Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Fife was born on 9 September 1842, in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Adam Fife, was 36 and his mother, Helen Sharp, was 33. He married Martha Ann Bingham on 16 February 1865, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Kanesville, Weber, Utah, United States in 1900 and Riverdale, Weber, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 4 November 1921, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph Fife, "United States Census, 1870"
- Joseph Fife, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Joseph in entry for James Faxon Fife, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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Life History of Joseph Fife and his Father Adam Fife
In the little town of Clackmannanshire, Scotland, lived the family of Adam Fife. As it would seem natural in that mining district to work in the coalmines. Grandfather with his ever diligent …
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