page 1403 The house now owned by Joel TAFT is the old FAIRBANK place, and owned for many years by Amos FAIRBANK Jr., who inherited it from his father Amos FAIRBANK, brother of the elder Joshua and son of Jonathan FAIRBANK Jr., who was son of Dr. Jonathan FAIRBANK. This farm was given to Joel TAFT and his wife, who was the daughter of Joshua FAIRBANK, for taking care of Amos FAIRBANK and his wife, who were aged and infirm and who had no children of their own. The Rufus JOHNSON place, standing on the end ofthe road North of the Joel TAFT farm, wa the old George BENSON farm, which he inherited from his father. He sold the farm to Amos MORSE Jr. whe he moved to the West.