Brief Life History of James
When James Fife was born on 5 May 1833, in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Adam Fife, was 26 and his mother, Helen Sharp, was 24. He married Jeanette Tweedale about 1853, in United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Carson City, Ormsby, Nevada, United States in 1870. He died on 13 August 1871, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- James Fife, "United States Census, 1870"
- James Fife, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- James Fife, "BillionGraves Index"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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