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Mehitable Tefft
1. Mehitable Tefft was born on 25 Aug 1769 in Greenwich, Washington County, New York; died on 21 Apr 1840 in Cardiff, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Cardiff Cemetery, Cardiff, Onondaga County, New York. Family/Spouse: Nathaniel Gage. Nathaniel (son of John Gage and Elizabeth Wilson) was born on 13 Jun 1763 in Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; died on 9 Apr 1844 in LaFayette, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Cardiff Cemetery, Cardiff, Onondaga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Amos Gage
was born on 25 Jun 1797 in Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; died on 6 Dec 1866 in Cardiff, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Cardiff Cemetery, Cardiff, Onondaga County, New York.
- 2. Amos Gage
Generation: 2
2. Amos Gage
(1.Mehitable1) was born on 25 Jun 1797 in Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; died on 6 Dec 1866 in Cardiff, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Cardiff Cemetery, Cardiff, Onondaga County, New York. Amos married Mercy Wilber in 1817 in Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Mercy (daughter of Zara Wilber and Evaline Hamm) was born on 15 Nov 1798 in Brunswick Center, Rensselaer County, New York; died on 24 Dec 1846 in Cardiff, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Cardiff Cemetery, Cardiff, Onondaga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Ruama Gage
was born on 22 Jan 1824; died on 25 Mar 1883 in Onondaga County, New York; was buried in DeWitt Cemetery, Dewitt, Onondaga County, New York.
- 3. Ruama Gage
Generation: 3
3. Ruama Gage
(2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1) was born on 22 Jan 1824; died on 25 Mar 1883 in Onondaga County, New York; was buried in DeWitt Cemetery, Dewitt, Onondaga County, New York. Ruama married Squire Edmund D. Cobb about 1857. Edmund (son of Captain Elnathan Cobb and Julia Clark) was born on 14 May 1809 in New York; died on 18 Nov 1887 in Onondaga County, New York; was buried in DeWitt Cemetery, Dewitt, Onondaga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Emeline Cobb
was born about 1858 in Dewitt, Onondaga County, New York. - 5. Ella Cobb
was born in Nov 1859 in Dewitt, Onondaga County, New York. - 6. Jennie Cobb
was born in 1862; died on 25 Nov 1924 in Manlius, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Fayetteville Cemetery, Manlius, Onondaga County, New York.
- 4. Emeline Cobb
Generation: 4
4. Emeline Cobb
(3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1) was born about 1858 in Dewitt, Onondaga County, New York. 5. Ella Cobb
(3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1) was born in Nov 1859 in Dewitt, Onondaga County, New York. 6. Jennie Cobb
(3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1) was born in 1862; died on 25 Nov 1924 in Manlius, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Fayetteville Cemetery, Manlius, Onondaga County, New York. Jennie married Arthur Ray Fairbank in 1885. Arthur (son of Thomas P. Fairbank and Sarah E.) was born on 27 Jun 1862 in Fabius, Onondaga County, New York; died on 11 May 1943 in Dewitt, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Fayetteville Cemetery, Manlius, Onondaga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Doris Fairbank
- 8. Cora Fairbank
- 9. Arthur Ray Fairbank, Jr.
- 10. Clara Fairbank
- 11. Edmund Roy Fairbank
was born on 13 Mar 1891 in Dewitt, Onondaga County, New York; died on 16 Jan 1954 in Dewitt, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Fayetteville Cemetery, Manlius, Onondaga County, New York. - 12. Guy Cobb Fairbank
was born about 1898; died on 8 May 1949. - 13. Charles Paul Fairbank
was born about 1899; died on 10 Oct 1960.
- 7. Doris Fairbank
Generation: 5
7. Doris Fairbank
(6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)Notes:
died young.
8. Cora Fairbank
(6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)Notes:
died young.
9. Arthur Ray Fairbank, Jr.
(6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)Family/Spouse: Hazel Silkworth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. Betty Fairbank
- 15. Arthur Fairbank
- 16. Robert Fairbank
- 17. Ronald Fairbank
- 14. Betty Fairbank
10. Clara Fairbank
(6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)11. Edmund Roy Fairbank
(6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1) was born on 13 Mar 1891 in Dewitt, Onondaga County, New York; died on 16 Jan 1954 in Dewitt, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Fayetteville Cemetery, Manlius, Onondaga County, New York. Edmund married Ethel Blanche Burt in 1915. Ethel was born in 1889 in Dewitt, Onondaga County, New York; died on 16 Feb 1920 in Dewitt, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 18. Wilbert A. Fairbank
was born on 2 Aug 1916 in Dewitt, Onondaga County, New York; died on 29 Oct 1985 in Utica, Oneida County, New York; was buried in Fayetteville Cemetery, Manlius, Onondaga County, New York.
