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Fairbanks, Colonel Gerry[1]
1782 - 1829 (47 years)-
Name Fairbanks, Gerry Prefix Colonel Born 9 Jan 1782 Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States 
Gender Male Died 14 Nov 1829 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Person ID I3716 USA Last Modified 14 Mar 2015
Father Fairbanks, Israel Jr, b. 10 Jan 1755, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. 16 Sep 1818, Francestown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States (Age 63 years) Mother Buckman, Anna, b. 1758, < Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States > , d. 21 Jul 1802, Francestown, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States (Age 44 years) Married 4 Nov 1779 Family ID F1791 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sumner, Mary, b. 1 Aug 1786, < Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States > , d. 27 Mar 1870 (Age 83 years) [2] Married 17 May 1806 Children 1. Fairbanks, Gerry Jr., b. May 1807, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. 18 Mar 1809, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 1 years)2. Fairbanks, William Henry, b. 12 Oct 1808, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. 9 Jun 1877, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 68 years)3. Fairbanks, Mary E, b. 16 May 1816, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. 16 Jan 1890, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 73 years)4. Fairbanks, Elizabeth, b. Abt 1824, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. 21 Jul 1850, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 26 years)Last Modified 5 Aug 2021 Family ID F1809 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Probably the Gerry Fairbanks listed in the Boston City Directory, 1805, which was prior to his marriage, and his establishment as a Saddler and Harness Maker:
Boston, Massachusetts Directory, 1805
Surname Given Name Occupation Address
Fairbanks Gerry hatter 109 Orange Street
Fairbanks Stephen chaise maker 18 Orange Street
Fairbanks John clock maker 32 Orange Street
- Probably the Gerry Fairbanks listed in the Boston City Directory, 1805, which was prior to his marriage, and his establishment as a Saddler and Harness Maker:
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Sources - [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 152 (under father) & page 293-294.
265. COL. GERRY FAIRBANKS, of Boston, Mass.
(108), Israel VI, Israel V, Joseph IV, Joseph III, John II, Jonathan I.
Born in Dedham, Mass., Jan 9, 1782; lived in Boston; died Nov. 14, 1829; was a saddler and harness maker.
He was prominent in business and military circles, and was a man of considerable literary attainments, and an able public speaker. He delivered an oration in Fancuil Hall, July 4, 1821, at the request of the Republicans of the town of Boston, in commemoration of the Anniversary of our National Independence. It was a fine production and was published in pamphlet form by the Committee, Jonathan Simonds, Isaac Waters and Charles M. Dennett. A copy is still preserved by the family of the late Hon. A. G. Fairbanks, Manchester, N. H.
He married Mary, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Williams) Sumner, May 17, 1806, who was born Aug. 1, 1786, and died Mar. 27, 1870, aged 83 yrs. 7 mos. 27 ds. - [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 294.
- [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 152 (under father) & page 293-294.