Sylvester Daniel Collett
Birth Date
On 1866 December 15 (Born)
Death Date
On 1889 May 5 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
1866 December 15
Mother
Elthura Roseltha Merrill
Father
Reuben Collett
Date Details
Occurred On 1866 December 15
Baptized by Andrew P Scow
1878 August 2 (Age 11)
Served in
Mexican Mission
1887 April 1 – 1889 May 5 (Age 20)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
He died in Mexico City, Mexico, of chills and typhoid fever.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Lehi, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin D. Richards
Date Details
Started On 1887 April 1
Set Apart
On 1887 May 1
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1889 May 5
Released
Died
1889 May 5 (Age 22)
Media
Sylvester Daniel Collett (1866 - 1889) Profile
Sources
Person
Deseret Weekly
"Elder Collett's Death", Deseret Weekly, (1 June 1889), Page 723.
"Current Events: Death of Elder Collett in Mexico", Deseret Weekly, (25 May 1889), Page 691.
Mission
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 24 December 1886.
FIRST Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918, 15 February 1887.
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918
First Presidency missionary calls and recommendations, 1877 - 1918.
Global Histories
"Mexico: Church Chronology", Global Histories.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Collett, Sylvester Daniel", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 3, Page 620.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 April 1887, Vol. B, Page 93, Line 49.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 1 April 1887, Vol. A, Page 86, Line 49.
Utah Enquirer
"Died From Home", Utah Enquirer, (28 May 1889), Page 4.