Laurania Higgins Steele
Sex: F
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Birth: 1812
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Father: Rev Joel Steele (1782-1846) 1
Mother: Jerusha Rich Higgins (1790-Cir 1825) 2
Mabel Smith Steele
Sex: F
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Birth: Est 1930 - North Truro, Massachusetts
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Parents
Father: Seraphine Gabriel Steele (1892-1952) 3
Mother: Winifred Isadora Hopkins (1893-1981)
Spouses and Children
1. *Harold George Placeway (Est 1930 - )
Marriage: 14 Jul 1951 - North Truro, Massachusetts 4
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?Marriage Notes (Harold George Placeway)
1952 of Brooklyn
Mary Steele
Sex: F
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Birth: Est 1890 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
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Father: Joseph S Steele (1864-1939)
Mother: Mary Macedo (Est 1867-1924)
Mary Abigail Steele
Sex: F
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Birth: 1 Oct 1831
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Father: Rev Joel Steele (1782-1846) 1
Mother: Abigail Stratford (Est 1805- )
Peter Steele
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 21 Apr 1918 - (Provincetown, Massachusetts)
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Death: 11 Aug 1989 - Stamford, Connecticut
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Events
• Social Security Number, 059-14-7515, New York in New York
Parents
Father: Wilbur Daniel Steele (1886-1970)
Mother: Margaret Thurston (1891-1931)
Priscilla Steele
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1892 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
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Father: Joseph S Steele (1864-1939)
Mother: Mary Macedo (Est 1867-1924)
Rose Steele
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1925 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
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Spouses and Children
1. *Albert Fields (Est 1925 - )
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1. Michael D Fields (1950-2010)
Sarah Matilda Steele
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 21 Nov 1833 - Massachusetts
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Father: Rev Joel Steele (1782-1846) 1
Mother: Abigail Stratford (Est 1805- )
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1850 Wellfleet census:
Sarah was 16, in the household of Rev Samuel & Mary Fox.
Seraphine Gabriel Steele
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1892 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
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Death: Oct 1952 - North Truro, Massachusetts
Burial: in Truro Methodist cemetery 5
Cause of Death:
Events
• Obituary, , Provincetown Advocate in Provincetown Advocate
Parents
Father: Joseph S Steele (1864-1939)
Mother: Mary Macedo (Est 1867-1924)
Spouses and Children
1. *Winifred Isadora Hopkins (15 Mar 1893 - May 1981)
Marriage: 29 Oct 1913 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 6
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Children:
1. Seraphine Gabriel Steele Jr (1914-1990)
2. Mabel Smith Steele (Est 1930- )
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General:
drafted in Truro, jul 1917Marriage Notes (Winifred Isadora Hopkins)
1930s residence 82 Bradford St, Provincetown
Seraphine Gabriel Steele Jr
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 15 Jun 1914 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 2 Jun 1990
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Social Security Number, 029-05-1243, Massachusetts in Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Seraphine Gabriel Steele (1892-1952) 3
Mother: Winifred Isadora Hopkins (1893-1981)
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Magdaline King (7 Apr 1918 - 12 Jan 2004) 7
Marriage: 18 May 1936 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 8
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1952 of Miami
Thurston Steele
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 16 Jan 1915 - (Provincetown, Massachusetts)
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Death: Jun 1960
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Events
• Social Security Number, 036-09-8284, Rhode Island in Rhode Island
Parents
Father: Wilbur Daniel Steele (1886-1970)
Mother: Margaret Thurston (1891-1931)
Virginia Ellyn Steele
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1 Mar 1929 - Eastham, Massachusetts 9
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Father: Charles Malcomb Steele (1904-1971)
Mother: Freida Moulton (1905-2006)
Wilbur Daniel Steele
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 17 Mar 1886 - Greensboro, North Carolina
Baptism:
Death: May 1970 - Stamford, Connecticut
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Social Security Number, 079-28-8124, New York in New York
Spouses and Children
1. *Margaret Thurston (1891 - 1931)
Marriage: 17 Feb 1913 - Brookline, Massachusetts 10
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Children:
1. Thurston Steele (1915-1960)
2. Peter Steele (1918-1989)
2. Norma Mitchell (8 May 1884 - May 1967)
Marriage: 1932 - London, England
Status:
Notes
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Steele, Wilbur Daniel, 1886\endash 1970, American author, b. Greensboro, N.C., grad. Univ. of Denver, 1907. He studied art in Boston, Paris, and New York City. He was particularly noted for his short stories, which are set in American locations and are often highly dramatic. Collections of his stories include The Man Who Saw through Heaven (1927), Best Stories (1946), and Full Cargo (1951). He also wrote novels, including Taboo (1925), That Girl from Memphis (1945), and Their Town (1952).
