Son of Joseph and Phebe Lewis (Bayles) Fairchild of New Jersey.
War of 1812 veteran. Served with Colt's 48th Regiment of New York's militia. Was not an actual military general during the war. It was an honor bestowed upon him after the war.
"General Caleb Fairchild, who died at Waterloo two weeks ago, was born at Watertown [Morristown], New Jersey, in 1795, and at the age of six years his family moved to Geneva. Very early in life his father died, and the support of his widowed mother, three brothers, devolved entirely upon him. In the year 1817 he moved to Waterloo. He married Miss Aurelia Maltby, in 1821. He was a prominent mason, and much interested in military matters. When barely past his 18th year he was drafted into the service of the war of 1812, but having so many helpless ones depending upon him for support, he was obliged to procure a substitute. Notwithstanding, when the British troops landed at Sodus, and Col. Colt's regiment of Geneva was called out, he in response to a call for volunteers, shouldered his musket and served some weeks on the shores of Lake Ontario, gallantly repelling the invaders." (May 2, 1877, The Courier of Geneva, NY)
"General Caleb Fairchild died in 1877, and since that that time has lain in an unmarked grave in Maple Grove cemetery. Seneca Lodge [Masons] as part of its centennial celebration, has caused a new grave marker to be erected in the cemetery at the grave of its long deceased brother, bearing the emblem of the Square and Compasses, in token of its love, respect and appreciation of the brother who so nobly served the Lodge for more than fifty years." (Dec. 5, 1946, The Seneca County News of Waterloo, NY)
"General Caleb Fairchild, one of the oldest and a most esteemed citizen of Waterloo, died on Wednesday last, aged 82 years." (April 20, 1877, The Gazette of Geneva, NY)
"Waterloo - Caleb Fairchild put up the frame store on the corner of Virginia Street where Gay's building now stands and Mr. W. M. Lee sold dry goods there for several years. The first brick block of nine stores was built in 1827 by several citizens and called Central Block. Caleb Fairchild built number one." (Feb. 20, 1877, The Observer of Waterloo, NY)
"General First Master, Masons - The year 1946 is the 100th anniversary of the organizing of Seneca Lodge. Fitting ceremonies of the. occasion will be observed. General Caleb Fairchild was the first master of Seneca Lodge. As a boy he grew up In Geneva and received his education here. He moved to Waterloo at an early age, while that place was still called New Hudson, and became a silversmith and jeweler. He enlisted as a volunteer in a Geneva company to repel the British when they attempted to land at Sodus Point Hi in the War of 1812, and in the ensuing years, in the reorganization of that volunteer company, earned the title of "General". General Fairchild died in 1877 at the age of 82 years. He was burled with Masonic Honors in Maple Grove cemetery at Waterloo. His grave was unmarked until recently, when Seneca Lodge as a part ofits Centennial Celebration, erected at his grave, a headstone bearing the Masonic emblem of square and compasses." (Dec. 2, 1946, Seneca News section of The Times of Geneva, NY)
War of 1812 veteran. Served with Colt's 48th Regiment of New York's militia. Was not an actual military general during the war. It was an honor bestowed upon him after the war.
