Brief Life History of Isaac
When Isaac Fox Sr was born on 17 May 1849, in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Isaac Wilson Fox, was 30 and his mother, Margaret Ann Slinn, was 32. He married Christiana Martin Gaddie on 22 September 1876, in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Douglas, Nebraska, United States in 1860 and Utah, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 29 April 1934, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Lehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Isaac Fox, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Isaac Fox, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Isaac Fox, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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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Typed transcript of Isaac Fox's Missionary Journal - Mission 1 - part 1
1883 May 1, 1883 Isaac Fox being called to take a mission to the Sandwich Islands, and leaves home May first 1883. May the first 1883 he goes to Salt Lake City and is set apart under the hands of apo …
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