Pratt, Parley P. (Parley Parker), 1807-1857
Dates
- Existence: 1807 - 1857
Biographical history
Parley P. Pratt (1807-1857) was an American religious leader and missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Parley P. Pratt was born April 12, 1807 in Burlington, New York, to Jared Pratt and Charity Dickinson Pratt. He served as an apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1835 to his death in 1857. Pratt also served in several missions for the Church, including the British Mission (April 1841-October 1842 and October 1846-January 1847); Eastern States Mission (president from December 1844-August 1845); and was the first Latter-day Saint missionary in South America (March 1851-March 1852). It was while serving a mission that Parley P. Pratt was assassinated May 13, 1857, in Alma, Arkansas.
Citation:
Find a Grave, via WWW, March 7 2018 (Parley P. Pratt. b. April 12, 1807 in Burlington, New York, to Jared Pratt and Charity Dickinson Pratt; served as an apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1835 to his death in 1857; assassinated May 13, 1857 in Alma, Arkansas)Early Missionaries database, LDS.org, via WWW, June 4, 2019 (served in several missions for the Church, including the British Mission (April 1841-October 1842 and October 1846-January 1847); Eastern States Mission (president from December 1844-August 1845); and was the first Latter-day Saint missionary in South America (March 1851-March 1852). It was while serving a mission that Parley P. Pratt was assassinated)
Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:
Jock Nickerson notes
Handwritten book containing notes on geometry and on geometrical figures. The book includes many drawings of such figures and calculations based on them. The date of the materials is uncertain. Nickerson lived his last few years with Rey L. Pratt. Nickerson claimed to have known the LDS Church leaders, Joseph Smith and Parley P. Pratt. A brief essay is included which speculates on this claim.
Parley P. Pratt and Belinda Marden Pratt book of poetry and accounts
Philadelphia Branch minutes
Includes meeting minutes, record of members, and names of children blessed. Minutes reflect activities of Benjamin Winchester, Parley P. Pratt, Samuel Bennett, William Smith, George J. Adams, James J. Strang, and others. Reports of other Latter-day Saint congregations on the East Coast are also occasionally given.
Belinda Marden Pratt autobiographical sketch
Handwritten autobiography of Belinda Marden Pratt, 1884.
Belinda Marden Pratt papers
Letter to Belinda from her husband, Parley P. Pratt, written from San Francisco in January 1855, focusing on family concerns; and a fifteen-page autobiographical sketch written by her, dated 1884 on page one and 1889 on page eleven. Also includes an undated biographical sketch of Belinda written by Parker Pratt Robison, based on her autobiographical account. Her account discusses her conversion to Mormonism, church service, and marriage to Parley P. Pratt.
Pratt family letters, 1844 September 28-1892 December 26
Contains 9 items of Pratt family correspondence; includes letters from Parley P. Pratt, Benjamin Snively, E. Smith, and Alma Pratt (originals and photocopies). Materials dated September 28, 1844 to December 26, 1892.
Pratt family letters, 1895 February 23-1913 December 21
Contains 11 items of Pratt family correspondence; includes letters from Alma Pratt, James Duffin, and Milando Pratt, and others to R.C. James, Anthon Lund, and Calvin Little. One letter, concerning Parley P. Pratt's grave, may be from Samuel Russell [Jr]. Photocopies. Materials dated February 23, 1895 to December 21, 1913.
Pratt family letters, date of production not identified
Contains 6 Pratt family letters from James Duffin and Parley P. Pratt. Letters are undated or only partially dated.
Parley P. Pratt affidavit
Handwritten affidavit in the suit of Hiram Kimball versus Parley P. Pratt to recover goods sold to Pratt which he, allegedly, was intending to carry West without paying for them.
Parley P. Pratt and Belinda Marden Pratt book of poetry and accounts
One notebook with handwritten items in it. It includes poems by Pratt and his wife Belinda Marden Pratt. One poem deals with the martyrdom of the Mormon Prophet, Joseph Smith (1805-1844). Also included are financial records. Likely produced in Utah, although no locations are identified. Dated 1847.
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