Brief Life History of Reuben Samuel
When Reuben Samuel Collett was born on 26 May 1864, in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Reuben Collett, was 24 and his mother, Elthura Roseltha Merrill, was 21. He married Flora Elsie Colton on 20 November 1890, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 20 September 1946, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Reuben D Collett, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Reuben S Collett, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"
- Reuben Samuel Collett, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1875
Historical Boundaries: 1875: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1882: Garfield, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Garfield, Utah, United States
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English: from a pet form of the personal name Col(l), a pet form of Nicholas . There was also a feminine form, Collette, which may also have given rise to a surname. The name could also mean ‘Coll the younger’.
American French: variant of Collette .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Letter from Reuben Samuel Collett to Eleanor Rosetta Pomeroy Jones (concerning Gertrude Asolia Pomeroy)
Vernal, Uintah Co. Utah, July 24th, 1888 Miss Rosetta Pomeroy, Dear Sister Zetta: The peace of night has settled the noise of the day, that has been spent in recreation and holiday by the people of …
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