Brief Life History of Adam
When Adam Fife was born on 4 July 1806, in Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Fife, was 24 and his mother, Margaret Hunter, was 23. He married Helen Sharp on 22 April 1826, in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Weber, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 31 December 1861, in Riverdale, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Adam Fife, "United States Census, 1850"
- Adam Fife, Birth Record in the "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"
- Adam Fife, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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World Events (8)
1812
Historical Boundaries: 1812: St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from the province and former kingdom of Fife in East Scotland, a name of obscure etymology. Tradition has it that the name is derived from an eponymous Fib, one of the seven sons of Cruithne, legendary founding father of the Picts.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Adam Fife and Helen Sharp - Interview with Maria Louisa Bingham Campbell by Anita Stettler Cranney (her granddaughter)
Helen Sharp was born November 10, 1808 to John and Mary Hunter Sharp in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, about 20 miles northwest of Edinburgh. Clackmannan, the name of which, in the Gaelic la …
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