"General Caleb Fairchild, who died at Waterloo two weeks ago, was born at Watertown [Morristown], New Jersey, in 1795, and at the age of six years his family moved to Geneva. Very early in life his father died, and the support of his widowed mother, three brothers, devolved entirely upon him. In the year 1817 he moved to Waterloo. He married Miss Aurelia Maltby, in 1821. He was a prominent mason, and much interested in military matters. When barely past his 18th year he was drafted into the service of the war of 1812, but having so many helpless ones depending upon him for support, he was obliged to procure a substitute. Notwithstanding, when the British troops landed at Sodus, and Col. Colt's regiment of Geneva was called out, he in response to a call for volunteers, shouldered his musket and served some weeks on the shores of Lake Ontario, gallantly repelling the invaders." (May 2, 1877, The Courier of Geneva, NY)
"General Caleb Fairchild died in 1877, and since that that time has lain in an unmarked grave in Maple Grove cemetery. Seneca Lodge [Masons] as part of its centennial celebration, has caused a new grave marker to be erected in the cemetery at the grave of its long deceased brother, bearing the emblem of the Square and Compasses, in token of its love, respect and appreciation of the brother who so nobly served the Lodge for more than fifty years." (Dec. 5, 1946, The Seneca County News of Waterloo, NY)
"General Caleb Fairchild, one of the oldest and a most esteemed citizen of Waterloo, died on Wednesday last, aged 82 years." (April 20, 1877, The Gazette of Geneva, NY)
"Waterloo - Caleb Fairchild put up the frame store on the corner of Virginia Street where Gay's building now stands and Mr. W. M. Lee sold dry goods there for several years. The first brick block of nine stores was built in 1827 by several citizens and called Central Block. Caleb Fairchild built number one." (Feb. 20, 1877, The Observer of Waterloo, NY)
"General First Master, Masons - The year 1946 is the 100th anniversary of the organizing of Seneca Lodge. Fitting ceremonies of the. occasion will be observed. General Caleb Fairchild was the first master of Seneca Lodge. As a boy he grew up In Geneva and received his education here. He moved to Waterloo at an early age, while that place was still called New Hudson, and became a silversmith and jeweler. He enlisted as a volunteer in a Geneva company to repel the British when they attempted to land at Sodus Point Hi in the War of 1812, and in the ensuing years, in the reorganization of that volunteer company, earned the title of "General". General Fairchild died in 1877 at the age of 82 years. He was burled with Masonic Honors in Maple Grove cemetery at Waterloo. His grave was unmarked until recently, when Seneca Lodge as a part ofits Centennial Celebration, erected at his grave, a headstone bearing the Masonic emblem of square and compasses." (Dec. 2, 1946, Seneca News section of The Times of Geneva, NY)
Son of Joseph and Phebe Lewis (Bayles) Fairchild of New Jersey.
War of 1812 veteran. Served with Colt's 48th Regiment of New York's militia. Was not an actual military general during the war. It was an honor bestowed upon him after the war.
"General Caleb Fairchild, who died at Waterloo two weeks ago, was born at Watertown [Morristown], New Jersey, in 1795, and at the age of six years his family moved to Geneva. Very early in life his father died, and the support of his widowed mother, three brothers, devolved entirely upon him. In the year 1817 he moved to Waterloo. He married Miss Aurelia Maltby, in 1821. He was a prominent mason, and much interested in military matters. When barely past his 18th year he was drafted into the service of the war of 1812, but having so many helpless ones depending upon him for support, he was obliged to procure a substitute. Notwithstanding, when the British troops landed at Sodus, and Col. Colt's regiment of Geneva was called out, he in response to a call for volunteers, shouldered his musket and served some weeks on the shores of Lake Ontario, gallantly repelling the invaders." (May 2, 1877, The Courier of Geneva, NY)
"General Caleb Fairchild died in 1877, and since that that time has lain in an unmarked grave in Maple Grove cemetery. Seneca Lodge [Masons] as part of its centennial celebration, has caused a new grave marker to be erected in the cemetery at the grave of its long deceased brother, bearing the emblem of the Square and Compasses, in token of its love, respect and appreciation of the brother who so nobly served the Lodge for more than fifty years." (Dec. 5, 1946, The Seneca County News of Waterloo, NY)
"General Caleb Fairchild, one of the oldest and a most esteemed citizen of Waterloo, died on Wednesday last, aged 82 years." (April 20, 1877, The Gazette of Geneva, NY)
"Waterloo - Caleb Fairchild put up the frame store on the corner of Virginia Street where Gay's building now stands and Mr. W. M. Lee sold dry goods there for several years. The first brick block of nine stores was built in 1827 by several citizens and called Central Block. Caleb Fairchild built number one." (Feb. 20, 1877, The Observer of Waterloo, NY)
"General First Master, Masons - The year 1946 is the 100th anniversary of the organizing of Seneca Lodge. Fitting ceremonies of the. occasion will be observed. General Caleb Fairchild was the first master of Seneca Lodge. As a boy he grew up In Geneva and received his education here. He moved to Waterloo at an early age, while that place was still called New Hudson, and became a silversmith and jeweler. He enlisted as a volunteer in a Geneva company to repel the British when they attempted to land at Sodus Point Hi in the War of 1812, and in the ensuing years, in the reorganization of that volunteer company, earned the title of "General". General Fairchild died in 1877 at the age of 82 years. He was burled with Masonic Honors in Maple Grove cemetery at Waterloo. His grave was unmarked until recently, when Seneca Lodge as a part ofits Centennial Celebration, erected at his grave, a headstone bearing the Masonic emblem of square and compasses." (Dec. 2, 1946, Seneca News section of The Times of Geneva, NY)
War of 1812 veteran. Served with Colt's 48th Regiment of New York's militia. Was not an actual military general during the war. It was an honor bestowed upon him after the war.
