Orson Pratt Miles
Birth Date
On 1834 March 23 (Born)
Death Date
On 1896 September 7 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
2
Pioneer
1
Born in Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
1834 March 23
Mother
Prudence Prescott (1795 - 1852)
Father
Samuel Miles
Date Details
Occurred On 1834 March 23
Traveled in
Ezra T. Benson Company (1849)
1849 July 15 – October 29 (Age 15)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
William Marks Miles (Age 21)
Date Details
Started On 1849 July 15
Joined Company
Ended Between 1849 October 25 – 29
Company Arrived
Served in
White Mountain Mission
1855 May – July (Age 21)
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Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Single
Residence When Called
Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Millard County, Utah Territory
Date Details
Started On 1855 May
Called
Ended On 1855 July
Departed from Field
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1857 April 21 – October 22 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Date Details
Started On 1857 April 21
Set Apart
Ended On 1857 October 22
Arrived at Home
Married
Margaret Edward Lawrence
1859 September 11 (Age 25)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1896 September 7 (Age 62)
Sources
Person
Deseret Evening News
"Death of Orson P. Miles", Deseret Evening News, (8 September 1896), Page 8.
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Another Pioneer Gone: The Death of Orson P. Miles Last Evening", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (8 September 1896), Page 8.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 4525-4530.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 21 April 1857, Page 2.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 22 February 1857.
Historical Record Book, 1841-1874
"Item 8: List of missionaries, 1855", Historical Record Book, 1841-1874, (1855).
Manuscript history of White Mountain Mission
Manuscript history of White Mountain Mission, 28 May 1855, Page 3.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Ezra T. Benson's 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (24 September 1849), Page 1-8.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1849.