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Pratt, Orson, 1837-1903

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1837 - 1903

Biography

Orson Pratt, Jr. (1837-1903) was a musician and music instructor in Salt Lake City, and the son of apostle Orson Pratt, Sr., of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Orson Pratt Jr. was born in Kirtland, Ohio on July 11, 1837, to Orson and Sarah Pratt. The son of Latter-day Saint apostle Orson Pratt, Sr., he served in the British Mission in 1856. Pratt was excommunicated from the Latter-day Saint Church in 1864 after publicly denouncing Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church. He died on December 6, 1903 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
FamilySearch, via WWW, April 5, 2021 (Orson Pratt Jr.)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Minutes from excommunication of Orson Pratt

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6954
Scope and Contents

The Orson Pratt, Jr. excommunication minutes describe the court proceedings in the trial of Orson Pratt, Jr. His trial, held on September 18, 1864, was a public meeting held in the bowery in St. George, Utah, to determine whether Pratt should retain his membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a result of the trial, Pratt was excommunicated. The single leaf of paper holds roughly ninety-nine lines of handwritten material from the trial.

Dates: 1864
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Minutes from excommunication of Orson Pratt

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