George
Biography
Named in the phrase “George and Evelyn Sajben.” They bought the land south of the family's house and were longtime neighbors and friends of Carol's parents. One of the seven children who accompanied their parents to America.
Timeline
Spanning the 9 years from 1618, to 1627
Seven children born to Jonathan and Grace
The list contains two children named Mary; individual birth dates are not given.
History of the Guild Family1633
Family sails to Boston in Jonathan's ship
Jonathan was 39. A later sentence describes the 1636 move as six years after landing, inconsistent with this arrival year.
History of the Guild FamilyIn 1636, six years after landing in America
Family moves down the Charles River
The destination is described as 40 miles down the Charles River. The stated elapsed time conflicts with the 1633 arrival.
History of the Guild Familylater
Garden land sold to friends
Carol's father sold the garden land to George and Evelyn Sajben, longtime neighbors and friends.
Carol's Chapter
Stories mentioning George
- The Garden That Fed the FamilyThe orchard and garden supplied fruit, berries, and vegetables that Carol's mother preserved for winter, with help from Grandpa Williams and Iris. Carol recalls shelling peas, snapping beans, apple pies, and the sound of canning lids sealing. About 1950, she helped her father prepare tomatoes for sale to Sam Gnatovich at three dollars a bushel and kept the proceeds. Her father later sold the garden land to George and Evelyn Sajben. In later years, family members could not reproduce their mother's dill pickles and suspected her well water made the difference.
- Across the Atlantic to a Lasting Family HomeThe family traces its line to Mr. William Fairbanks in Yorks in 1445, then recounts Jonathan Fayerbanke's marriage to Grace Smith Lee, their seven children, and their voyage to Boston in his own ship in 1633. Jonathan moved to Contentment in 1636, built the enduring Dedham house, acquired land, joined the township covenant and eventually the church, and prospered as a farmer. The house is described as America's oldest standing timber frame dwelling, a National Landmark continuously owned by the family and never mortgaged, with replicas including one at Boston Commons. The passage also describes the wider family's political activity, Patriot and Union service, and slaveholding by some landed members. It retains inconsistent arrival chronology and contradictory wording about Jonathan's death relative to Grace's.
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