Family/Spouse: Eleanor Oliver. Eleanor (daughter of Leroy Oliver and Winifred Maynard) was born on 13 Jul 1895 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York; died on 26 May 1971 in Jamesville, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Fayetteville Cemetery, Manlius, Onondaga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. Edmund Roy Fairbank, Jr.
was born on 19 Nov 1923 in Jamesville, Onondaga County, New York; died on 22 Nov 2016 in Groton, Tompkins County, New York. - 20. Jean Winifred Fairbank
was born on 31 Dec 1929 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York; died on 29 Jan 2000 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; was buried in White Chapel Memory Gardens, DeWitt, Onondaga County, New York.
- 18. Wilbert A. Fairbank
12. Guy Cobb Fairbank
(6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1) was born about 1898; died on 8 May 1949. Family/Spouse: Beatice Young. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Shirley Fairbank
- 22. Doris Fairbank
- 23. Bernard Fairbank
- 21. Shirley Fairbank
13. Charles Paul Fairbank
(6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1) was born about 1899; died on 10 Oct 1960. Family/Spouse: Margaret McKyes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 24. Isabel Fairbank
- 25. Martha Fairbank
- 26. Private Edwin A. Fairbank
was born about 1923; died on 21 Feb 1944.
- 24. Isabel Fairbank
Generation: 6
14. Betty Fairbank
(9.Arthur5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)15. Arthur Fairbank
(9.Arthur5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)16. Robert Fairbank
(9.Arthur5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)17. Ronald Fairbank
(9.Arthur5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)18. Wilbert A. Fairbank
(11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1) was born on 2 Aug 1916 in Dewitt, Onondaga County, New York; died on 29 Oct 1985 in Utica, Oneida County, New York; was buried in Fayetteville Cemetery, Manlius, Onondaga County, New York. Notes:
Wilbert A. Fairbank, 69, of Forestport, died October 29, 1985 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. He was born in Dewitt, N.Y., the son of Edmund and Ethel Fairbank, Sr. and resided in Jamesville for 22 years, moving to Forestport 23 years ago. He owned and managed Fairwood Evergreens Campsite in Forestport and also formerly owned and-operated the Fairbank Trucking Co. in Jamesville. He was a member of the Jamesville Federated Church. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Doupe Fairbank; two sons, Donald of Sierra Vista, Ax. and Richard of New Castle, Colorado; two daughters, Judith Lang of Manlius and Joan Massett of Lakeport N.Y.; one brother, E. Roy Fairbank of LaFayette, N.Y.; one sister, Jean Neff of Flat Rock, Michigan; also 17 grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Eaton-Tubbs Funeral Home, Fayetteville with the Rev. Stewart Pollock officiating. Interment in Fayetteville Cemetery.
(The Observer-Dispatch Utica NY, Thursday, Oct. 31,1985)19. Edmund Roy Fairbank, Jr.
(11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1) was born on 19 Nov 1923 in Jamesville, Onondaga County, New York; died on 22 Nov 2016 in Groton, Tompkins County, New York. Notes:
E.Roy Fairbank, 93, died at his home in Groton on November 22, 2016. He was born in Jamesville, NY, Nov. 19, 1923 and graduated from Jamesville High School in 1942. He and his wife Patricia owned and operated a dairy farm in Jamesville for 40 years. He served on the advisory committee of the LaFayette Future Farmers of America, Farm Credit Services Board, and was employed as a bus driver at Jamesville DeWitt Central School for 19 years.
Roy and Pat moved to Groton in 1986 and traveled thru the southern states during the winter months. Roy enjoyed living in the country, farming, his family and his neighbors. Wherever he lived, Roy was helpful to family and neighbors, especially with farming and outdoor work--he was always ready to lend a helping hand. His family is grateful he was able to stay in his home for his last years thanks to his kind, dedicated, and caring aides.
