Samuel Roskelley
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Clear AllBorn in Devonport, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1837 January 1
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Occurred On 1837 January 1
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Father
Thomas Roskelley
Mother
Ann Kitt
Baptized by James Caffall
1851 December 3 (Age 14)
Joined Appleton M. Harmon Company
1853 June 15 – October 16 (Age 16)
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Joined When Organization was Formed
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Ended On 1853 October 16
Organization was Ended
Departed from Home as Missionary
British Mission
1856 September 12 – 1858 June 22 (Age 19)
1856 September 12 – 1858 June 22 (Age 19)
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Departed from Home
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Ended On 1858 June 22
Arrived at Home
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Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
Wales
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes
Presided over the Cardiff Conference, 16 May 1857
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Samuel Roskelley's Descendants Who Served Missions
Samuel Roskelley 1st Mission, Circa 1857
Joined John W. Berry Company
1858 May 1 – June 21 (Age 21)
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Joined When Organization was Formed
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Ended On 1858 June 21
Organization was Ended
Married Rebecca Hendricks
1858 July 22 (Age 21)
Married Mary Roberts
1865 October 10 (Age 28)
Arrived in the Field as Missionary
British Mission
1880 April 29 – 1881 June 15 (Age 43)
1880 April 29 – 1881 June 15 (Age 43)
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Arrived in the Field
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Ended On 1881 June 15
Departed from the Field
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Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
England
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Additional Notes
Presided over the London Conference
Departed from Home as Missionary
Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1882 August – 1883 March 16 (Age 45)
1882 August – 1883 March 16 (Age 45)
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Departed from Home
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Ended On 1883 March 16
Released
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Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
St. George, Washington, Utah Territory, United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes
Called on a mission to the St. George Temple to learn the ordinances with his wife Margaret. While on his mission, he visited wards and branches and preached to the Saints. Prior to 1880, Samuel Roskelley was also called on a mission by Pres. John Taylor to visit all of the counties of the Territory in the interest of the common schools as a missionary.
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Married Sarah Maud Burton
1885 December 21 (Age 48)
Died in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States
1914 February 10 (Age 77)
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Occurred On 1914 February 10
Died
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Samuel Roskelley's Descendants Who Served Missions
Samuel Roskelley 1st Mission, Circa 1857
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