Person:Paul Fairbanks (1)

Name^[3]	Paul Fairbanks
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	14 Mar 1779	Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage	9 Apr 1801	Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesto Catherine Phelps
Marriage	6 Dec 1812	Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesto Arathusa Ross
Marriage	20 Apr 1841	Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesto Patience Unknown
Death^[2]	12 Jul 1859	Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

References

↑ Tapley, Frances Pratt. Vital records of Sterling, Massachusetts. (Worcester, Massachusetts: Printed by Commonwealth Press, 1976)
p. 20.

FAIRBANKS, Paul, [born] March 14, 1779, s. Oliver and Susannah.
↑ Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
[1].

Deaths registered in the town of Sterling for the year 1859.
No.: 14
Date of Death: 1859 July 12th
Name: Paul Fairbank
Age: 78 [birth about 1781]
Place of Death: Sterling
Cause: Cancer of rectum
Condition: Widow
Occupation: Farmer
Place of Birth: Sterling
Parents: Oliver & [blank] Fairbank
↑ Fairbanks, Lorenzo Sayles. Genealogy of the Fairbanks family in America, 1633-1897. (Boston: Printed for the author by the American Printing and Engraving Company, 1897)
p. 116, 227.

Capt. Paul Fairbank [#189], s/o Oliver Fairbank [#79] and Susanna Gates, b. Lancaster 1781 [sic, see following comment], d. Sterling 12 Jul 1859, m. (1) 9 Apr 1801 Catharine Phelps, m. (2) 6 Dec 1812 Arathusa Ross, m. (3) Patience Richardson.
[Note: this source apparently did not have access to Sterling VRS, and based on Lancaster baptisms in 1781 made Paul a twin with Artemas. This is incorrect.]