Church History Biographical Database
Addison Pratt
Born in Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
1802 February 21
Mother
Rebecca Jewell
Father
Henry Pratt
Date Details
Occurred On 1802 February 21
Married Louisa Barnes
1831 April 3 (Age 29)
Baptized
1837 May (Age 35)
Served in Eastern States Mission
1843 April 10 – May 23 (Age 41) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Vermont, United States
Date Details
Started On 1843 April 10
Called
Ended Before 1843 May 23
Released
Served in Tahitian Mission
1843 May 23 – 1845 July 8 (Age 41) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity 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.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Set Apart By
Date Details
Started On 1843 May 23
Set Apart
Ended On 1845 July 8
Released
Called as President to Tahitian Mission
1845 July 8 – 1847 March 28 (Age 43) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Called as Mission President to replaced Noah Rogers when he left to return to the United States.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Tahitian Mission
Date Details
Started On 1845 July 8
Called
Ended On 1847 March 28
Departed from Field
Traveled in Jonathan H. Holmes/Samuel Thompson Company (1848)
1848 July 2 – September 6 (Age 46) Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1848 July 2
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 September 6
Company Arrived
Called as President to Tahitian Mission
1849 October 9 – 1852 May 16 (Age 47) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity 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.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Deseret, United States
Additional Information
Served with Children
Date Details
Started On 1849 October 9
Departed from Home
On 1850 May 24
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1852 May 16
Departed from Field
Served in Tahitian Mission
1856 March 16 – 1857 April 1 (Age 54) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity 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)
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
San Bernardino
Date Details
Started On 1856 March 16
Departed from Home
Ended On 1857 April 1
Arrived at Home
Died in Anaheim, Anaheim, California, United States
1872 October 14 (Age 70)
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Addison Pratt (1802 - 1872) Profile
Addison Pratt (1802 - 1872)