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Fairbanks, Billings[1, 2, 3]

Male 1756 - Abt 1808  (51 years)


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  • Name Fairbanks, Billings 
    Born 24 May 1756  Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch Id K696-F1S 
    Died Abt 1808 
    Person ID I1891  USA
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2016 

    Father Fairbanks, Captain Asa,   b. 30 May 1731, Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1809, Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Pond, Sarah,   b. Abt 1732, of Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1801, Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Married Bef 1756  Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1111  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fisher, Abigail,   b. 1760, < Medway, Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States > Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1781  (Age > 22 years) 
    Married 21 Jun 1781  Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Massachusetts Town Marriage Records:
      FAIRBANKS (see Fairbank), Billings Abigail Fisher June 21, 1781
      Medway [4]
    Children 
     1. Fairbanks, Gideon,   b. 1781, Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2021 
    Family ID F1123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Probably the Billi Fairbanks listed in the 1790 Massachusetts census in Franklin (page 201) with household of 1 adult male, 2 juvenile males and 1 adult female. If this Billing did not live in Franklin, then there must be another not in file. Born in Wrentham, married in Medway which is near Franklin, he is the most distinct possibility, and his father and brother, Asa and Asa, Jr. both lived in Franklin:

      SUFFOLK COUNTY, MA 1790 CENSUS File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Peg Buckman ======================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages CANNOT be reproduced in any format for profit or any other presentation. Permission from the submitter is required before this file can be used in any other format or system. ======================================================================= Heads of Families, Massachusetts SUFFOLK COUNTY 1790 Legend: Columns: 5=All Free White Females 1=Name of Head of Family 6=All Other Free Persons 2=First Name 7=Slaves 3=Free White Males over 16 8=City/Town 4=Free White Males under 16 9=Page #

      Fairbanks Billi 1 2 1 Franklin Town 201
      Fairbanks Asa 2 3 1 Franklin Town 201
      Fairbanks Asa 1 5 Franklin Town 201

  • Sources 
    1. [S33] Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors of the War of the Revolution, vol 5, page 461.
      Volume 5
      page 461
      [p.461] Fairbanks, Billings, Wrentham. Private, Capt. Aaron Guild's co., Col. Josiah Whitney's regt.; enlisted May 16, 1776, 4 days prior to marching; service to time of returning home, 6 mos. 18 days; rolls dated Camp at Hull; also, Capt. Asa Fairbanks's co., Col. Benjamin Hawes's regt.; service from Sept. 30, 1777, to Oct. 31, 1777, 1 mo. 2 days, at Rhode Island.

    2. [S36] Federal Census, Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts - 1790.
      SUFFOLK COUNTY, MA 1790 CENSUS - Town of Franklin

      File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives
      by Peg Buckman
      Heads of Families, Massachusetts

      SUFFOLK COUNTY 1790

      Legend: Columns: 5=All Free White Females
      1=Name of Head of Family 6=All Other Free Persons
      2=First Name 7=Slaves
      3=Free White Males over 16 8=City/Town
      4=Free White Males under 16 9=Page #

      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
      Name of HeFirst Nam Free Free Female Others SlaveCity/Town Page

      Fairbanks Billi 1 2 1 Franklin Town 201
      Cook Thade 1 1 3 Franklin Town 201
      Ballou Darius 1 4 Franklin Town 201
      Scott Silv'a 1 2 2 Franklin Town 201
      Sales Elisha 1 2 3 Franklin Town 201
      Braley Solo 1 1 2 Franklin Town 201
      Braley Roger 1 1 Franklin Town 201
      Wood David 3 1 8 Franklin Town 201
      Wales Jon'o 3 4 5 Franklin Town 201
      Bullard John 1 1 4 Franklin Town 201
      Adams Moses 1 2 1 Franklin Town 201
      Luit Peter 1 2 1 Franklin Town 201
      Fisher Timo, Jun 2 1 1 Franklin Town 201
      Fisher Timo 1 6 Franklin Town 201
      Gould Sam'l 2 2 5 Franklin Town 201
      Eaton Samuel 1 1 6 Franklin Town 201
      Guild Eben 1 3 4 Franklin Town 201
      Partridge Silvert 1 2 3 Franklin Town 201
      Fisher Levi 2 5 Franklin Town 201
      Taylor James 1 3 1 Franklin Town 201
      Fairbanks Asa 2 3 1 Franklin Town 201
      Fairbanks Asa 1 5 Franklin Town 201

    3. [S16] Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, A.M., Late Counsellor at Law, (Boston: The American Printing & Engraving, Company, 1897), reprinted by the Fairbanks Family in America 1991 3rd ed.., page 134.
      2. Billings, born May 24, 1756; married Abigail Fisher. He was a Revolutionary soldier. See War Rolls. He died about 1808. His will was dated Oct. 2, 1807; proved 3 May 1808. Mentioned Gideon as his only son. Gideon lived in Milford, Mass., and died without issue.

    4. [S46] Medway Vital Records to the year 1850.