Richard Steele
Born in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
1818 February 14
Mother
Mary Law Grafton
Father
Thomas Steele
Date Details
Occurred On 1818 February 14
Baptized by Hy Glover
1840 January 21 (Age 21)
Served in British Mission
1840 October 6 – 1842 October 16 (Age 22) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Ordained Elder while on Mission, 25 December 1840.
Helped establish branches in Overton (Cloy), Flintshire; Abergavenny, Llanellen, Llanfoist, Llanthony, and Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales.
Priesthood Office
Priest
Residence When Called
Manchester, England
Location Served
Garway Conference, Herefordshire and Southeast Wales
Date Details
Started On 1840 October 6
Called
Ended On 1842 October 16
Departed from Field
Missionaries Arrive in South Wales 1840-41
1840 November (Age 22)
Early Missionaries preaching across the Welsh Border from Herefordshire and Gloucestershire include: James Palmer, John Needham, and Richard Steele.
Date Details
Occurred On 1840 November
Married Mary Ann Reese
1845 July 13 (Age 27)
Traveled in James W. Cummings Company (1851)
1851 July 1 – October 7 (Age 33) Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1851 July 1
Joined Company
Ended Between 1851 September 30 – October 7
Company Arrived
Served in British Mission
1876 October 9 – 1877 June 13 (Age 58) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
10th Quorum of Seventy
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1876 October 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1877 June 13
Departed from Field
Died in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States
1881 October 14 (Age 63)
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Richard Steele (1818 - 1881) Profile