John Alfred Fox

Brief Life History of John Alfred

When John Alfred Fox was born on 12 October 1883, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Isaac Fox Sr, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Zimmerman, was 20. He married Margaret Chloe Boyer on 4 May 1910, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Utah, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 24 October 1974, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Springville City Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Alfred Fox
1883–1974
Margaret Chloe Boyer
1889–1978
Marriage: 4 May 1910
Helen Boyer Fox
1911–2007
Lula Fox
Margaret Boyer Fox
1914–1993
Cleone Fox
1916–2001
Rulon Boyer Fox
1918–1989
Annie Beatrice Fox
1920–2015
Lula Fox
1923–2022
Merlin John Fox
1925–2009
Marshall Slinn Fox
1929–2003
Doreene Fox
1932–2023

Sources (57)

  • John A Fox, "United States 1950 Census"
  • John A Fox, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • John Alfred Fox, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1900 · A City Pavillion Is Built

The city of Lehi purchased property from John Beck in July 1900 for a city pavillion. Hundreds of volunteers cleared the ground and built a dance floor. The following month, volunteers used planking to cover the rough paneling that was originally laid. The Grand Sugar Ball was held on January 1, 1901. 

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from a word denoting the animal (Middle English, Old English fox), widely used to denote a sly or cunning individual. It was also used for someone with red hair. In England this surname absorbed some early examples of surnames derived from the ancient Germanic personal names mentioned at Faulks and Foulks .

Irish: part translation of Gaelic Mac an tSionnaigh ‘son of the fox’ (see Tinney ).

Irish: also adopted for Ó Catharnaigh, see Kearney .

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

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