Papers : 1786-1835.
Call Number: | HIL-MICL FC LFR .F3F3P3 |
Category: | Family |
Creator: | Fairfield Family. |
Description: | 2 microfilm textual records () ; 35 mm |
Background: | William Fairfield (c.1733-1812) was a farmer in Pawlet Township, in the southwestern part of Vermont, at the beginning of the American Revolution. He was imprisoned for refusing to join the American rebels and later enlisted in the Loyalist forces. He served with the Loyal Rangers until the end of the war and settled with other men of his regiment in Ernestown Township where he became a prosperous merchant and built his home near present day Amherstview, Ontario. He and his wife Abigail Baker had twelve children, and three of his sons became prominent businessmen. William, Jr. (c.1769-1816), Stephen, and Benjamin carried on their father's mercantile business in Kingston, Cornwall, and Ernestown, which included contracting with the commissariat to supply the garrison at Kingston. William, Jr. served as a justice of the peace, commissioner of roads, member of the House of Assembly, and along with his brothers, was instrumental in founding the Ernestown Academy. |
Contents: | The selections from the Fairfield Family Papers, which have been included in the microfilm, consist of correspondence, accounts and legal documents relating William Fairfield, Sr. and in particular to his sons William Fairfield, Jr. and Stephen Fairfield |
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The original documents are on long-term loan to Queen's University Archives from the St. Lawrence Parks Commission. |
Archival Ref. No.: | Queen's A. ARCH 2193. |
Finding Aids: | The finding aid for the complete collection of Fairfield Family Papers is found at the beginning of Reel 1. It includes a table of contents, genealogical information, a general description and outline of the Papers, as well as a detailed list of contents. |
Electronic Finding Aid Record: |
Fairfield Family Papers.pdf |
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