James Fairfield1

b. 6 December 1784, d. 22 July 1820
James Fairfield|b. 6 Dec 1784\nd. 22 Jul 1820|p7464.htm|William Fairfield|b. 26 Dec 1754\nd. 16 Mar 1827|p7381.htm|Sarah Burnham|b. 30 Jun 1762\nd. 4 Mar 1790|p7463.htm|John Fairfield V|b. bt 1728 - 1730|p9327.htm|Mary Burbank|b. s 1733\nd. 1825|p9328.htm|||||||

Great-granduncle of Ruth Minerva Fairfield.
3rd great-granduncle of Laura Jane Munson.
Family Background:
Fairfield and Allied Families
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Capt. James Fairfield
     James Fairfield was born on 6 December 1784 in Arundel, York County, Maine.2 He was the son of William Fairfield and Sarah Burnham.1 He was baptized on 10 July 1785 in Church of Christ, Arundel.1 He married Lois Walker on 12 November 1807 in Church of Christ, Arundel, York County, Maine.3 He died on 22 July 1820 at age 35.2
     
     The portrait of Captain James Fairfield is from The Captain Fairfield Inn web site that includes a fascinating story about the man for whom the inn is named.

     Like his father, James was a ship captain who sailed ship for Tobias Lord Jr. As a privateer during the War of 1812, he and other Arundel men were captured on 1 November 1814, taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and then transported to the infamous Dartmoor Prison in England. He was discharged by the British 3 July 1815. After returning home, he built a large house in Kennebunkport, on land given them by Lois' father. He sold half the house and land in 1816 to his brother-in-law, Joseph Lord, so he and wife Polly (James' sister to whom he was particularly close) could live under the same roof. James died a few years later of a mortal illness. (Excerpted from the aforementioned web site).

Citations

  1. [S761] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register; (Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001), (Orig. Pub. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 148 vols., 1847-1994) 107:270.
  2. [S723] Fairfield, Holy Bible, This bible was given to Ruth Anna (Horn) Munson by Anna Miriam (Fairfield) Pevoto. It was lost when the Munson home burned in 1972. However, the family information contained therein was carefully copied by Laura (Munson) Cooper some years prior to that time. The handwriting was imitated and the formatting preserved in the copy, and it is still in the possession of the writer. Unfortunately, the publication data was not understood at the time the copy was made to be important, so that is lost forever. Hereinafter cited as Fairfield Bible.
  3. [S761] NEHGR, 108: 191.