August Heinrich Friedrich Wilcken
Birth Date
On 1837 February 17 (Born)
Death Date
On 1886 September 30 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Eckhorst, Stockelsdorf, Lübeck, Oldenberg, Germany
1837 February 17
Mother
Anna Margaretha Catherine Stoffer
Father
Carl Heinrich Wilcken I
Date Details
Occurred On 1837 February 17
Baptized by Carl Heinrich Wilcken I
1873 August 31 (Age 36)
Served in
Mexican Mission
1877 June 4 – 1878 October (Age 40)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Quorum When Called
12th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Terrritory, United States
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Location Served
Mexico
Date Details
Started On 1877 June 4
Set Apart
Ended On 1878 October
Released
Served in
Mexican Mission
1880 June 25 – 1881 September 11 (Age 43)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
He became president of the mission with the release of Moses Thatcher.
Priesthood Quorum When Called
12th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Location Served
Arizona and Mexico
Date Details
Started On 1880 June 25
Set Apart
Ended On 1881 September 11
Released
Arrived in field
1881 May 1 (Age 44)
Date Details
Occurred On 1881 May 1
Called as President to
Mexican Mission
1881 September 11 – 1883 April 22 (Age 44)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Date Details
Started On 1881 September 11
Set Apart
Ended On 1883 April 22
Released
Arrived at home
1883 May 5 (Age 46)
Date Details
Occurred On 1883 May 5
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1886 September 30 (Age 49)
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August Heinrich Friedrich Wilcken (1837 - 1886) Profile
Sources
Mission
Mexican Mission history, 1874-1977, Church History Library
Mexican Mission history, 1874-1977, Church History Library.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 25 June 1880, Vol. B, Page 54, Line 2140.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 4 June 1877, Vol. B, Page 42, Line 1646.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 25 June 1880, Vol. A, Page 50, Line 2140.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 4 June 1877, Vol. A, Page 39, Line 1646.
