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 7 Collections and/or Records:
Lucy Pratt Russell letters, 1887 February 3-June 15
Contains 13 letters of Lucy Pratt Russell, mainly to her husband, Samuel Russell, Sr. One of the letters (March 7, 1887) deals with the burial spot of Parley P. Pratt. Materials dated February 3 to June 15, 1887.
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.
Samuel Russell, Jr. and Parley P. Pratt music, between approximately 1830 and 1857 , between 1878 and 1918
Contains various pieces of music composed by Parley P. Pratt and Samuel Russell [Jr.]; probably written between about 1830 and 1857 (Pratt), and between 1878 and 1954 (Russell). Also includes correspondence of Samuel Russell [Jr.] with Joseph F. Smith and James E. Talmage. No date given, but must have been written between 1878 (when Russell was born) and 1918 (when Smith died).
Samuel Russell, Jr. correspondence with John Neal, between 1878 and 1954
Contains John Neal correspondence with Samuel Russell [Jr.] concerning the grave of Parley P. Pratt. 2 items, undated (but must have been written between 1878 and 1954, when Samuel was alive).
Samuel Russell Jr. letters, between 1807 and 1918
Contains letter fragments in the form of 2 signed envelopes: one signed by Parley P. Pratt, and the other by Joseph F. Smith. Items are undated, but the two signers lived from 1807 to 1857 and from 1838 to 1918 respectively.