John Sylvestus Nye
Birth Date
On 1835 October 28 (Born)
Death Date
On 1909 August 16 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Leigh, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1835 October 28
Mother
Charlotte Emline Osborne
Father
John Nye
Date Details
Occurred On 1835 October 28
Baptized by
Thomas S. Johnson
1858 July 11 (Age 22)
Traveled in
Elisha Mallory Company (1860)
1860 – 1860 October 12 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Osborn Reuben Nye (Age 6)
John Nye (Age 52)
Charlotte Emline Osborne (Age 42)
Emma Nye (Age 22)
James Nye (Age 19)
Charles Ashton Nye (Age 17)
Ephraim Hesmer Nye (Age 14)
Stephen William Nye (Age 10)
Emma Louisa Nye (Age 1)
Date Details
Started Fall 1860
Joined Company
Ended On 1860 October 12
Company Arrived
Married
Eliza Fry
1863 March 1 (Age 27)
Served in
British Mission
1894 March 16 – 1896 (Age 58)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
5th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Honeyville, Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Hamilton Morgan
Location Served
Great Britain
Date Details
Started On 1894 March 16
Set Apart
Ended Circa 1896
Released
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1909 August 16 (Age 73)
Media
John Sylvestus Nye (1835 - 1909) Profile
Sources
Person
Box Elder News Journal
"The Grim Reaper Claims Four", Box Elder News Journal, (19 August 1909), Page 1.
Deseret Weekly
"Obituary Notes", Deseret Weekly, (23 February 1895), Page 319.
Saints By Sea
"John Sylvestus Nye. ID: 77657", Saints By Sea.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 16 March 1894, Vol. A, Page 136, Line 119.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 16 March 1894, Vol. B, Page 146, Line 119.