FAIRBANKS Robert P.

1825 -

• Name	FAIRBANKS Robert P.
  Birth	21 Sep 1825	Sandy Lake, MN
  Gender	Male
  Notes	The Fairbanks Family Posted by Dick Campbell on Fri, 18 Jun 1999 Robert Fairbanks was born at Sandy Lake, Minn., on the 21st day of September 1825. When he was quite young he was sent to Fredonia, New York, to be educated, and at the age of twenty he was employed at the headquarters of the American Fur company at La Pointe, Wisconsin, as clerk. In 1846 he married Catherine Beaulieu the youngest sister of C. H. and Paul Beaulieu. He remained at La Pointe until 1851, when he removed to Crow Wing with his family where he remained in trade for a number of years, where he had a comfortable home and family of seven children, four sons and three daughters. In 1868 he removed to White Earth with his family, where he had taken charge of the store belonging to Joseph Wakefield, which he ran for a year, when he opened up a store of his own which he ran until he died.
  Person ID	I2790	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	BEAULIEU Catherine,   b. 1826, WI d. Jan 1902, White Earth, Becker Co., MN (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1846	LaPointe, Wisc Territory, MI
  Children	1. FAIRBANKS Margaret Elizabeth  [natural]   2. FAIRBANKS Sophia,   b. 20 Oct 1851   d. 04 Feb 1920 (Age 68 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F2790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2024