Brief Life History of John
When John Fife was born on 10 May 1831, in Sauchie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Adam Fife, was 24 and his mother, Helen Sharp, was 22. He married Sarah Lewis on 17 January 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Davis, Utah, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 22 February 1912, in Clinton, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- John Fife in household of Adam Fife, "Scotland Census, 1841"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Fife - Government record: Census record: birth-name: John Fife
- John Fife, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1841
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Josiah Nelson BIRTH 1841 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA DEATH 1841 (aged less–than 1 year) Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA BURIAL Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 240526232 · View Source
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway
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.
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JOHN FIFE John: Born 10 May 1831 – Died 22 Feb 1912 Arrived in New Orleans in 1849--Lived in St. Louis two years Baptized 6 Sep 1848 Arrived in Utah 28 Sep 1851 Wilkins Freight Train John Fif …
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