Surname Page from the Genealogy of Kenneth D. Kalloch

Fairbanks Family



Sources & Research Notes:
  1. Descendants of John and Mary Collidge of Watertown, MA, 1630, by E.D. Coolidge, 1930, p.44 (Hannah Coolidge m. Dr. Jonathan Fairbanks).


  2. Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family, by L.S. Fairbanks, 1897, pp.31, 37, 49, 66-7 (I. Jonathan Fairebanks [Fairbank, Fairbanks] m. Grace Lee; II. George m. Mary Adams of Dedham; III. Jonathan m.1 Sarah ____, m.2 Annie ____; IV. Jonathan m.1 Lydia Holbrook, m.2 Hannah Coolidge; V. Grace m. Obadiah Morse, son of Obadiah and Mercy [Walker] Morse; VI. Hannah Morse m. Josiah Ward of Southboro).


  3. Morse Genealogy, comp. by J.H. Morse & E.W. Leavitt, 1905, p.150 (Obediah Morse m. Grace, dau. of Dr. Jonathan and Hannah [Coolidge] Fairbanks).

Jonathan FAIREBANKE to Grace (FAIRBANKS) MORSE.

1.      Jonathan Fairebanke b. bef. 1600, Eng., m. Grace Lee, d. 28 Oct 1673, (or 19 Mar. 1676) Dedham, MA.  Jonathan died 5 Dec 1668, Dedham, MA.

                             Children:
                      i     John Fairbanks b. Eng., d. 13 Nov. 1684.
            2.       ii     George.
                      iii    Mary Fairbanks b. 18 Apr. 1622, d. 3 Oct. 1676, (or 4 Apr. 1684).


Second Generation 

2.      George Fairbanks b. Eng., m. 26 Aug 1646, Mary Adams, b. Dedham, MA?, d. 11 Aug 1711, Mendon, MA.  George died 10 Jan 1682/3.

                             Children:
                      i     Mary Fairbanks b. 10 Sept. 1647, Dedham, MA, d. 1682.
                      ii    George Fairbanks b. 26 Mar. 1650, Dedham, MA.
                      iii    Eliesur Fairbanks b. 8 Apr. 1655.
                      iv    Jonas Fairbanks b. 23 Dec. 1656, Dedham, MA, d. 28 Nov. 1676.
            3.       v     Jonathan b. 1 May 1662.
                      vi    Margaret Fairbanks b. 27 June 1664, Medway, MA.
                      vii   Samuel Fairbanks b. 28 Aug. 1682, Dedham, MA, d. 20 Nov. 1676.


Third Generation 

3.      Jonathan Fairbanks b. 1 May 1662, Medway, MA, m. (1) Sarah ______, d. 9 July 1713, m. (2) Annie ______.  Jonathan died 18 Dec 1719, Medfield, MA.  Dr.

                             Children:
                      i      George Fairbanks b. 14 Apr. 1685.
            4.       ii     Jonathan b. 21 Mar 1689.
                      iii    Comfort Fairbanks b. 30 Oct. 1690.
                      iv    Joseph Fairbanks b. 25 Apr. 1692.
                      v     Samuel Fairbanks b. 27 Feb. 1693.
                      vi    Jonas Fairbanks b. 9 June 1697.


Fourth Generation 

4.      Jonathan Fairbanks b. 21 Mar 1689, Sherborn, MA, m. (1) Lydia Holbrook, d. 1724, m. (2) 2 June 1726, Hannah Coolidge, b. 8 Jan 1692, Sherborn, MA, (daughter of John Coolidge and Mary ______) d. 1776.  Jonathan died 26 Nov 1754.  Dr.

                             Children:
                      i     Jonathan Fairbanks b. 18 Feb. 1714, Sherborn?, MA, d. 31 July 1772.
                      ii    Benjamin Fairbanks b. 16 Aug. 1715, Sherborn?, MA, d. d. young.
                      iii   Mary Fairbanks b. 5 Feb. 1717.
                      iv    Lydia Fairbanks b. 1 Oct. 1718, Sherborn?, MA.
                      v    Comfort Fairbanks b. 8 Feb. 1720, Sherborn?, MA.
                      vi    Comfort Fairbanks b. 8 Feb. 1720, Sherborn?, MA.
                      vii   Moses Fairbanks b. 1 Mar. 1722, Sherborn?, MA.
                      viii   Daniel Fairbanks b. 5 Nov. 1723.
                      ix    Joshua Fairbanks b. 5 Apr. 1727, Sherborn?, MA.
                      x     John Fairbanks b. 12 Aug. 1729, Sherborn?, MA.
                      xi    Hannah Fairbanks b. 3 July 1731, Sherborn?, MA.
            5.       xii    Grace b. 16 Jun 1734.
                      xiii   Abner Fairbanks b. 28 Mar. 1736, Sherborn?, MA.


Fifth Generation 

5.      Grace Fairbanks b. 16 Jun 1734, Sherborn, MA, m. 10 July 1755, Obediah Morse, b. 20 Mar 1732, Sherborn, MA, (son of Obediah Morse and Mercy Walker) d. 7 Jan 1800, Sherborn, MA.  Grace died 30 May 1773.

                             Children:
                      i      Mercy Morse b. 7 May 1756, d. resided in Boylston, MA.
            6.       ii     Hannah b. 7 Feb 1757.
                      iii    Adam Morse b. 9 Dec. 1759, d. 1779.
                      iv    Levi Morse b. 5 Jan. 1762, d. rem. to Friendship, ME.
                      v     Grace Morse b. 16 Mar. 1764.
                      vi    Obediah Morse b. 11 Dec. 1765, d. rem. to Union, ME.
                      vii    Mary Morse b. 18 Jan. 1768, d. 8 Aug. 1837.
                      viii   Samuel Morse b. 3 Jan. 1770.
                      ix    Persis Morse b. 20 Apr. 1772, d. 5 Feb. 1847, rem. to Union, ME.

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