When Joseph Fielding was born on 26 March 1797, in Honeydon, Bedfordshire, England, his father, John Fielding, was 37 and his mother, Rachel Ibbotson, was 29. He married Hannah Greenwood on 11 June 1838, in Preston, Lancashire, England. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 19 December 1863, in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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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.
Possible Related NamesBirth: Mar. 26, 1797, England Death: Dec. 19, 1863 Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah, USA Born at Honeydon. Son of John Fielding and Rachel Abbotson (Ibbotson). Emigrated to Ontario, Canada, 1832. …
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