Gaston Chappuis
PersonMaleRID: PER-L6JSFXH
Born
On 1908 January 8
Died
On 1969 January 11
Birthplace
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Death Place
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
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Born in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
1908 January 8
Relationships
Father
Henri Jean Frederic Chappuis
Mother
Louise Rosina Habegger
Baptism
1917 May 21 (Age 9)
Performed By
Henri Jean Frederic Chappuis
Set Apart as Missionary
French Mission
1936 March 18 – 1938 July 1 (Age 28)
1936 March 18 – 1938 July 1 (Age 28)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended 1938 July 1
Released
Additional Dates
On 1936 March 19
Departed from Home
On 1936 April 2
Arrived in The Field
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
Leige, Belgium and Paris, France
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Melvin Joseph Ballard
Notes
Appointed official mission translator 1 October 1936.
Appointed assistant director of L'Etoile 1 February 1937
Called as Missionary
French Mission
1939 August 16 – 1940 August 25 (Age 31)
1939 August 16 – 1940 August 25 (Age 31)
Start Date Details
Called
End Date Details
Ended 1940 August 25
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Joseph Francis Merrill
Set Apart as Mission President
French Mission
1939 August 30 – 1940 September 6 (Age 31)
1939 August 30 – 1940 September 6 (Age 31)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended 1940 September 6
Arrived at Home
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
French Mission
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
Paris
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Melvin Joseph Ballard
Notes
Due to war between France and Germany, he was left as the acting mission president in October 1939. In February 1940, he was married by special permission from the First Presidency to Flore Guillemine Catherine Lahon. A few months later, in May, he received a telegram from the First Presidency directing him to close the mission home in Paris.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1969 January 11 (Age 61)