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Fletcher, Samuel, a president of the 27th quorum of Seventy, is the son of Adam and Ann Fletcher, and was born May 5, 1839, in Arker Lodge Bride Church parish, Cumberland county. England. Elder Fletcher writes: "My father's family emigrated to America in 1854. In 1859, I first heard the gospel, and was baptized Jan. 15, 1859, in Mason City, West Virginia, in the Ohio river. In April, 1859, I bid adieu to friends, home and kindred, for like Ruth of old I had found a Naomi, not as a woman, but as the kingdom of God. I left for Utah, my future home, and arrived in Salt Lake City Sept. 1, 1859, after driving an ox-team with a load of merchandise from the Missouri river. I was then in my twentieth year. Feb. 2, 1861, I was ordained a Seventy and became a member of the 36th quorum. Later I was transferred to the 27th quorum. I moved to Coalville, Summit county, Utah, Oct. 8, 1883. I became a president of the 27th quorum of Seventy Dec. 23, 1883, and am still occupying that position. I have been married twice and have buried a wife and seven children. I have nine sons living at the present time."
Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4 vols. Salt Lake City 1:471 |
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