Bios: FIFE, Andrew: St. Clair township, Allegheny county, PA ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marta Burns Andrew Fife, deceased, was born in Upper St Clair township, in this county, July 1, 1790. His ancestors were among the early pioneers of the county. The grandfather settled on the farm where Andrew and his father were born. Andrew was a soldier in the War of 1812. In 1814 he was married to Sarah Henry who died a few years later leaving two children: William Fife and Sarah Fife, both of whom are dead. His second marriage occurred in 1819 with Sarah Robinson, daughter of Thomas Robinson and Margaret Patterson Robinson of Westmoreland county. He died October 8, 1879, and his widow on Christmas day, 1880. They raised eleven children, six of whom are deceased: Elizabeth Fife, Mrs William Peterson of West Elizabeth township; Martha Fife, Mrs Andrew McKinley of this township; Mary Fife, Mrs Levi Edmondson of Lincoln township; John Fife; and Matthew D Fife. The living are Andrew Fife of California; Samuel R Fife, MD, of West Elizabeth; Rev N H G Fife of Sterling, Illinois; Margaret Fife, Mrs Joseph Peairs of this township; and Clara Fife who has lived in the borough since the death of her father. Mr Fife held the office of elder in the Presbyterian church for over sixty years. History of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania : including its early settlement and progress to the present time ; a description of its historic and interesting localities ; its cities, towns and villages; religious, educational, social and military history ; mining, manufacturing and commercial interests, improvements, resources, statistics, etc.; also, biographies of many of its representative citizens. Imprint: Chicago : A. Warner & Co., 1889. p389