Brief Life History of Adam Sharp
When Adam Sharp Fife was born on 24 July 1838, in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Adam Fife, was 32 and his mother, Helen Sharp, was 29. He married Comfort Jolley on 27 June 1863, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880 and Clinton, Davis, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 17 November 1922, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- Adam Fife, "United States Census, 1870"
- Adam Sharp Fife, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Adam S. Fife, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
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"Our Pioneer Heritage". Kate B. Carter. Volume 13. Adam Sharp Fife. page 395-397. C. 1970 Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City, Utah. FHL book 979.2 H2c Vol. 13 or fiche 6049787
I was born the 24th of July 1838 in the town of Clackmannan, Scotland, to Ellen (Helen) Sharp and Adam Fife, their seventh child. My oldest sister Mary and her husband Alex Patterson were the first t …
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