Silas Sanford Smith
Birth Date
On 1830 October 20 (Born)
Death Date
On 1910 October 11 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Stockholm, St. Lawrence, New York, United States
1830 October 20
Mother
Mary Aikens (1797 - 1877)
Father
Silas Smith
Date Details
Occurred On 1830 October 20
Baptized
1839 August 16 (Age 8)
Traveled in
Daniel Spencer/Perrigrine Sessions Company (1847)
1847 June 18 – September 25 (Age 16)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Aikens (Age 49)
Jesse Nathaniel Smith (Age 12)
Date Details
Started On 1847 June 18
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 September 24 – 25
Company Arrived
Married
Clarinda Ricks
1851 July 9 (Age 20)
Married
Sarah Ann Ricks
1853 April 17 (Age 22)
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1854 May – 1856 November (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Parowan, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Date Details
Started On 1854 May
Departed from Home
On 1854 September 27
Arrived in Field
On 1856 June
Departed from Field
Ended On 1856 November
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
John C. Naegle Company (1856)
1856 August 25 – October 15 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 August 25
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 October 15
Company Arrived
Married
Martha Eliza Bennett
1865 July 19 (Age 34)
Died in Layton, Davis, Utah, United States
1910 October 11 (Age 79)
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Silas Sanford Smith (1830 - 1910) Profile
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Person
Deseret Evening News
"Silas S. Smith Laid Away In The Tomb", Deseret Evening News, (17 October 1910), Page 5.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Smith Funeral on Sunday", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (15 October 1910), Page 14.
Salt Lake Telegram
"Deaths and Funerals", Salt Lake Telegram, (15 October 1910), Page 10.
Mission
Hawaii Honolulu Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1850-1978
Hawaii Honolulu Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1850-1978, 18 March 1856, Vol. 3.
Hawaii Honolulu Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1850-1978, 17 January 1856, Vol. 3.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Smith, Silas Sanford", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 1, Page 801-802.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 June 1847, Page 8.
Journal of Jesse Nathaniel Smith: the life story of a Mormon pioneer
Journal of Jesse Nathaniel Smith: the life story of a Mormon pioneer. Salt Lake City, Utah: Jesse N. Smith Family Association, 1953 Deseret News Publishing Co, 1953. Page 11-12.
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Silas S. Smith journal, 1854-1864
Silas S. Smith journal, 1854-1864.
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