Orvel Morgan Allen
Birth Date
On 1805 June 9 (Born)
Death Date
On 1893 November 12 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
1805 June 9
Mother
Permelia Perry
Father
John Edmunds Allen
Date Details
Occurred On 1805 June 9
Married
Jane Wilson
1825 February 23 – 1848 January 20 (Age 19)
Baptized by Chandler Rogers
1840 February 4 (Age 34)
Served in
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 – June 27 (Age 38)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Called to assist Joseph Smith's presidential campaign and preach the gospel in Missouri.
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Location Served
Missouri
Date Details
Started On 1844 April 15
Called
Ended On 1844 June 27
Released
Married
Susanna Ward
1848 January 20 (Age 42)
Married
Elizabeth Ann Burkett
1850 August 4 (Age 45)
Traveled in
David Wood Company (1852)
1852 June 6 – October 1 (Age 46)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
James Chandler Allen (Age 8)
Laura Josephine Allen (Age 6)
William W. Allen (Age 6)
Elizabeth Ann Burkett (Age 25)
John Matthew Johnson Allen (Age 2)
Antoinette Morgan Allen (Age 13)
Alma Hyrum Allen (Age 10)
Amanda Alzina Allen (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1852 June 6
Joined Company
Ended Between 1852 September 20 – October 1
Company Arrived
Married
Isobel Watson
1858 February 17 (Age 52)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 6 (Age 64)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
50th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Toquerville, Kane, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1869 October 6
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Pima, Graham, Arizona Territory, United States
1893 November 12 (Age 88)
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Orvel Morgan Allen (1805 - 1893) Profile
Sources
Mission
Historian's Office missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, circa 1925
Historian's Office missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, circa 1925, Vol. 2, Page 169, Line 1869:68.
Historian's Office missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, circa 1925, Vol. 1, Page 351, Line 1844:405.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 April 1844.
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MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 6 October 1869, Vol. B, Page 13, Line 511.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 6 October 1869, Vol. A, Page 12, Line 511.
Pioneer
Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012
Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012. Supplement after 31 December 1852: Page 35.
