Fairfax family.

Dates:
Active 1777
Active 1864

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Dr. Orlando Fairfax and his wife, Mary Randolph Cary, and their children were prominent residents of Alexandria, Virginia. The record includes correspondence and papers of the family and descendants of Thomas Fairfax (1762-1846) and his son, Orlando Fairfax, M.D. (1806-1882). Dr. Fairfax married Mary Randolph Cary (1811-?) and had a number of children including the following mentioned in the letters: Monimia Fairfax ("Nim") (1837-1889), Jane Cary Fairfax ("Jenny") (1840-?), Edith Fairfax (1847-?), and Thomas Fairfax (1849-1907). Two sons of Orlando and Mary R. Fairfax were the principal writers of this correspondence: Randolph Fairfax (1842-1862), a private in Captain Archibald Graham's company of Virginia Light Artillery, who was killed at the battle of Federicksburg on December 13, 1862; and Ethelbert Fairfax (1845-1907), who served in Company E, 18th Battalion of Virginia Heavy Artillery and was later transferred to the signal corps.

From the description of Papers, 1777-1864 (bulk 1861-1862). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122609334

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