Son of Nathaniel & Clarissa (Gunn) Steele.
Grandson of Linus & Esther (Bronson) Gunn.
Husband of Sarah Chittenden.
Father of Albert Murray Steele.
History of Ontario County, New York
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich:
Steele, Henry M., East Bloomfield, a native of East Bloomfield, was born February 7, 1835. His father, Nathaniel, was a son of Joel Steele, a native of Connecticut, who came to East Bloomfield about 1789, and bought a large tract of land. He built a sawmill and carried on an extensive lumber trade here and in Northern Michigan. He also controlled a bank in Montreal. Nathaniel was born in East Bloomfield in 1800, and married Clara Gunn, born March 30,1808, a daughter of Linus Gunn, a native of Berkshire, Mass., born in 1780, who came to East Bloomfield and there married Esther Bronson, born January 7, 1783, by whom he had three sons and one daughter. He died June 2, 1848, and his wife March 28, 1876, at the age of ninety-three years. Nathaniel Steele had three sons: Henry M., Linus G. and Charles E., of whom subject is the only one living. Mr. Steele was a contractor at the building of the Erie canal, and later became a farmer. He died in 1865, and his wife in 1888. Henry M. was reared on the farm he now owns and educated in East Bloomfield Academy, Rochester University, and graduated from Gregory's Business College of Detroit in 1855. He was a foreman in a steam saw-mill at St. Clair, Mich., for three years, and then returned to New York and has since followed general farming, owning 125 acres. December 22, 1874, he married Frances E. Howard, a native of Rochester, a daughter of John and Emily (Hubbell Howard, of Hull, England, and Canajoharie, respectively, who had three daughters and a son. The latter died in Arizona. Mr. Howard was a boot and shoe dealer and came from England when a young man. He died in 1871 and his wife resides in Canandaigua. The children of subject and wife are: Cora H., Clara G., Emily H. and Agnes H. Mr. Steele is a Republican, and he and wife are members of the Congregational Church of East Bloomfield. **Linus G., brother of subject, married Sarah Crittenden of Canandaigua, and had four children. He was a Knight Templar, a Mason and a member and one of the organizers of Batavia Lodge. He died in October, 1888.** Charles E. Steele married Agnes, daughter of Henry W. Hamlin. For nine years he was postal clerk from Rochester to Niagara Falls, and from Rochester to Syracuse; he founded the banking house of Hamlin & Steele of East Bloomfield, and there remained until his death, March 27, 1885.
Grandson of Linus & Esther (Bronson) Gunn.
Husband of Sarah Chittenden.
Father of Albert Murray Steele.
History of Ontario County, New York
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich:
Steele, Henry M., East Bloomfield, a native of East Bloomfield, was born February 7, 1835. His father, Nathaniel, was a son of Joel Steele, a native of Connecticut, who came to East Bloomfield about 1789, and bought a large tract of land. He built a sawmill and carried on an extensive lumber trade here and in Northern Michigan. He also controlled a bank in Montreal. Nathaniel was born in East Bloomfield in 1800, and married Clara Gunn, born March 30,1808, a daughter of Linus Gunn, a native of Berkshire, Mass., born in 1780, who came to East Bloomfield and there married Esther Bronson, born January 7, 1783, by whom he had three sons and one daughter. He died June 2, 1848, and his wife March 28, 1876, at the age of ninety-three years. Nathaniel Steele had three sons: Henry M., Linus G. and Charles E., of whom subject is the only one living. Mr. Steele was a contractor at the building of the Erie canal, and later became a farmer. He died in 1865, and his wife in 1888. Henry M. was reared on the farm he now owns and educated in East Bloomfield Academy, Rochester University, and graduated from Gregory's Business College of Detroit in 1855. He was a foreman in a steam saw-mill at St. Clair, Mich., for three years, and then returned to New York and has since followed general farming, owning 125 acres. December 22, 1874, he married Frances E. Howard, a native of Rochester, a daughter of John and Emily (Hubbell Howard, of Hull, England, and Canajoharie, respectively, who had three daughters and a son. The latter died in Arizona. Mr. Howard was a boot and shoe dealer and came from England when a young man. He died in 1871 and his wife resides in Canandaigua. The children of subject and wife are: Cora H., Clara G., Emily H. and Agnes H. Mr. Steele is a Republican, and he and wife are members of the Congregational Church of East Bloomfield. **Linus G., brother of subject, married Sarah Crittenden of Canandaigua, and had four children. He was a Knight Templar, a Mason and a member and one of the organizers of Batavia Lodge. He died in October, 1888.** Charles E. Steele married Agnes, daughter of Henry W. Hamlin. For nine years he was postal clerk from Rochester to Niagara Falls, and from Rochester to Syracuse; he founded the banking house of Hamlin & Steele of East Bloomfield, and there remained until his death, March 27, 1885.
