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

 Person

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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Church and personal histories, undated

 File — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233277570], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 1511 Series 1 File 10
Scope and Contents

Contains various histories, dealing with the emigration of the Latter-day Saints from Canada to the United States, and from Kirtland, Ohio to Far West, Missouri; and a personal history on Parley P. Pratt and Robert Morris. 11 items, undated.

Dates: undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1511, Russell family papers / Samuel Russell, Sr. and Samuel Russell, Jr. family histories, diaries, and other materials

James P. Cowley biography of Sarah Houston Pratt Taussig

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233626859]
Identifier: MSS 7783
Scope and Contents

Contains a biography of Sarah Houston Pratt Taussig (1822-1886), which was written by James P. Cowley, who is Sarah's great-grandson. The biography mainly covers her family life, first as a polygamous wife of Parley P. Pratt, then after Pratt's death as wife of A. Lewis Taussig, and the experiences she had throughout her life as a member of the early Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Dates: 2011
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James P. Cowley biography of Sarah Houston Pratt Taussig

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