Family: John Fairbairn / Charity Smithson (F178)

• Father | Male John Fairbairn

  
  

  Born	15 Apr 1833	Grenville, Quebec, Canada
  Christened	14 Sep 1834	Dist of St Jerome, Quebec, Canada
  Died	28 Mar 1909	Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota, USA
  Buried
  Married	02 Jun 1877  [1, 2, 3]	Stillwater, Minnesota, USA  [1, 2, 3]
  Other Spouse	Sarah Ann Daughterty | F177
  Married	01 May 1862	West Hawkesbury Twp?, Prescott Co., Ontario, Canada
  Father	John Fairbairn | F33 Group Sheet
  Mother	Jane Williamson | F33 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Charity Smithson

  
  

  Born	Mar 1846	Canada
  Died	21 Jan 1920	Polk, Minnesota, USA
  Buried
  Father	Robert Smithson | F236 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary Jane UnknownSurname ?Walker | F236 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Female Mary J Fairbairn

  
  

  Born	May 1878	Minnesota, USA
  Died	Aft 1945	?Crookston, Polk Co., Minnesota, USA
  Buried
  Spouse	Charles M Lohn | F239
  Married	Abt 1912	?Polk Co., Minnesota, USA

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Russell S Fairbairn

  
  

  Born	24 Nov 1880	Stillwater, Minnesota, USA
  Died	Between 1914 and 1945	?Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Female Faith Myrtle Fairbairn

  
  

  Born	04 Dec 1890	Minnesota, USA
  Died	25 Dec 1959	Riverside, California, USA
  Buried
  Spouse	Male Made | F228
  Married	Between 1930 and 1945	?Stillwater, Washington Co., Minnesota, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Married: (had been married 23 yrs at 1900 census) Census: 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 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 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. 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1961] www FAIRBAIRN searches and miscellaneous correspondence, LornaHen (1), 1880 US Census via LDS site extracted Feb 2003 (Family History Library Film 1254637 Page Number 331B). [S1741] FT (and Emails) FAIRBAIRN, David & WALKER, Charity ex GSuddaby Rootsweb, Recipient: Lorna Henderson, Address: British Columbia, Canada, 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. [S2285] GenForum, Posting Feb 2007 John A FAIRBAIRN/Chairty SMITHSON, by Daniel SENJEM, email hidden, extracted Jun 2008.