b. c. 1756) who married Lucy HubbleJairus C. Fairchild (1801–1862), who was the first mayor of Madison, Wisconsin and married Sally BlairCassius (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). Their children included:MarySarahCarylLuciaCharlotteCharles (1838–1910) who married Elizabeth Nelson (1845–1924). Their children included:Lucia (1872-1924), a painterBlair (1877–1933), a composerStephen Fairchild (1726–1802), who married Lavinia Beardsley.Edward (1685–1747), the son of Samuel and Mary Wheeler, who married Elizabeth Blakeman.Their son, Moses Fairchild (1723–1787), who married Susanna Bosworth in 1745Their son, Daniel Fairchild (1762–1831), who married Mary Buttolph in 1784Their son, Grandison Fairchild (1792–1890), who married Nancy Harris in 1813. Their children included:James, who was President of Oberlin College.Henry, who was President of Berea College. Henry was married to Maria Ball Babbitt. Their children includeTheir son Charles Grandison, who was President of Rollins College. Charles married Adelaide Frances Dean. Their children included:Bertha FrancesJulia WillardEugenePaul DeanWalterHelen AdelaideRalph PlumbRuthClarissa WhiteEdward Henry FairchildArthur Babbitt Fairchild married Isabel Amanda Pratt. Their children Included:Fred Rogers FairchildHenry Pratt FairchildJulia Maria, wife of Charles HallEugene PlumbGeorge, who was President of Kansas State University. George was married to Charlotte Pearl Halsted.Their son David, who was a distinguished American botanist. David married Marian Hubbard Bell, a daughter of Alexander Graham Bell. Their children include:Alexander Graham Fairchild, who was known as Graham or Sandy. Graham married Elva Whitman. Their children include:AliceDavidAlexanderBarbara LathropNancy BellJonathan (1692–1772), the son of Samuel and Mary WheelerOther descendants of Thomas Fairchild include:
Muir Stephen Fairchild