William Nicol Fife
Birth Date
On 1831 October 16 (Born)
Death Date
On 1914 October 21 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Kincardine-On, Forth, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1831 October 16
Mother
Mary Meek Nicol
Father
John Fife
Baptized by
Alfred Lamb
1852 October 1 (Age 20)
Traveled in
John Brown Company (1853)
1853 July 1 – October 17 (Age 21)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
On 1853 July 1
Joined Company
Between 1853 October 13 – 17
Company Arrived
Married
Diana Davis
1854 July 9 (Age 22)
Married
Phebe Abigail Abbott
1867 November 2 (Age 36)
Married
Cynthia Abbott
1867 November 2 (Age 36)
Served in
British Mission
1873 October 8 – 1874 November 5 (Age 42)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
George Q Cannon
Set Apart By
George Quayle Cannon
Date Details
On 1873 October 8
Set Apart
On 1874 November 5
Arrived at Home
Died in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
1914 October 21 (Age 83)
Media
William Nicol Fife (1831 - 1914) Profile
Sources
Person
Ogden Daily Standard
"Col. Wm. N. Fife Dies at the Age of 83", Ogden Daily Standard, (22 October 1914), Page 7.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
KEEP BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
KEEP BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 18 November 1873.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 October 1873, Vol. 2, Page 27, Line 1058.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 October 1873, Vol. 1, Page 25, Line 1058.
Pioneer
Archer, Lucy Brown. Autobiography of Colonel William Nicol Fife
Archer, Lucy Brown. Autobiography of Colonel William Nicol Fife.
Transcript for Archer, Lucy Brown. Autobiography of Colonel William Nicol Fife
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 17 October 1853, Page 2.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887
"Robert R. Anderson letter to William N. Fife", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887, (18 November 1874).
