Sylvester Daniel Collett

Male 1866 - 1889  (22 years)


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  • Name Sylvester Daniel Collett 
    Born 15 Dec 1866  Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Buried May 1889  Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 5 May 1889  Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2129  My Family Tree | Collett-Williams
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2015 

    Father Reuben Collett,   b. 19 Jul 1839, Pendock, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1920, Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Elthura Roseltha Merrill,   b. 13 Sep 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1915, Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 17 Jan 1861  Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F769  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Dec 1866 - Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - May 1889 - Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 May 1889 - Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    The Twin Brothers
    The Twin Brothers
    Sylvester (Left) and Sylvanus (Right) Collett
    Photo taken in 1868
    Sylvester Collett
    Sylvester Collett
    Photo taken in 1886

    Documents
    The Death of Sylvester Collett
    The Death of Sylvester Collett
    Letter written by Elder John D. Rogers to Reuben Collett, Sylvester's father, about the death of his son. This letter was sent to the Deseret Evening News to be printed with the heading of, "Elder Collett's Death" and was dated 18 May 1889. Sylvester died of typhoid on his mission in Mexico.

    Histories
    Biography of Sylvanus Collett
    Biography of Sylvanus Collett
    Written by his brother, Charles M. Collett in 1965 at the age of ninety.
    An Excerpt:
    "Father sold his sheep and bought cattle, so he had 300 head. So RS and Vest became the cowboys. They drove all those cattle for six months thru desert infested Indian land. The water was so scarce, they had to keep a sharp lookout for water signs made by the Indians. The water holes often had a scum on it filled with wigglers, so it had to be strained thru a cloth, then boiled. ...
    One day the water sign was missed, so we had to travel two days and one night to find water, the cattle became crazy, one cow chased Vean and on the edge of a steep gully he managed to dodge her, she went down the hill to her death, he barely escaped."
    Sylvanus Collett Biography
    Sylvanus Collett Biography
    A 1952 account of the life of Sylvanus Collett by his son Orin.
    An Excerpt:
    "In the month of April 1881, they (the family) answered the call to move to a new place. This time it was Arizona. At this time my father was fourteen years old and his brother Ruben was sixteen. They left Escalante with 200 head of cattle, 100 head of horses and three wagons and one thousand dollars in cash. Father and his brothers Ruben and Sylvester had to drive the loose cattle and horses. The country was rough and there were no roads for the wagons. It was slow and hard work. Many times the wagons had to be lowered down over the steep banks and sandstone ledges with ropes and saddle horses." - See more at: http://www.myfamilyonline.com/getperson.php?personID=I37&tree=T6#sthash.8LDbF6cI.dpuf

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Fausett/McKee Family History, Robert Bruce Dunbar, Jr. (Reliability: 0).
      Sylvester D. Collett
      Birth: Unknown
      Death: May 5, 1889
      Note: Loc: E 3 5 10 Adult USA
      Burial: Mexico City National Cemetery, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
      Plot: 404
      Created by: Deathbecomezher
      Record added: July 08, 2007
      "Sylvester Daniel Collett, son of Reuben Collett and Elthurah Roseltha Merrill. Born 15 December 1866 in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, USA." Crystal Burnham