"General Caleb Fairchild, who died at Waterloo two weeks ago, was born at Watertown [Morristown], New Jersey, in 1795, and at the age of six years his family moved to Geneva. Very early in life his father died, and the support of his widowed mother, three brothers, devolved entirely upon him. In the year 1817 he moved to Waterloo. He married Miss Aurelia Maltby, in 1821. He was a prominent mason, and much interested in military matters. When barely past his 18th year he was drafted into the service of the war of 1812, but having so many helpless ones depending upon him for support, he was obliged to procure a substitute. Notwithstanding, when the British troops landed at Sodus, and Col. Colt's regiment of Geneva was called out, he in response to a call for volunteers, shouldered his musket and served some weeks on the shores of Lake Ontario, gallantly repelling the invaders." (May 2, 1877, The Courier of Geneva, NY)
"General Caleb Fairchild died in 1877, and since that that time has lain in an unmarked grave in Maple Grove cemetery. Seneca Lodge [Masons] as part of its centennial celebration, has caused a new grave marker to be erected in the cemetery at the grave of its long deceased brother, bearing the emblem of the Square and Compasses, in token of its love, respect and appreciation of the brother who so nobly served the Lodge for more than fifty years." (Dec. 5, 1946, The Seneca County News of Waterloo, NY)
"General Caleb Fairchild, one of the oldest and a most esteemed citizen of Waterloo, died on Wednesday last, aged 82 years." (April 20, 1877, The Gazette of Geneva, NY)
"Waterloo - Caleb Fairchild put up the frame store on the corner of Virginia Street where Gay's building now stands and Mr. W. M. Lee sold dry goods there for several years. The first brick block of nine stores was built in 1827 by several citizens and called Central Block. Caleb Fairchild built number one." (Feb. 20, 1877, The Observer of Waterloo, NY)
"General First Master, Masons - The year 1946 is the 100th anniversary of the organizing of Seneca Lodge. Fitting ceremonies of the. occasion will be observed. General Caleb Fairchild was the first master of Seneca Lodge. As a boy he grew up In Geneva and received his education here. He moved to Waterloo at an early age, while that place was still called New Hudson, and became a silversmith and jeweler. He enlisted as a volunteer in a Geneva company to repel the British when they attempted to land at Sodus Point Hi in the War of 1812, and in the ensuing years, in the reorganization of that volunteer company, earned the title of "General". General Fairchild died in 1877 at the age of 82 years. He was burled with Masonic Honors in Maple Grove cemetery at Waterloo. His grave was unmarked until recently, when Seneca Lodge as a part ofits Centennial Celebration, erected at his grave, a headstone bearing the Masonic emblem of square and compasses." (Dec. 2, 1946, Seneca News section of The Times of Geneva, NY)
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