William Nicol Fife

16 October 1831–21 October 1914 (Age 83)
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of William Nicol

When William Nicol Fife was born on 16 October 1831, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Fife, was 24 and his mother, Mary Meek Nicol, was 22. He married Diana Davis on 9 July 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Tulliallan, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1841. He died on 21 October 1914, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Nicol Fife
1831–1914
Diana Davis
1837–1884
Marriage: 9 July 1854
Sara Jane Fife
1855–1932
William Wilson Fife
1857–1897
Diana Davis Fife
1859–1904
Phoebe Fife
1861–
John Daniel Fife
1863–1944
Walter Thompson Fife
1866–1927
Agnes Ann Fife
1869–1891
Emma Fife
1871–1874
Robert Nicol Fife
1873–1874
James S Fife
1873–1878
Barnard Fife
1881–1881

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 July 1854Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1832 · The Black Hawk War
    Age 1
    Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
    1832 · The Scottish Reform Act
    Age 1
    The Scottish Reform Act was introduced by Parliament that introduced changes to the election laws in Scotland. The Act didn’t change the method of how the counties elected members but adopted a different solution for each pair of counties. Ultimately, it brought about boundary changes so that some burghs would have more say for the country than others.
    1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway
    Age 23
    Being one of the two smallest railways in 1923, the Great North of Scotland Railway carried its first passengers from Kittybrewster to Huntly in 1854. In the 1880s the railways were refurbished to give express services to the suburban parts in Aberdeen. There were junctions with the Highland Railway established to help connect Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray counties. The railway started to deliver goods from the North Sean and from the whisky distilleries in Speyside. With the implementation of bus services and the purchase of the British Railway the Great North of Scotland Railway was discontinued.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Fyffe
    Fyfe

    Story Highlight

    DANIEL DAVIS AND HIS FAMILY

    The following is from the "Barnard White Family Book" Daniel Davis or Davies and his wife Sarah Thomas were in the first company of Welsh Saints to leave for Zion in 1849. Though small in stature, …

    Sources (40)

    • William Fife in entry for Mary Fife Hutchens, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • Wm ? Fife, "United States Census, 1870"
    • William N Fife in entry for Diana Fife Farr, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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