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Arad Fairbanks

• Father: Paul Fairbanks b. 1781, d. 12 Jul 1859
• Mother: Catherine "Katy" Phelps b. 1781, d. 9 Jun 1811

• Company: A

• Arad Fairbanks was born on 5 Aug 1809 at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Paul Fairbanks and Catherine "Katy" Phelps.
• On 9 Jun 1811 his mother, Catherine "Katy" Phelps, died at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 6 Dec 1812 Arad's widowed father, Paul Fairbanks, remarried to Arathusa Ross.
• On 2 Apr 1824 his step-mother, Arathusa Ross, died at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 34.
• Arad's widowed father, Paul Fairbanks, remarried to Patience [--?--].
• On 26 Jul 1835 Arad Fairbanks, 25, married Sally Ann Pratt, 18, daughter of Joel Pratt and Sally Richardson, at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Arad Fairbanks and Sally Ann Pratt were enumerated in the 1850 US Federal census in Sep 1850 at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he is a miller.
• On 12 Jul 1859 his father, Paul Fairbanks, died at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Arad Fairbanks and Sally Ann Pratt were enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 31 Jul 1860 at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  A. Fairbanks, 48, farmer, $500 real estate, $300 personal estate, b. MA (as were all in the household)
  S. A. Fairbanks, 43, f, wife
  C. Fairbanks, 21, m, help (appears to be related somehow)
  J. J. Fairbanks, 13, m
  H. G. Fairbanks, 3, m.
• In 1861 Arad was living at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Arad gave his occupation as farmer.
• On 17 May 1861, Eugene Fairbanks, his son, was enlisted in the 24th New York Infantry Regiment.
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  On 14 Dec 1861 Arad mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 52 years, 4 months and 9 days old.
• On 1 May 1862 Arad ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability.
  
  
• On 12 Sep 1862 his son, Eugene Fairbanks, died at Washington, DC, having been wounded on 29 August 1862 at 2nd Bull Run, VA.
• On 24 Mar 1877 Sally Ann Fairbanks, his wife, died at Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 60.
• On 8 Jan 1878 his granddaughter, Winifred Luella Fairbanks, daughter of James Jerome Fairbanks and Luella Benton, was born at Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• Arad Fairbanks was enumerated in the household of James Jerome Fairbanks in the 1880 US Federal Census on on 1 Jun 1880 at at Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where he is a farmer. He lives in the household of his widower son, James, who Works In Chair Shop. With them is Arad's granddaughter, Winnie F. FAIRBANK, age 2.
  
• Arad Fairbanks was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts, noting that he had an honorable discharge and was in "old age", also that he was not receiving a pension but ought to be.
• He made application at Massachusetts for a veteran's pension on 1 Aug 1890, and received certificate number 615922.
• He died on 24 Apr 1892 at Gardner, Worcester County, Massachusetts, "Mr. Arad Fairbanks died last Sunday at the residence of his son, James J. Fairbanks, on Chestnut street, in this town. He was 83 years of age. He was the oldest soldier in town, having served in the 15th Massachusetts regiment during the war. He was a member of Post 59 of Sterling. During the war he lost one son, who was killed in one of the engagments. His body was taken to Stering for burial Monday afternoon." (Worcester Daily Spy, 27 Apr 1892). He was 82 years, 8 months and 19 days old.
• He was buried in Apr 1892 at Oak Hill Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 30 Jun 1944 at "The Fitchburg Sentinel", Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Winifred Luella Fairbanks, his grand-daughter, and only living descendant, was mentioned as follows:
  "Teacher Retires: Miss Winifred L. Fairbanks of 166 Chestnut street, a member of the faculty of Gardner highschool for the past 44 years, has retired from teaching. Miss Fairbanks, who was graduated from Gardner high in 1896, joined the teachsing staff in September, 1900, following graduation the preceding June from Mount Holyoke college."

• Last Edited: 31 Jul 2010

Francis Henry Fairbanks

• Father: Timothy J. Fairbanks b. between 1803 - 1804
• Mother: Lucy Ann Woods b. between 1803 - 1804

• Company: C

• Francis Henry Fairbanks was born between 1835 - 1836 at Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Timothy J. Fairbanks and Lucy Ann Woods.
• Francis Henry Fairbanks was enumerated in the 1850 US Federal census on 29 Aug 1850 at Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the household of one Eliphas BALLARD, age 65, a farmer with $3000. With him are Anna B. Ballard, 42, and Harriett Haskell, age 52. Their relationship, if any, to Francis Fairbanks is unknown.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Francis gave his occupation as pump maker.
• In 1861 Francis was living at Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Frank mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 10 Apr 1862 Francis ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts at Yorktown, York County, Virginia, for disability due to asthma.
  