Short story writer and novelist Wilbur Daniel Steele lived at 14 Mechanic St. The North Carolina native wrote The Man Who Saw Through Heaven (1927), Full Cargo (1951), Taboo (1925), That Girl From Memphis (1945) and Their Town (1952). An athletic standout at the University of Denver, Steele still had "the gay high spirits of a kid in college," writes Mary Heaton Vorse. "Land's End. And other stories," 1918, is set in Provincetown. Steele was a member of the Provincetown Player's.
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His papers are at Stanford University. From the Stanford Library web site:
Wilbur Daniel Steele was born in 1886 in Greensboro, N.C. His father, Wilbur F Steele, became Professor in the School of Theology and University of Denver in 1893 where Wilbur D. Steele had his early education and later won a two year scholarship to the University of Denver where he was active in athletics. [Mother - Rose Wood.]
His love of art brought him to Boston where he attended the school of fine arts attached to the Boston Museum. He showed great promise in art, but began to write short stories.
In 1913 he married Margaret Thurston who was a talented painter. They had two sons. In 1931 Mrs. Steele died.
In 1932 he married Norma Mitchell, an actress and playwright with whom he collaborated on several plays. They make their home at Lyme, Connecticut where they still reside.
He was several times winner of the coveted O. Henry Short Story Prize. He traveled widely in Africa and Europe, basing many of his stories from various places he lived or visited.
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
biographical sketch written by W.D. Steele
1886 Born Mar. 17, Greensboro, N.C. (of damyankee parents).1890-1892 Berlin, Germany, kindergarten (father, Dr. Wilbur Fletcher Steele, then taking course in Theology there -- he was later Prof. in Iliff School of Theology and University of Denver. He came of a line of divines and theologians (M.E.) - his father, Daniel Steele, first acting Pres. of Syracuse U., and his maternal grandfather, Amos Binney, author of Binney's Compend of Theology. 1893-1907 Grade, Prep & College (A.B.), University Park, Denver. Letters in 5 sports, captain in 2.1907-1908 Boston Museum of Fine Arts (school attached to same) 1908-1909 Paris, various art courses - began writing there & in Italy. 1909-1920 Provincetown, Mass. Co-founder of Provincetown Players. Married Margaret Thurston, 1913 - sons, Thurston, `15, Peter, `18 - and during this period, following breaks. 1917 Travel (for Harpers Mag.) in lesser Antilles & Demarara. 1918 Correspondent, attached to Navy, for Cosmopolitan Mag., Eng., Ireland & France. 1919-1920 Bermuda 1920-1922 North Africa (for Harpers) Riviera & England.
1922 Removed from Provincetown to Nantucket - resided there until `29 -- during which following breaks (winters):1922-1923 So. Norwalk, Conn. 23-4, France. 24-5, Westport, Conn. 25-6, Switzerland. 26-7 & 27-8, Charleston, S.C. (There's a winter missing, be dogged if I know where.) 1929 Removed from Nantucket. 29-31, Chapel Hill, N.C. Wife, Margaret, died there. 1932 Married Norma Mitchell (actress & playwright) in London -- removed to her home (then new) in country neighboring Lyme, Conn. Resided there ever since. With following breaks: winters: 32-33 & 33-4, Hollywood (very sad) 34-5 35-6 & 38-9, N.Y.C. 39-40, Hollywood (still sadder). 1944, I made extended trip around South America, flying. Both my sons are now married, with children, boys. Both graduated from Brown Univ.
