Samuel Leigh
Birth Date
On 1815 October 20 (Born)
Death Date
On 1894 July 13 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Llanedy, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom
1815 October 20
Mother
Mary Reese
Father
Daniel Leigh
Date Details
Occurred On 1815 October 20
Baptized by Walter Rodge
1848 March (Age 32)
Married
Mary Treharne
1850 (Age 34)
Traveled in
William Morgan Company (1852)
1852 June 22 – September 25 (Age 37)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
William David Leigh (Age 9)
Henry Leigh (Age 8)
Sophia David Leigh (Age 6)
John David Leigh (Age 4)
Mary Treharne (Age 26)
Mary Ann Leigh (Age 1)
Daniel Treharne Leigh (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1852 June 22
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 25
Company Arrived
Married
Sage Treharne
1868 (Age 52)
Served in
British Mission
1875 November 18 – 1877 September 19 (Age 60)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Companions: John Parry, David Bulloch, Thomas Martel, Joseph H. Tayler, & John R. Young.
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Cedar City, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Taylor
Location Served
United States and South Wales
Date Details
On 1875 October 6
Called
Started On 1875 November 18
Set Apart
Ended On 1877 September 19
Departed from Field
Died in Cedar City, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
1894 July 13 (Age 78)
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Samuel Leigh (1815 - 1894) Profile
Samuel Leigh (1815 - 1894)
Sources
Person
Saints By Sea
"Samuel Leigh. ID: 75735", Saints By Sea.
Wales, Carmarthenshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912
Wales, Carmarthenshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 18 November 1875, Vol. B, Page 35, Line 1352.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 18 November 1875, Vol. A, Page 32, Line 1352.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"13th Company of 50 report", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, (25 September 1852).
History of the Iron County mission and Parowan, the mother town
History of the Iron County mission and Parowan, the mother town, Page 166.
The Call of Zion: The Story of the first Welsh Mormon Emigration
"William Morgan Letter", The Call of Zion: The Story of the first Welsh Mormon Emigration, (25 June 1852), Page 236.
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