  
• On 31 May 1862, at The Battle of Fair Oaks, Henrico County, Virginia, Francis was erroneously reported killed at Fair Oaks, but the error remains reported on the 1870 roster.
• Starting 20 Jul 1862, Francis also served in the enlisted in the 34th Massachusetts Infantry. This fact is only reported in Ford's history. Although his service in the 34th is reported in the MASSCW, there is no connection made to the man who served in the 15th.
• On 19 Oct 1864 Francis was taken prisoner at Cedar Creek, Accomack County, Virginia, with the 34th Massachusetts.
• He died on 5 Jan 1865 at Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, as a Prisoner of War from the 34th MVI.
• On 28 Mar 1876 Timothy J. Fairbanks received a pension to surviving family member based on Francis's service; his father, received certificate 181092, based on Frank's service in the 34th Massachusetts.

• Last Edited: 18 Jul 2010

Harlan Fairbanks

• Father: Orrin Fairbanks b. 30 Sep 1806, d. 11 Jan 1889
• Mother: Nancy Winchester Hartwell b. 14 Sep 1811, d. 2 Dec 1884

• Company: H

• Harlan Fairbanks was born on 2 Aug 1840 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Orrin Fairbanks and Nancy Winchester Hartwell.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Harlan gave his occupation as axe-maker.
  
• Harlan was living at Douglas, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Harlan mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Douglas, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 20 years, 11 months and 10 days old.
• On 16 Jan 1862 Harlan was promoted to to Corporal.
  
• On 31 May 1862 Harlan Fairbanks was wounded at The Battle of Fair Oaks, Henrico County, Virginia, in the thigh and foot.
• From the History of Douglas, Massachusetts: Harlan Fairbanks, corporal, acting sergeant, was badly wounded in the leg and foot at the battle of Fair Oaks or Seven Pines, near Richmond; was brought home to Douglas, where he gradually recovered from his wounds.
• On 6 Aug 1862 Harlan ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability.
  
  
• He made application for a veteran's pension on 12 Jan 1863, and received certificate number 12513.
• In 1864 Harlan went to work for M. B. Green & Co., in Worcester, Mass., to learn the Drug business.
• On 2 Nov 1868 Harlan Fairbanks, 28, married Almira L. Lee, 28, daughter of William Lee and Phebe Louisa [--?--], of Elmira, N. Y.
• In 1869 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Harlan set up for himself in the drug business.
• In 1879, at Douglas, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Harlan was included in the town history for his Civil War service in the 15th Massachusetts.
• He and Almira L. Lee were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census in Jun 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  Fairbanks, Harnlan, 39, apothecary, b. MA
  ---, Almira L., 39, wife, b. NY
  ---, Charles D., 5, son, b. MA
  ---, Grace C., 9/12 (Aug), dau, b. MA
  McCormick, Kate, 24, servant, b. Ireland.
• On 21 Oct 1880 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Harlan Fairbanks attended the 14th annual reunion of the 15th Massachusetts Regiment.
• On 21 Oct 1884 at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Harlan Fairbanks attended the 18th annual reunion of the 15th regiment association. (Report from the Fitchburg Sentinel.).
• In 1886 Harlan Fairbanks moved from Massachusetts to Tustin, CA, where he is engaged in the Drug and Real Estate business.
• On 11 Jan 1889 his father, Orrin Fairbanks, died at Tustin, Orange County, California, at age 82.
• In 1894 Harlan Fairbanks moved from Tustin, Orange County, California, to Santa Ana, CA, and purchased the brick block on East Fourth St., where he and his son, Charles D., in co-partnership, are now located in a first-class drug store.
• Charles Devens Fairbanks, his son, completed a course in Pharmacy in the University of California, in 1895, and received the degree of Ph. D. Is now in partnership with his father, in Santa Ana.
• Harlan Fairbanks and Almira L. Lee were enumerated in the 1900 US Federal census on 23 Jun 1900 at Santa Ana, Orange County, California, as:
  Fairbanks, Harlan, b. Aug 1840, married 33 years, b. MA, druggist
  ---, Elmira L., wife, b. Sep 1840, two of three children still living, b. NY (fath b. NY; mor b. CT)
  ---, Grace L., dau, b. Aug 1879, b. MA.
• On 21 Oct 1907 Harlan Fairbanks wrote a letter to be read at the regimental reunion and banquet on the 46th anniversary of the Battle of Ball's Bluff, as reported in the Fitchburg Sentinel the following day. (Click icon to read the report.).
• He died on 19 Jan 1914 at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California. He was 73 years, 5 months and 17 days old.
• He was buried in Jan 1914 at Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

• Last Edited: 31 Jul 2010

Charles H. Farmer

• Company: B

• Charles H. Farmer was born between 1842 - 1843 at New Hampshire.
• He was enumerated in the 1860 US Federal census on 16 Jun 1860 at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as:
  J. P. Colley, 32, machinist, b. NH
  A. Colley, 35, wife, b. MA (believed to be his sister, Almira)
  **C. H. Farmer, 17, machinist, b. NH
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• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Charles gave his occupation as machinist.
• In 1861 Charles was living at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Charles mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• On 2 Feb 1863 Charles ended military service with the 15th Massachusetts due to disability.
  
