The Fairchild family has long roots in New England, United States. They descend from Thomas Fairchild who came from England in 1639 and settled in Stratford, Connecticut, a part of the fledgling New Haven Colony. Genealogy Among the notable members of the family are: Jairus C. Fairchild (1801–1862), who was the first mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, and married Sally Blair Cassius (1829–1868), who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and died of wounds received in the American Civil War. Lucius Fairchild (1831–1896), Governor of Wisconsin, He married Frances Bull (b. 1846) Lucia (1872-1924), a painter, married Henry Brown Fuller Blair (1877–1933), a composer Grandison Fairchild (1792–1890), who married Nancy Harris in 1813 James Fairchild, who was President of Oberlin College Henry Fairchild, who was President of Berea College. Henry was married to Maria Ball Babbitt Charles Grandison Fairchild, who was President of Rollins College. Charles married Adelaide Frances Dean. Edward Henry Fairchild Fred Rogers Fairchild Henry Pratt Fairchild George Fairchild, who was President of Kansas State University. George was married to Charlotte Pearl Halsted David Fairchild, who was a distinguished American botanist. David married Marian Hubbard Bell, a daughter of Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Fairchild, who was known as Graham or Sandy. Graham married Elva Whitman Other descendants Other descendants of Thomas Fairchild include: Muir Stephen Fairchild Sources Fairchild Family History