WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)

JAMES McLEAN McFATE

(blacksmith and wagon maker)

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BIOGRAPHY

James McLean McFate was born on April 19, 1804 in Pennsylvania.

He was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1845 and was endowed in the Nauvoo Temple on January 22, 1846.

James lived for a time in Spanish Fork, Utah.

McFate was among the first settlers of Old Grafton in 1859. In March 1860, Grafton was organized as Precinct Number 8 in Washington County and James M. McFate was appointed as Justice of the Peace.

In 1860, he was living in Toquerville.

Later he lived in St. George. He owned the lot described as Plat A, Block 8, Lot 2 on the old pioneer map of St. George.
37° 6' 18.5" North Latitude, 113° 35' 28.5" West Longitude, 2,728 feet MSL

McFate died in St. George on April 1, 1865 and is buried in the St. George City Cemetery.

FAMILY

Parents and Siblings: William McFate Mariah McLean McFate Nancy McFate James McLean McFate John McFate William McFate Peggy Jane McFate Joseph McFate	(xx/xx/1750-4/27/1834) (married xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/1782-xx/xx/1834) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (4/19/1804-4/1/1865) (married as shown below) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
First Wife and Children: Elizabeth Williams McFate James McLean McFate Mariah Louisa McFate Margaret Jane McFate William McFate Rowena Elizabeth McFate Thomas William McBeath Sarah Ann McFate	(xx/xx/1801-12/28/1843) (married xx/xx/xxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
Second Wife and Children: Lucy Thompson Lisk McFate Ardelia McFate Joseph Smith McFate Orilla McFate	(xx/xx/1820-3/17/1847) (married xx/xx/1844) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
Third Wife and Children: Matilda Bracken McLean McFate Lucy McFate Nancy McFate Martha McFate Lucinda McFate Matilda McFate	(xx/xx/1830-xx/xx/1855) (married 10/7/1847) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx) (xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
Fourth Wife: Bodil Mary Madson McFate	(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx) (married xx/xx/xxxx)

PHOTOS

TBD

REFERENCES

A Brief History of James McFate by Virginia Griffith

Old Grafton, History of Grafton, Utah 1861 -1921
by James T. Jones

Geni entry for James McLean McFate

Ancestry.com entry for James McLean McFate

Find-A-Grave entry for James McLean McFate