John Steele, Jr.
Birth Date
On 1821 March 21 (Born)
Death Date
On 1903 December 31 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Holywood, County Down, Ireland
1821 March 21
Mother
Nancy Ann Kennedy
Father
John Steele Sr.
Married
Catherine Campbell
1840 January 1 (Age 18)
Baptized by John McErven
1843 March 10 (Age 21)
Traveled in
Mormon Battalion Sick Detachments
1847 May 24 – July 29 (Age 26)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Campbell Steele (Age 6)
Catherine Campbell (Age 30)
Date Details
On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Served in
Las Vegas Mission
1855 April 6 – 1857 March 23 (Age 34)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Chosen "Captain of the Las Vegas Guards"
Residence When Called
Parowan, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
On 1855 April 6
Called
On 1855 April 22
Set Apart
On 1855 May 10
Departed from Home
On 1855 June 15
Arrived in Field
On 1857 March 23
Departed from Field
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Served in
British Mission
1877 May 21 – 1878 October 3 (Age 56)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Toquerville, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
O Pratt
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Date Details
On 1877 May 21
Set Apart
On 1878 October 3
Released
Died in Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States
1903 December 31 (Age 82)
Media
John Steele (1821 - 1903) Profile
John Steele (1821 - 1903)
Mission Monument
Sources
Person
Deseret Evening News
"Panguitch. Death of John Steel", Deseret Evening News, (4 February 1904).
John Steele reminiscences and journals
John Steele reminiscences and journals, 1846.
Mission
A Gamble in the Desert: the Mormon Mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857)
A Gamble in the Desert: the Mormon Mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857).
British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
"Appointments", British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, (25 June 1877).
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 6 April 1855, Page 1-9.
Las Vegas Mission record book, 1855 April-1857 March
Las Vegas Mission record book, 1855 April-1857 March, 22 April 1855, Page 6.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 21 May 1877, Vol. 2, Page 42, Line 1635.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 21 May 1877, Vol. 1, Page 38, Line 1635.
Mormon Indian Missions -1855
Wesley R. Law, Mormon Indian Missions -1855.
Pioneer
John Steele, Journal, 24 May
John Steele, Journal, 24 May, 30 July 1847.
Transcript for John Steele, Journal, 24 May-30 July 1847
The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848
The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Norma Baldwin Ricketts, Page 23.