Addison Pratt
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Clear AllBorn in Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
1802 February 21
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Occurred On 1802 February 21
Birth
Relationships
Father
Henry Pratt
Mother
Rebecca Jewell
Married Louisa Barnes
1831 April 3 (Age 29)
Baptized
1837 May (Age 35)
Called as Missionary
Eastern States Mission
1843 April 10 – May 23 (Age 41)
1843 April 10 – May 23 (Age 41)
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Called
End Date Details
Ended Before 1843 May 23
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
Vermont, United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart as Missionary
Tahitian Mission
1843 May 23 – 1845 July 8 (Age 41)
1843 May 23 – 1845 July 8 (Age 41)
Start Date Details
Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended On 1845 July 8
Released
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Brigham Young
Additional Notes
Addison Pratt, Benjamin Grouard, and Noah Rogers were the first missionaries in French Polynesia; they arrived on the island of Tubuai in April 1844.
Called as Mission President
Tahitian Mission
1845 July 8 – 1847 March 28 (Age 43)
1845 July 8 – 1847 March 28 (Age 43)
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Called
End Date Details
Ended On 1847 March 28
Departed from the Field
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Tahitian Mission
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes
Called as Mission President to replaced Noah Rogers when he left to return to the United States.
Joined Jonathan H. Holmes/Samuel Thompson Company
1848 July 2 – September 6 (Age 46)
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Joined When Organization was Formed
End Date Details
Ended On 1848 September 6
Organization was Ended
Departed from Home as Mission President
Tahitian Mission
1849 October 9 – 1852 May 16 (Age 47)
1849 October 9 – 1852 May 16 (Age 47)
Start Date Details
Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended On 1852 May 16
Departed from the Field
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Deseret, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Served With Children
Yes
Additional Notes
In October 1850 he was joined by his wife, Louisa Barnes, and their four daughters, Ellen Saphronia Pratt, Frances Stevens Pratt, Lois Barnes Pratt, and Ann Louisa Pratt.
Mission Companionship
Departed from Home as Missionary
Tahitian Mission
1856 March 16 – 1857 April 1 (Age 54)
1856 March 16 – 1857 April 1 (Age 54)
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Departed from Home
End Date Details
Ended On 1857 April 1
Arrived at Home
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
San Bernardino
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes
Called but not able to serve another mission in the South Pacific because the French protectorate government at Tahiti all but banned him from preaching (Saints, Volume 2, pg. 276)
Died in Anaheim, Anaheim, California, United States
1872 October 14 (Age 70)
Date Details
Occurred On 1872 October 14
Died
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Addison Pratt (1802 - 1872) Profile
Addison Pratt (1802 - 1872)