  
• Charles H. Farmer married Augusta Louisa Gates, daughter of Jonah Gates and Louisa Elizabeth Brown.
• Charles H. Farmer and Augusta Louisa Gates were enumerated in the 1880 US Federal census on 19 Jun 1880 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, probably as:
  Farmer, Charles H., 36, machinist dealer, b. NH (of MA parents)
  ---, Augusta L., 38, wife, saleswoman, b. CT (of CT parents)
  and five lodgers.
• On 5 Apr 1883 Augusta Louisa Gates, his wife, died at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, of pneumonia at age 41.
• In Jun 1886 Charles was living at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
• He was enumerated in the 1890 US Federal census, Veteran's Schedule in Jun 1890 at 224 W. 59th Street, New York City (Manhattan), New York, New York, as a member of Co. B, 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, noting that his papers were lost in a fire.
• In May 1898 Charles was living at New York City, New York, New York.
• On 11 May 1898 at "The Fitchburg Sentinel", Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Charles H. Farmer was mentioned in an article as an original member of the Fitchburg Fusiliers. (click icon to read article).
• About in 1905 Charles H. Farmer married Elva L. Estes, daughter of William Estes and Abby Y. Hall, in a third marriage for both.
• Charles H. Farmer made application for a veteran's pension, and received certificate number 422280.
• He died on 27 Jul 1915 at New York City, New York.
• He made application for a veteran's pension on 10 Dec 1917, his wife, received certificate number 865173.

• Last Edited: 10 Apr 2010

Franklin Hawkes Farnsworth

Gravemarker of Franklin H. Farnsworth

• Father: Benjamin Franklin Farnsworth b. 22 May 1817, d. 16 Feb 1893
• Mother: Cynthia Austiss Hawkes b. 25 Jan 1818, d. 17 Mar 1858

• Company: C

• Franklin Hawkes Farnsworth was born on 17 Jan 1842 at Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, son of Benjamin Franklin Farnsworth and Cynthia Austiss Hawkes.
• Franklin Hawkes Farnsworth was enumerated in the household of Benjamin Franklin Farnsworth and Cynthia Austiss Hawkes in the 1850 US Federal Census on 19 Aug 1850 at Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, as follows:
  Benjamin F. FARNSWORTH, 33, m, farmer, with an estate worth $250, b. in Massachusetts (as were all the family)
  Cynthia, 32, f
  **Franklin H., 8, m
  John E. , 6, m
  George W., 3, m
  Frederick F., 1, m
  
  Nextdoor, in house number 63 lives one Alice HAWKES, age 72, with an estate of $ 1800.
  
  One door further, in house number 64, live Franklin's grandparents -- Benjamin FARNSWORTH, age 69, and Dorcus (Whittemore), age 68. With them are four women who are likely their daughters -- Caroline, 43, Dorcus E., 36, Lydia, 25, and Angelina, age 22.
  
  The other direction, in house number 58, live Asa D. FARNSWORTH, a farmer, age 41, and Betsy, 42 -- along with their five sons and two daughters.
  
  
• On 17 Mar 1858 his mother, Cynthia Austiss Hawkes, died at Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 40.
• After 1858 Franklin's widowed father, Benjamin Franklin Farnsworth, remarried to Mary E. Hersey.
• At the time of his enlistment in the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in 1861, Franklin gave his occupation as farmer.
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  On 12 Jul 1861 Franklin mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 19 years, 5 months and 25 days old.
• He died on 31 May 1862 at The Battle of Fair Oaks, Henrico County, Virginia, From Marvin's history of Lancaster -- "He was a good soldier, and was in the battles of Ball's Bluff, Yorktown, Williamsburg and Fair Oaks. He was a young man of much promise, and his early death was a serious loss to friends and acquaintances.". He was 20 years, 4 months and 14 days old.
• He was buried in 1862 at North Village Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, (click icon to see photo contributed by Ed Norris) (Note: it is unclear if this is a family memorial or if he is physically buried here. Some sources say he was buried at the battlefield. slh Sep 2004).
• An obituary for Franklin Hawkes Farnsworth was published on 10 Jun 1862 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, as follows: Killed at the battle of Fair Oaks, before Richmond, FRANKLIN H., eldest son of MR. BENJ. F. FARNSWORTH, of Lancaster, Mass., --of Co. C, 15th Regiment M.V.M. -- from Boston Daily Evening Transcript, Tuesday, June 10, 1862.
• Between 1862 - 1864 John Edward Farnsworth and George Walter Farnsworth, Franklin's brothers, both joined Company H of the 34th MVI in July 1862 and January 1864. Both mustered out in June of 1865. The next brother, Frederick, is said to have run away to join up, but he was sent home for being too young.
• In 1868 Franklin Hawkes Farnsworth was included on the Civil War memorial at Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, on the memorial tablets at Lancaster Town Library.
• On 23 Aug 1890 Benjamin Franklin Farnsworth received a pension to surviving family member in Massachusetts based on Franklin's service; his father was granted certificate number 307883.
• Benjamin Franklin Farnsworth, his father, survived Franklin Hawkes Farnsworth and died on 16 Feb 1893 at Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 75.
• This family is well documented. See "Farnsworth Memorial II", by Moses F. Farnsworth.
  
  

• Last Edited: 9 Oct 2010