Ordained priest in Honolulu in April 1853; ordained elder in May 1853; accompanied Nathan Tanner and Thomas Karren on mission to Hilo, Hawai‘i; forced to put ashore at Kohala because of bad weather; labored there with his companions until his death in July 1853. (See Spurrier, Sandwich Islands Saints, 173–79; Farrer diary, May 26, 1853; Lewis journal, Apr. 21, 1853; MMH, June 10, 1853; GQC journal, May 17, June 6, 21, Aug. 27, 1853; Apr. 26, 1854.)