Martha Fielding

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Fielding was born on 20 April 1838, in Shaw and Crompton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Hardy Fielding, was 41 and her mother, Ann Henthorn, was 38. She married William Adam Empey on 31 March 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to United States in 1904 and lived in East Crompton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1886. She died on 21 February 1912, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Adam Empey
1808–1890
Martha Fielding
1838–1912
Marriage: 31 March 1856
James Hyrum Empey
1857–1943
Sarah Ann Empey
1859–1941
John William Fielding Empey
1861–1880
Martha Ann Empey
1863–1864
Joshua Fielding Empey
1865–1866
Heber Fielding Empey
1865–1948
Orson Fielding Empey
1869–1870
Viola Fielding Empey
1871–
Charles Fielding Empey
1877–1945

Sources (34)

  • Martha Empy in household of Charles F Empy, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Martha Fielding Empy, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Martha Fielding in entry for John William Empey, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers

The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.

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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