Grace Smith Lee
also written Grace, Grace Fairbanks in the book
Biography
Described as a pretty redhead. Married Jonathan in Halifax in spring 1617. Their seven children were born between 1618 and 1627.
Timeline
1600
Birth of Grace Smith Lee
History of the Guild Familyspring of 1617
Jonathan and Grace marry in Halifax
History of the Guild FamilySpanning 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 FamilyJune 19, 1676
Death of Grace
History of the Guild Family
Stories mentioning Grace
- 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.
- A Family's Loss at LancasterJonathan and Joshua, grandsons of the original Jonathan and Grace Fairbanks, were killed in a raid in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, along with Jonathan's unnamed seven-year-old daughter. Joshua was fifteen. Jonathan's unnamed wife was taken captive with six other town women and later released through government negotiation, carrying memories of bodily and spiritual suffering.
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