Arthur FAIRFIELD

Born

November 1852 , Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Montcalm, Canada East

Died

9 November 1936 , Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

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Born: November 1852 in Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Montcalm, Canada East

Parents of Arthur FAIRFIELD

Father

John Mamert (Jules) FAIRFIELD BEAUCHAMP

Mother

Adeline BEAUDOIN

Grandparents of Arthur FAIRFIELD

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BEAUCHAMP Marie-Susanne GARIEPY

Maternal grandparents

Louis BEAUDOIN Victoire BEAUCHAMP

Arthur was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1862.
The French-Canadian Migration: New England's Late 1800s Odyssey

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Arthur married Elizabeth FOLLEN 3 October 1881 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elizabeth FOLLEN was born June 1862 in New York, USA. Elizabeth died abt. 1937 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA . Elizabeth was the child of John FOLLEN and Bridget CONNELL.

Arthur FAIRFIELD died 9 November 1936 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Arthur FAIRFIELD

Arthur FAIRFIELD married

Elizabeth FOLLEN
Marriage date: 3 October 1881
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth FOLLEN was the child of John FOLLEN and Bridget CONNELL

Marriage notes:

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

groom's name: Arthur Fairfield

groom's birth date: 1853

groom's birthplace:

groom's age: 28

bride's name: Elizabeth E. Follen

bride's birth date: 1860

bride's birthplace:

bride's age: 21

marriage date: 03 Oct 1881

marriage place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

groom's father's name: John

groom's mother's name: Adeline Goodwood

bride's father's name: John

bride's mother's name: Bridget

groom's race:

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indexing project (batch) number: I01261-8

system origin: Massachusetts-EASy

source film number: 1902438

reference number: 65

They are living in Naugatuck, CT in 1934

Children of Arthur FAIRFIELD and Elizabeth FOLLEN

Gertrude Elizabeth FAIRFIELD

Born: 9 July 1882, Naugatuck, Connecticut, USA
Died: ,

Arthur Howard FAIRFIELD

Born: 11 July 1887, Naugatuck, Connecticut, USA
Died: ,

Maude FAIRFIELD

Born: 22 December 1892, , Connecticut, USA
Died: ,

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1852
November 1852
Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Montcalm, Canada East

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Arthur Fairfield
Age: 12 years
estimated Birth Year: 1853
Gender: Male
Race:
birthPlace: Canada
Marital Status: Single
Residence: Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts
family number: 13
Line Number: 20
Film Number: 0953967
Digital Folder Number: 4286754
Image Number: 00286
Household Gender Age
John Fairfield M 38y
Adeline Fairfield F 35y
Jennie Fairfield F 14y
Arthur Fairfield M 12y
Amanda Fairfield F 10y
Minnie Fairfield F 9y
Horace Fairfield M 5y
Cordellia Fairfield F 3y
Rosadellia Fairfield F 3y
Emma Fairfield F 2y
Albert Fairfield M 20y

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1865 Massachusetts Census
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1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1870 Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Arthur Fairfield
estimated Birth Year: 1853
Gender: Male
age in 1870: 17y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthPlace: Canada
home in 1870: Massachusetts, United States
Household Gender Age
John Fairfield M 46y
Alline Fairfield F 40y
Jenny Fairfield F 19y
Arthur Fairfield M 17y
Armond Fairfield M 15y
Maria Fairfield F 13y
Alice Fairfield F 10y
Cordelia Fairfield F 8y
Rosalie Fairfield F 8y
Emily Fairfield F 7y
Mary Fairfield F 5y
Marie Fairfield F 3y
Albert Fairfield M 4m

Source / record details
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Arthur Farefield
Residence: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1854
birthPlace: Canada
relationship to head: Son
spouse's Name:
spouse's birthPlace:
father's Name: John Farefield
father's birthPlace: Canada
mother's Name: Adeline Farefield
mother's birthPlace: Canada
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
Gender: Male
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 26 years
Occupation: Works In Woolen Mill
nara Film Number: T9-0522
pAge: 450
page character: B
entry number: 484
Film Number: 1254522
Household Gender Age
parent John Farefield M 54
parent Adeline Farefield F 50
Arthur Farefield M 26
Minie Farefield F 22
Horice Farefield M 20
Coselie Farefield F 18
Rosie Farefield F 18
Emily Farefield F 15
Mary Farefield F 14
Albert Farefield M 10
Mane Farefield F 12

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 Marriage / Partner
Arthur FAIRFIELD and Elizabeth FOLLEN 3 October 1881, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

He was 28 years old.

1882 Birth of Child
Gertrude Elizabeth FAIRFIELD was born 9 July 1882, Naugatuck, Connecticut, USA (Platts Mills)

Arthur was 29 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1887 Birth of Child
Arthur Howard FAIRFIELD was born 11 July 1887, Naugatuck, Connecticut, USA (Platts Mills)

Arthur was 34 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1892 Birth of Child
Maude FAIRFIELD was born 22 December 1892, , Connecticut, USA

Arthur was 40 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut

Name: Arthur P Fairfield
birthPlace: Canada French
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Residence: Naugatuck Ward 2, New Haven, Connecticut
Marital Status: Married
race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1862
father's birthPlace: Canada French
mother's birthPlace: Canada French
family number: 120
page number: 6
Household Gender Age
Arthur P Fairfield M 56y
spouse Elizabeth E Fairfield F 48y
child Gertrude E Fairfield F 27y
child Arthur H Fairfield M 22y

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut

Name: Arthure Fairfield
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Age: 77
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: Canada
estimated Birth Year: 1853
Immigration Year: 1860
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
father's birthPlace: Canada
mother's birthPlace: Canada
enumeration district number: 0185
family number: 185
Sheet Number and Letter: 7A
Line Number: 28
nara publication: T626, roll 274
Film Number: 2340009
Digital Folder Number: 4531878
Image Number: 00780
Household Gender Age
Arthure Fairfield M 77
spouse Elizabeth Fairfield F 68
child Gertrude Fairfield F 47

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)