Silas Schellinger Smith
Born in Stockholm, St. Lawrence, New York, United States
1822 June 6
Mother
Elizabeth Shellenger
Father
Asahel Smith
Date Details
Occurred On 1822 June 6
Baptized
1835 August 27 (Age 13)
Married Elizabeth Orton
1844 February 9 (Age 21)
Traveled in Company Unknown (1847-1868)
1847 – 1868 (Age 24) Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847
Joined Company
Ended On 1868
Company Arrived
Served in Hawaiian Mission
1854 April 7 – 1855 July 24 (Age 31) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
He should not be confused with Silas Sanford Smith, who also served in the Society Islands Mission at the same time. In July 1855, he was appointed to replace Philip B. Lewis (as Mission President) in a conference of the Sandwich Islands of the Mission.
Arrived in Field Date per Hawaiian Mission Record of Missionaries, 1850-1914.
Date Details
Started On 1854 April 7
Called
On 1854 September 27
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1855 July 24
Released
Called as President to Hawaiian Mission
1855 July 24 – 1857 October 6 (Age 33) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
Hawaii
Date Details
Started On 1855 July 24
Called
Ended On 1857 October 6
Departed from Field
Married Sarah Orton
1858 February 9 (Age 35)
Died in Meadow, Millard, Utah Territory, United States
1892 June 11 (Age 70)
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Silas Schellinger Smith (1822 - 1892) Profile