Thomas Joseph Steed Explained
| Thomas Joseph Steed |
| Birth Date: | 1826 12, df = yes |
| Birth Place: | Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England |
| Death Place: | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Farmington City Cemetery |
| Spouse: | 4 |
| Children: | 10 |
| Parents: | Thomas Steed and Charlotte Niblett |
| Signature: | Signature of Thomas Joseph Steed (1826–1910).png |
| Portals: | LDS |
| Poly Wives: | 4 |
Thomas Joseph Steed (13 December 1826 – 26 June 1910) was an early Mormon pioneer in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1] [2] He was a polygamist, and author, with his diary being published posthumously in 1925.[3] [4] [5]
His descendants include a number of people that later formed the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, including Warren Steed Jeffs, Rachel Jeffs, Heleman Jeffs, Lyle Jeffs and Elissa Wall.[6] [7] [8]
Biography
Thomas Joseph Steed was born in Great Malvern, Worcestershire on December 13, 1826.[9]
He died at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City on June 26, 1910, following surgery for a hernia.[10]
Bibliography
Notes and References
- Web site: Thomas Steed III Church History Biographical Database . 2023-12-26 . history.churchofjesuschrist.org.
- Book: Muir, Leo Joseph . A Century of Mormon Activities in California . 1952 . Deseret News Press . en.
- Web site: The Life of Thomas Steed . 2024-03-01 . Saints by Sea.
- Book: Steed, Thomas . The Life of Thomas Steed from His Own Diary 1826-1910 . 1925 . en.
- Book: Lund, Anthon Henrik . The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine . 1913 . Geneal. Society of Utah . en.
- Web site: 2022-08-01 . New edict purportedly from FLDS leader Warren Jeffs raises alarm . 2023-12-26 . FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU) . en.
- Book: Singular, Stephen . When Men Become Gods: Mormon Polygamist Warren Jeffs, His Cult of Fear, and the Women Who Fought Back . 2009-07-07 . Macmillan . 978-1-4299-5788-5 . en.
- Book: Steed . Matilda Cecilia Giauque . Genealogy of the Steed family of Utah from 1860 to 1916 . Meadows . Fanny Louisa Steed . 1916 . Farmington, UT : Steed Family Association . Harold B. Lee Library.
- Book: Whitney, Orson Ferguson . History of Utah in Four Volumes . IV . Orson F. Whitney . G. Q. Cannon & Sons . 415–416 . October 1904 . 2024-03-01 . Internet Archive.
- News: Another Pioneer Goes to Reward . . Salt Lake . 4 . 1910-06-27 . 2024-03-01 . Newspapers.com.
- Web site: Saints . Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day . Thomas Joseph Steed . 2023-12-26 . www.churchhistorianspress.org.