He was predeceased by his parents E. Roy Sr. and Eleanor Fairbank, his brother Wilbert Fairbank and his sister Jean Neff. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Pat, son Tom (Suzanne) of Buffalo, daughter Sue Haynes (Carl) of Groton, 7 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, as well as extended family.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Zirbel Funeral Home, 115 Williams Street, Groton, NY. The family will receive friends 1-2:00 prior to the services. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Groton Fire Dept or Friends of the Groton Public Library. (envelopes provided at the funeral home)Family/Spouse: Patricia Mary Dowling. Patricia (daughter of Michael Francis Dowling and Margaret Cecelia Hughes) was born on 12 Mar 1927 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York; died on 13 Mar 2023 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in White Chapel Memory Gardens, DeWitt, Onondaga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 27. Thomas Fairbank
- 28. Living
- 27. Thomas Fairbank
20. Jean Winifred Fairbank
(11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1) was born on 31 Dec 1929 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York; died on 29 Jan 2000 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; was buried in White Chapel Memory Gardens, DeWitt, Onondaga County, New York. Jean married Robert Chalfant Neff on 03 Aug 1957. Robert was born on 26 Aug 1922 in Ridgely, Caroline County, Maryland; died on 4 May 1991 in Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina; was buried in White Chapel Memory Gardens, DeWitt, Onondaga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
21. Shirley Fairbank
(12.Guy5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)22. Doris Fairbank
(12.Guy5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)23. Bernard Fairbank
(12.Guy5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)24. Isabel Fairbank
(13.Charles5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)25. Martha Fairbank
(13.Charles5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)26. Private Edwin A. Fairbank
(13.Charles5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1) was born about 1923; died on 21 Feb 1944. Notes:
Fairbank, Edwin A. Fayetteville. (Town of Dewitt) "Member of an
anti-aircraft battery in Italy, Pvt. Edwin A. Fairbank, 21, was killed
in action Feb. 21, the War Department has informed his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles P. Fairbank, of 111 Jamesville Rd. Dewitt. Pvt.
Fairbank, overseas a year this month, had taken part in the North
African invasion, landing at Casablanca, and in the Italian mainland
invasion, landing at Salerno. From his last letter his parents
believed he was stationed on the Anzio beachhead when he was killed.
Pvt. Fairbank, native of Dewitt, was graduated from Fayetteville High
School in 1940 and trained as an electrician at Apprentice Training
School. Before entering service 17 months ago he was employed by the
New York Telephone Company and had worked on telephone installations
at Pine Camp and the Rome Air Base. The soldier was a member of the
Order of DeMolay, and a parishioner of Dewitt Community Church. He
served as a Herald-Journal carrier boy for five years," The
Herald-Journal, 3/17/1944. "Killed in action in Italy, Pvt.. Edwin A.
Fairbank...will be honored at a memorial service in the Dewitt
community Church...His parents have received the Order of the Purple
Heart, awarded to Pvt. Fairbank posthumously," The Post-Standard,
4/28/1944. (Town of Dewitt).
Generation: 7
27. Thomas Fairbank
(19.Edmund6, 11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)28. Living
(19.Edmund6, 11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
29. Living
(20.Jean6, 11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
30. Living
(20.Jean6, 11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 8
31. Living
(28.Living7, 19.Edmund6, 11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
32. Living
(28.Living7, 19.Edmund6, 11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
33. Living
(28.Living7, 19.Edmund6, 11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 42. Living
- 42. Living
34. Living
(30.Living7, 20.Jean6, 11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)35. Living
(30.Living7, 20.Jean6, 11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)
Generation: 9
36. Living
(31.Living8, 28.Living7, 19.Edmund6, 11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)37. Living
(31.Living8, 28.Living7, 19.Edmund6, 11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)38. Living
(31.Living8, 28.Living7, 19.Edmund6, 11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)39. Living
(31.Living8, 28.Living7, 19.Edmund6, 11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)40. Living
(32.Living8, 28.Living7, 19.Edmund6, 11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)41. Living
(32.Living8, 28.Living7, 19.Edmund6, 11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)42. Living
(33.Living8, 28.Living7, 19.Edmund6, 11.Edmund5, 6.Jennie4, 3.Ruama3, 2.Amos2, 1.Mehitable1)