William B Steele
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 16 Jun 1855 - Harwich, Massachusetts 11
Baptism:
Death: 1951 - (Eastham, Massachusetts)
Burial: in Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham 12
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: William Newton Steele (1823-1894)
Mother: Deborah Studley Crowell (1825-1911)
Spouses and Children
1. *Blanche Eliza Turner (1874 - 1937)
Marriage: 26 Mar 1898 - Eastham, Massachusetts 13
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Children:
1. William Bradley Steele (1899-1977)
2. Charles Malcomb Steele (1904-1971)
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General:
1898 barber, Eastham
William Bradley Steele
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 17 Apr 1899 - Eastham, Massachusetts 13
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Death: 1977
Burial: in Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham 12
Cause of Death:
Events
• Military, Sea US Coast Guard World War I, Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham in Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham
Parents
Father: William B Steele (1855-1951)
Mother: Blanche Eliza Turner (1874-1937)
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth Florence Avery (Est 1902 - )
Marriage: 19 May 1922 - Orleans, Massachusetts 14
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Children:
1. William Bradley Steele (1922-2006)
2. Evelyn L Steele (1927- )
William Bradley Steele
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 16 Sep 1922 - (Orleans, Massachusetts)
Baptism:
Death: 12 Jan 2006 - Redding, Shasta, California
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Social Security Number, 520-24-6678, Wyoming in Wyoming
Parents
Father: William Bradley Steele (1899-1977)
Mother: Elizabeth Florence Avery (Est 1902- )
William Marsh Steele
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1814 - Connecticut
Baptism:
Death: 15 Feb 1873 - Janesville City, Rock, Wisconsin
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Parents
Father: Rev Joel Steele (1782-1846) 1
Mother: Jerusha Rich Higgins (1790-Cir 1825) 15
Spouses and Children
1. *Hannah Collins (1811 - 24 Oct 1845) 12
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2. Clarinda Pope (1826 - After 1910)
Marriage: 23 Nov 1847 - Boston, Massachusetts 16
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Children:
1. Clarence Livermore Steele (1850- )
2. Clara Sumner Steele (1853- )
Notes
Marriage Notes (Clarinda Pope)
1850 census, Boston
1870 census, Janesville Wiscosin
Wm M Steele, 56, tallow chandler, $3000 $600, Ma
Clarinda F Steele, 44, keeping house, Me
Clarence L Steele, 19, tallow chandler, Ma
Clara S Steele, 16, Ma
1880 US census, Janesville
Clarinda Steele, 55, wid, keeping house, Me
Clara S Steele, 26, at home, Ma
Walter Steele, 24, laborer, Ma
William Steele, 22, laborer, Ma
Harriet Steele, 20, at home, Wisc
Eva M Steele, 16, at school, Wisc
George M Steele, 13, at school, Wisc [d 1902 Everett Ma]
Clarence Steele, 39, marr., tallow chandler, Ma
Jennie Steele, 23, dauL, at home, Me
LeRoy Steele, 3, gson, Wisc
1910 US census, Boston, ward 20
Eva Steele, 46, sing, Wisc
Clarinda P Steele, 84, wid, Me
Clarence L Steele, 60, div, Ma
Clara S Steele, 57, sing, Ma
Harriet M Hanson, 49, marr, Wisc
Constance Steele, 27, sing, Wisc
William Newton Steele
Sex: M
AKA: William A Steel
Individual Information
Birth: 12 Feb 1823 - Boston, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 16 Mar 1894 - Orleans, Massachusetts 17
Burial:
Cause of Death: consumption
Events
• Alt Birth, , Boston, Massachusetts in Boston, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Ephraim Steele (Est 1789- )
Mother: Nancy Newcomb (1791-1825)
Spouses and Children
1. *Deborah Studley Crowell (18 Aug 1825 - 14 Feb 1911)
Marriage: 31 Oct 1844 - Chatham, Massachusetts
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Children:
1. William B Steele (1855-1951)
Notes
General:
1855 mariner, HarwichMedical:
age 71-1-4
married
boarding house
b Boston, res Orleans, inter Harwich
s/o Ephraim Steele and Nancy Newcomb, both b Boston 17
Annie Steffelin
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1849
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Spouses and Children
1. *Calvin Francis Harding (13 Mar 1845 - 29 Jun 1905) 18
Marriage: 22 Oct 1888 - Providence, Rhode Island 19
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Notes
General:
d/o Nathaniel Steffelin & Sarah Lord
Olga O Stephan
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1907
Baptism:
Death: 1978
Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Edwin P Handy (13 Sep 1902 - Jan 1987) 20
Marriage:
Status:
Sources
1. Rev. Albert P. Palmer, A Brief History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1877. Wellfleet, Mass; Leaders and Stewards [of the Wellfleet Methodist Church]), 13-14.
2. Shebnah Rich, Truro -- Cape Cod: or Landmarks and Seamarks (Boston: D. Lothrop & Co. 1884 (online at Google Books)). unreliable dates and ages
3. Provincetown Advocate (Provincetown, Mass. [1918-1967 archives online at Provincetown Library]), 9 oct 1952.
4. Provincetown Advocate (Provincetown, Mass. [1918-1967 archives online at Provincetown Library]), 19 jul 1951.
5. Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), lot 113. Steele.
6. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Provincetown.
7. Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1918 births.
8. Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1936.
9. Eastham Annual Reports (Eastham, Mass.), 1929.
10. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Brookline.
11. transcripitions of Harwich journals (Harwich, Mass. transcriptions at http://plymouthcolony.net/barnstable/vitalrecords/harwich/harlinktable.html), 21.
12. Margaret H. Weiler, Cemetery Inscriptions. Congregational & Soldiers Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham Mass. (1987. Eastham Mass: Eastham Historical Society).
13. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Eastham.
14. Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1922.
15. Shebnah Rich, Truro -- Cape Cod: or Landmarks and Seamarks (Boston: D. Lothrop & Co. 1884 (online at Google Books)).
16. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Boston.
17. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Orleans.
18. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:190. The children of Amaziah Harding & Thankful his wife. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 6.
19. Rhode Island archives (via FamilySearch).
20. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association).