David Fifield

Brief Life History of David

When David Fifield was born on 13 March 1751, in Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British Colonial America, his father, John Fifield, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Greeley, was 29. He married Abigail Larey about 1771, in New Hampshire, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 6 January 1806, in Gilmanton, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 54.

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Family Time Line

David Fifield
1751–1806
Abigail Larey
1746–1809
Marriage: about 1771
Samuel Fifield
1772–1847
Elizabeth Fifield
1773–1797
Mary Fifield
1776–
Abigail Fifield
1778–1852
Sarah Nelson Fifield
1780–1790
Ruth Fifield
1782–1852
Olive Greeley Fifield
1784–
David Fifield
1786–1863
Lydia Fifield
1790–
Hannah Fifield
1792–1856

Sources (24)

  • David Fifield, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • David Fifield, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
  • David Fifield in entry for Samuel Fifield, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"

World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New Hampshire is 9th state.

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Fifield or Fyfield, of which there are instances in Berkshire, Essex, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire, all so named from Old English fīf ‘five’ + hīde ‘hides’ (a hide being an Anglo-Saxon measurement of land area).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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