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Pratt (Family : Pratt, Parley P. (Parley Parker), 1807-1857)

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Biographical History

The Pratt family were early converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as pioneers.

Parley P. Pratt (1807-1857) was an early leader for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as an apostle from 1835 until his death in 1857. Pratt practiced plural marriage, and had twelve wives and thirty children. These included Thankful Halsey Pratt (1797-1837), Mary Ann Frost Pratt (1808-1891, divorced 1853), Elizabeth Brotherton Pratt (1817-1897), Mary Wood Pratt (1818-1898), Hannahette Snively Pratt (1812-1898), Belinda Martin Pratt (1820-1894), Sarah Huston Pratt (1822-1886), Phoebe E. Soper (1823-1887), Martha Monks Pratt (1825-1894), Ann Agatha Walker (1829-1908), Keziah Downes (1812-1877), and Eleanor Jane McComb (1817-1874).

Citation:
Familysearch, Apr. 2, 2012 (Parley P. Pratt; wives included Thankful Halsey Pratt (1797-1837), Mary Ann Frost Pratt (1808-1891, divorced 1853), Elizabeth Brotherton Pratt (1817-1897), Mary Wood Pratt (1818-1898), Hannahette Snively Pratt (1812-1898), Belinda Martin Pratt (1820-1894), Sarah Huston Pratt (1822-1886), Phoebe E. Soper (1823-1887), Martha Monks Pratt (1825-1894), Ann Agatha Walker (1829-1908), Keziah Downes (1812-1877), and Eleanor Jane McComb (1817-1874))

Wikipedia, Apr. 2, 2012 (Parley P. Pratt (1807-1857); early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement; apostle, 1835-1857)

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel Russell, Jr. letters, 1900 August 1-1912 May 14

 File — Box 4: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197233277604], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 5 File 12
Scope and Contents

Contains 5 letters written between Samuel Russell [Jr.] and the Pratt and Snively families. Materials dated August 1, 1900 to May 14, 1912.

Dates: 1900 August 1-1912 May 14
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Russell family papers / Samuel Russell, Jr. correspondence

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
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