Michael Fair and Mary B. Steelsmith

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Husband Michael Fair ^{1 2}

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           Born: Cal 10 Nov 1775
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           Died: 10 Aug 1860 1
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         Father: John Fair (      -      ) 3
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Wife Mary B. Steelsmith ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: Cir 24 Jun 1780
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           Died: 7 Jul 1870 1
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         Father: Jacob Steelsmith (Abt 1743-1828) 1 3
         Mother: Sarah Wolf (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 F Sarah Fair ^{1 2 4}

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           Born: Cir 5 Nov 1800 - Armstrong Co, PA
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           Died: 4 Dec 1891 1
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         Spouse: Peter Fair (cal 1796-1878) 1 2 4 5

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2 M John Fair ^{2 6}

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           Born: 1804 - Armstrong Co, PA 6
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           Died: 1888 7
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         Spouse: Mary Christman (      -      ) 3

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3 M Eli Fair ²

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4 M Frederick Fair ²

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5 M Peter Fair ²

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General Notes: Husband - Michael Fair

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He came from Germany with his parents, settling on the Schuylkill river, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, prior to the Revolution, in which his father served as a soldier of the colonies. After the war Michael Fair settled in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, with his brother John.

Another source states that he was born near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He was a great hunter, and lived at a time when population was sparse and wild game plenty. He crossed the Allegheny mountains by wagon in company with Jacob Steelsmith, they being the first settlers in Armstrong County.

1 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 548.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 909.

3 Editor, Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Vol. I (Madison, WI: Northwestern Historical Assosciation, 1904), Pg 383.

4 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 514.

5 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 831.

6 Editor, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 270.

7 Editor, Book of Biographies, Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 271.