Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel Fielding was born on 27 June 1839, in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Fielding, was 42 and her mother, Hannah Greenwood, was 30. She married William Walton Burton on 28 March 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 20 July 1914, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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Sources (54)
- Rachel Fielding in household of Josh Fielding, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Rachel Fielding in entry for Sarah Ellen Burton Foulger, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
- Rachel Fielding in household of Joseph Fielding, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1833–1918 Male
1839–1914 Female
Children (13)
1856–1920 Female
1859–1944 Female
1861–1924 Male
1862–1923 Male
1865–1960 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1797–1863 Male
1808–1877 Female
Siblings (7)
1839–1914 Female
1841–1906 Female
1843–1866 Male
1845–1866 Male
1847–1847 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1843
Age 4
1850
Age 11
1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
Age 20
Name Meaning
English: variant of Fielden .
English: occasionally from a Middle English survival of Old English felding ‘dweller in the field(s), open country’.
Irish: possibly a variant of McField (see McPhail ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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THE FIELDING SISTERS - RACHEL, ELLEN AND SARAH ANN Wives of William Walton Burton
THE FIELDING SISTERS - RACHEL, ELLEN AND SARAH ANN Wives of William Walton Burton Quotes taken from Rachel Fielding Burton's own self-written autobiography and which reflect the lives of her sisters, …
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