Addison Pratt

Birth Date
On 1802 February 21
Death Date
On 1872 October 14
Gender
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Born in Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

1802 February 21

Date Details

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)

Start Date Details

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)

Start Date Details

Set Apart
Sources

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)

Start Date Details

Called
Sources

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.


Departed from Home as Mission President

Tahitian Mission
1849 October 9 – 1852 May 16 (Age 47)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

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.


Departed from Home as Missionary

Tahitian Mission
1856 March 16 – 1857 April 1 (Age 54)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

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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