Hirum Fairbanks

M, (2 October 1815 - 18 March 1886)
Father-Biological*Joel Fairbanks
Mother-Biological*Judith Bradford
Last Edited=13 Aug 2022
     Hirum Fairbanks was born on 2 October 1815 at Turner, Maine. He was the son of Joel Fairbanks and Judith Bradford. According to Lorenzo Fairbanks (1897), "When a young man he removed to North Monmouth with his father, and became a skillful worker in wood. Later he settled in Auburn, where he pursued the trade of carpenter and builder. He was for a time engaged in the manufacture of doors, sashes and blinds, in Lewiston, with his brother. He was a zealous member of the Court Street Baptist Church."1

Hirum married first, Nancy Jones.

Hirum Fairbanks, age 33, married Betsey Hatch Woodman, age 28 , daughter of Jacob Woodman and Hannah Hatch, on 20 June 1849 at Auburn, Maine.

Children:
1. Frederick Clinton Fairbanks (1850-1915)
2. Nelle Marie Fairbanks (1855-1897)
3. Fidelia Woodman Fairbanks (1858-1897.)


Hirum Fairbanks died on 18 March 1886 at Auburn, Maine, at age 70.

Citations

  1. Fairbanks, Lorenzo S. Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897. Boston: American Printing and Engraving Company, 1897.