Fayette County PA Archives Biographies.....Fairchild, Andrew December 10, 1823 - ????
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Source: Gresham and Wiley, 1889: Biographical & Portrait Cyclopedia, Fayette Co, PA, page 434
Author: John H. Gresham & Samuel T. Wiley

    Andrew Fairchild, a successful businessman and a popular justice of the
peace, is a son of Stephen Fairchild and Elizabeth Gillot Fairchild, and
was born in New Haven, Fayette county, Penna, December 10 1823.
    Stephen Fairchild, at fifteen years of age, enlisted and served in the
Revolutionary War.  His father and six elder brothers having preceded him
in joining the American army.
    Andrew Fairchild received a practical education, and afterwards learned
the trade of cabinet making, pursuing that line of business for twenty
five years, and is now in the undertaking business at East Liberty.  He
also purchased the East Liberty mill, and ran it for about eight or nine
years.
    In 1844 he married Miss Eliza Jane Evan, who died and left one child,
Susan Fairchild, wife of Stewart Worthington of Dunbar.  Mr Fairchild was
remarried in 1849 to Miss Martha Brewer, daughter of Aaron Brewer of
Franklin township.  To this second union were born three children:
Elizabeth Fairchild, wife of Rodolph Wanaka of California; Aaron J
Fairchild married Susan Strickler; Joel E Fairchild married a Miss
Hutchinson and lives in California.
    After the death of his second wife, he was remarried in 1858 to Miss
Sarah Brewer, a sister of his previous wife.  To this last union have been
born five children, three of whom are still living: Harriet Fairchild;
Annie Fairchild, wife of Jacob Strawn of Dawson; and John A Fairchild.
    Andrew Fairchild in political views is a democrat, and served as auditor
in 1857, 1858 and 1859.  In 1878 he was elected justice of the peace for
Dunbar township, and was re-elected in 1883 and 1888.

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