Joseph Fielding

Brief Life History of Joseph

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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Family Time Line

Joseph Fielding
1797–1863
Hannah Greenwood
1808–1877
Marriage: 11 June 1838
Rachel Fielding
1839–1914
Ellen Fielding
1841–1906
Heber G. Fielding
1843–1866
Joseph Greenwood Fielding
1845–1866
Hyrum Thomas Fielding
1847–1847
Hannah Alice Fielding
1849–1857
Sarah Ann Fielding
1851–1938

Sources (88)

  • Josh Fielding, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Joseph Fielding, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Joseph Fielding & Hannah Greenwood Marriage Certificate

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

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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Memorial Joseph Fielding

Birth: 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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