Hiram Fairbanks

1815 - 1886  (70 years)

• Name	Hiram Fairbanks
  	Carpenter Father: Joel Fairbanks (1792-1879) Mother: Judith Bradford (1793-1858) [5] 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" [5]
  Birth	2 Oct 1815	Turner, Androscoggin County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A.   [5, 6, 8]
  History	14 Mar 1820 (4 years)	Maine becomes a separate state.
  First Marriage	4 Jul 1842 (26 years)	Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [5]
  He married first Nancy Jones. She died 4 January 1848 in Auburn, Maine.
  Census	1850 (34 years)	Danville, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1850 US Census, he was recorded as age 24, living in Danville, Androscoggin County, Maine. He was a carpenter.
  Census	1860 (44 years)	Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1860 US Census, he was recorded as age 45, living in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was a carpenter.
  History	12 Apr 1861 (45 years)	Civil War Begins
  Census	1870 (54 years)	Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1870 US Census, he was recorded as age 54, living in Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine. He was a carpenter.
  Census	1880 (64 years)	Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1880 US Census, he was recorded as age 65, living at 46 Pleasant Street, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine. He was a carpenter.
  Death	18 Mar 1886	Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [6, 7, 8]
  	Death Record of Hiram Fairbanks
  Burial	Aft 18 Mar 1886	Oak Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Oak Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Maine   [6, 8]
  	Gravestone of Hiram and Betsey Hatch (Woodman) Fairbanks Plot: A 672
  Person ID, Branch	I24924
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Burial: In the Find-a-Grave record, his death date is incorrect.

  
  

Spouse / Partner	Betsey Hatch Woodman,   b. 12 Sep 1820, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 21 Jan 1884, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. (Age 63 years)
Marriage	20 Jun 1849	Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [5, 9, 10]
Age at Marriage	He : 33 years and 8 months - She : 28 years and 9 months.
Children	1850 to 1858  [5]
1. Frederick Clinton Fairbanks (1850-1915) 2. Nelle Marie Fairbanks (1855-1897) 3. Fidelia Woodman Fairbanks (1858-1897)
Family ID	F9711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	1 Oct 2025




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Hiram Fairbanks(1815 – 1886) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Oct 1815 - Turner, Androscoggin County, Massachusetts (now Maine), U.S.A. First Marriage - 4 Jul 1842 - Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Marriage - 20 Jun 1849 - Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1850 - Danville, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1860 - Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1870 - Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1880 - Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Death - 18 Mar 1886 - Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 18 Mar 1886 - Oak Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S273] Bureau of the Census, 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Danville, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: M432_250; Page: 87A; Image: 362. [S191] Bureau of the Census, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_529; Page: 40; Family History Library Film: 803529. [S192] Bureau of the Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Auburn Ward 3, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: M593_536; Page: 42A. [S189] Bureau of the Census, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: 475; Family History Film: 1254475; Page: 42C; Enumeration District: 002; Image: 0086. [S403] Fairbanks, Lorenzo S. Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, (Boston: American Printing and Engraving Company, 1897). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 100823643 Hiram Fairbanks . [S2622] Maine, U.S., Death Records, 1761-1922, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Death Record of Hiram Fairbanks. [S2166] Ancestry.com, Maine, U.S., Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, 1780-1990, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019). [S396] Woodman, J. H., A List of the Descendants of Mr. Joshua Woodman, who settled at Kingston, N.H., about 1736, (Brunswick, Maine: J. Griffin, 1856). [S398] Woodman, John A., Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Mr. Edward Woodman who settled at Ould Newbury Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1635, (Ocala, Florida: by author, 1995).