Son of Nathaniel & Clarissa (Gunn) Steele.
Grandson of Linus & Esther (Bronson) Gunn.
Husband of Sarah Chittenden.
Father of Albert Murray Steele.
History of Ontario County, New York
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich:
Steele, Henry M., East Bloomfield, a native of East Bloomfield, was born February 7, 1835. His father, Nathaniel, was a son of Joel Steele, a native of Connecticut, who came to East Bloomfield about 1789, and bought a large tract of land. He built a sawmill and carried on an extensive lumber trade here and in Northern Michigan. He also controlled a bank in Montreal. Nathaniel was born in East Bloomfield in 1800, and married Clara Gunn, born March 30,1808, a daughter of Linus Gunn, a native of Berkshire, Mass., born in 1780, who came to East Bloomfield and there married Esther Bronson, born January 7, 1783, by whom he had three sons and one daughter. He died June 2, 1848, and his wife March 28, 1876, at the age of ninety-three years. Nathaniel Steele had three sons: Henry M., Linus G. and Charles E., of whom subject is the only one living. Mr. Steele was a contractor at the building of the Erie canal, and later became a farmer. He died in 1865, and his wife in 1888. Henry M. was reared on the farm he now owns and educated in East Bloomfield Academy, Rochester University, and graduated from Gregory's Business College of Detroit in 1855. He was a foreman in a steam saw-mill at St. Clair, Mich., for three years, and then returned to New York and has since followed general farming, owning 125 acres. December 22, 1874, he married Frances E. Howard, a native of Rochester, a daughter of John and Emily (Hubbell Howard, of Hull, England, and Canajoharie, respectively, who had three daughters and a son. The latter died in Arizona. Mr. Howard was a boot and shoe dealer and came from England when a young man. He died in 1871 and his wife resides in Canandaigua. The children of subject and wife are: Cora H., Clara G., Emily H. and Agnes H. Mr. Steele is a Republican, and he and wife are members of the Congregational Church of East Bloomfield. **Linus G., brother of subject, married Sarah Crittenden of Canandaigua, and had four children. He was a Knight Templar, a Mason and a member and one of the organizers of Batavia Lodge. He died in October, 1888.** Charles E. Steele married Agnes, daughter of Henry W. Hamlin. For nine years he was postal clerk from Rochester to Niagara Falls, and from Rochester to Syracuse; he founded the banking house of Hamlin & Steele of East Bloomfield, and there remained until his death, March 27, 1885.
Grandson of Linus & Esther (Bronson) Gunn.
Husband of Sarah Chittenden.
Father of Albert Murray Steele.
History of Ontario County, New York
edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich:
Steele, Henry M., East Bloomfield, a native of East Bloomfield, was born February 7, 1835. His father, Nathaniel, was a son of Joel Steele, a native of Connecticut, who came to East Bloomfield about 1789, and bought a large tract of land. He built a sawmill and carried on an extensive lumber trade here and in Northern Michigan. He also controlled a bank in Montreal. Nathaniel was born in East Bloomfield in 1800, and married Clara Gunn, born March 30,1808, a daughter of Linus Gunn, a native of Berkshire, Mass., born in 1780, who came to East Bloomfield and there married Esther Bronson, born January 7, 1783, by whom he had three sons and one daughter. He died June 2, 1848, and his wife March 28, 1876, at the age of ninety-three years. Nathaniel Steele had three sons: Henry M., Linus G. and Charles E., of whom subject is the only one living. Mr. Steele was a contractor at the building of the Erie canal, and later became a farmer. He died in 1865, and his wife in 1888. Henry M. was reared on the farm he now owns and educated in East Bloomfield Academy, Rochester University, and graduated from Gregory's Business College of Detroit in 1855. He was a foreman in a steam saw-mill at St. Clair, Mich., for three years, and then returned to New York and has since followed general farming, owning 125 acres. December 22, 1874, he married Frances E. Howard, a native of Rochester, a daughter of John and Emily (Hubbell Howard, of Hull, England, and Canajoharie, respectively, who had three daughters and a son. The latter died in Arizona. Mr. Howard was a boot and shoe dealer and came from England when a young man. He died in 1871 and his wife resides in Canandaigua. The children of subject and wife are: Cora H., Clara G., Emily H. and Agnes H. Mr. Steele is a Republican, and he and wife are members of the Congregational Church of East Bloomfield. **Linus G., brother of subject, married Sarah Crittenden of Canandaigua, and had four children. He was a Knight Templar, a Mason and a member and one of the organizers of Batavia Lodge. He died in October, 1888.** Charles E. Steele married Agnes, daughter of Henry W. Hamlin. For nine years he was postal clerk from Rochester to Niagara Falls, and from Rochester to Syracuse; he founded the banking house of Hamlin & Steele of East Bloomfield, and there remained until his death, March 27, 1885.
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