Mary Lucina Fife was born on September 20, 1868 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, the daughter of Cynthia Abbott Fife and William Nicol Fife.
Mary Lucina Fife married Joseph Arthur Hutchins on December 7, 1898 in Ogden, Weber, Utah and were sealed later that day in the Salt Lake City Temple.
Mary was close to her Fife family, especially with Sarah Jane Fife White.
Joseph Arthur Hutchins was born May 13, 1867 in Ogden, Weber, Utah
He died June 11, 1923 at Promontory Point, Box Elder County, Uah.
"Mary Fife Hutchins: - A mother from choice is the choice handiwork of our Creator. The Eternal Father and Jesus Christ His Son, and every good man and woman on earth loves the cheerful mother, and that is what Mary Fife Hutchns is. A Mormon by birth and education, her love for her children are right on the lines of the teachings she has had all her life."
Mary Lucina Fife Hutchins and Joseph Hutchins had three children:
1- Ardis Cynthia Hutchins b.20 Oct 1899, d. 13 Feb 1977 in Palm Springs, Riverside,CA
(a) md.Omer Waddoups (b. 31 May 1896 in Bountiful, Davis, Ut) 4 Feb 1920 SLC
(b) md. Heber Thomas Ruffell (b. 30 Dec 1890 in Takahue, Bay of Islands, New Zealand (parents were from England; he d. 13 Feb 1977 Palm Springs) 11 April 1928 SLC
2- Arthur Burch Hutchins b. 28 Oct 1901, Ogden, Weber, Utah, md. Marie Vesta Pulver (b. 11 June 1907 in Payson, Utah, Utah) 31 May 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah, daughter of Eugene Harrison Pulver and Annie May Frisby Pulver. Arthur and Marie had one child.
3- unknown Hutchins
Mary enjoyed visiting with her family. The two photos below are from a Bernard White Family Reunion held on July 10, 1932.
Last Reunion attended by Sarah Jane Fife White, July 10th 1932.
Mary Lucina Fife Hutchins (sister), John D. Fife (brother), Valasco Farr (brother-in-law), Mrs. Walter T. Fife (sister-in-law), Mrs. John D. Fife, Byron John Stewart
White Family Reunion July 10th 1932 at Ogden
Standing: Roland W. Parkinson, John D. Fife, LeRoy White, Helen Johnson, John F. White, Joseph B. White, Gladys B. White, R. Clarence White, David N. White, Evalyn B. White, Marjorie White, Joseph H. White, Marian Johnson, Ruth Johnson, Annie W. Johnson, Eliza L. White, Clyde W. Field, Ada W. Harding
Seated:Mary Lucina Fife Hutchins, Sarah J. F. White, Valasco Farr, Mrs. Walter T. Fife, Mrs. John D. Fife, Kathryn White, Jane White, Marian Parkinson.
Front Row: Danzel White, Beth White, Kenneth White, Barnard R. White, Barbara Parkinson, Boyd White, Grant White.
Mary Lucina Fife Hutchins died on July 14, 1950 in Bell, Los Angeles, California.
Sources:
PAF - Archer files = Captain James Brown + (7) Phoebe Abbott > Orson Pratt Brown
PAF - Archer files = Stephen Joseph Abbott + Abigail Smith > Cynthia Abbott + William Nicol Fife > Mary Lucina Fife.
Phoebe Abbott married W.N. Fife before her sister Cynthia married him, both as plural wives. They may have been wife two and three but it may be that Fife had a number of other wives.
Barnard White Family History
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