Parley P Pratt

Alternate Names
Parley P. Pratt (Preferred Name)
Parley Parker Pratt (Birth Name)
Birth Date
On 1807 April 12
Death Date
On 1857 May 13
Gender
Male
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Born in Burlington, Otsego, New York, United States

1807 April 12

Date Details

Occurred On 1807 April 12
Birth

Relationships

Father
Jared Pratt
Mother
Charity Dickinson

Married Thankful Halsey

1827 September 9 (Age 20)

Baptized by Oliver Cowdery

1830 September 1 (Age 23)

Departed from Home as Missionary

Lamanite Mission
1830 October – 1831 (Age 23)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1831
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
New York
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
New York and Far West
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Accompanied Oliver Cowdery and others


Mentioned in Doctrine and Covenants 32:1-3

1830 October (Age 23)

Additional Information

Additional Notes

Doctrine and Covenants 32:1-3 in Manchester, New York.

Doctrine and Covenants 49:1 and 49:3 in Kirtland, Ohio.

Doctrine and Covenants 50:37 in Kirtland, Ohio.

Doctrine and Covenants 52:26 in Kirtland, Ohio.

Doctrine and Covenants 103:30 and 103:37 in Kirtland, Ohio.

Doctrine and Covenants 124:129 in Nauvoo, Illinois.


Departed from Home as Missionary

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1831 June
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Ohio
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
Cleveland, Ohio
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Accompanied Sidney Rigdon and Leman Copley


Departed from Home as Missionary

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1831
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Ohio
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Traveled with his brother, Orson Pratt


Departed from Home as Missionary

Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1832 January 26 – 1833 (Age 24)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1833
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Independence, Jackson, Missouri
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Departed from Home as Missionary

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
Kirtland, Ohio to Missouri
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Journal History July 31, 1832


Departed from Home as Missionary

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1834
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
Clay, Missouri to Kirtland, Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Assisted Joseph the Prophet


Departed from Home as Missionary

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1834
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
Clay, Missouri
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Departed from Home as Missionary

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
Pennsylvania, New York, Canada
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Worked with fellow Apostles


Set Apart as Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1835 February 21 – 1857 May 13 (Age 27)

Start Date Details

End Date Details

Ended On 1857 May 13
Died in Position

Married Mary Ann Frost

1837 May 9 (Age 30)

Departed from Home as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1837 July (Age 30)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Start Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
Canada and New York
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Published a book, "Voice of Warning"


Departed from Home as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1839 August 29 – 1841 April 21 (Age 32)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1841 April 21
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Commerce, Illinois
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,and Great Britain
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Called as Mission President

British Mission
1841 April 21 – 1842 October 29 (Age 34)

Start Date Details

End Date Details

Ended On 1842 October 29
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
Great Britain
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Presided over British mission after Brigham Young left in 1841.

Mission Companionship

Departed from Home as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1843 – 1844 July 10 (Age 35)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1844 July 10
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Illinois
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
Massachusetts
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Married Elizabeth Brotherton

1843 July 24 (Age 36)

Married Mary Wood

1844 September 9 (Age 37)

Married Hanna Hette Snively

1844 November 2 (Age 37)

Married Belinda Marden

1844 November 20 (Age 37)

Departed from Home as Mission President

Eastern States Mission
1844 December 2 – 1845 August (Age 37)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Ended On 1845 August
Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Illinois
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Married Sarah Houston

1845 October 15 (Age 38)

Married Phoebe Elizabeth Soper

1846 February 8 (Age 38)

Arrived in the Field as Missionary

British Mission
1846 October 14 – 1847 January 19 (Age 39)

Start Date Details

Arrived in the Field
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1847 January 19
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
England
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Married Ann Agatha Walker

1847 April 28 (Age 40)

Married Martha Monks

1847 April 28 (Age 40)

Joined Daniel Spencer/Perrigrine Sessions Company

1847 June 18 – September 25 (Age 40)

Start Date Details

Joined When Organization was Formed
Sources

End Date Details

Ended Between 1847 September 24 – 25
Organization was Ended

Departed from Home as Missionary

Early Church Mission: South America Mission
1851 March 16 – 1852 March 2 (Age 43)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1852 March 2
Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
Chile
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Additional Notes

Charged "to open the door and proclaim the Gospel in the Pacific Islands, in Lower California and in South America." Served in California then Chile.

Mission Companionship

Set Apart as Missionary

Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Ended On 1857
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Mission Qualifier
Other
Additional Notes

Tenor


Appointed as Company Captain

Parley P. Pratt Company
1852 September 14 – October 18 (Age 45)

Start Date Details

Appointed
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1852 October 18
Organization was Ended

Married Keziah Downes

1853 December 27 (Age 46)

Appointed as Company Captain

Parley P. Pratt Company
1855 June 20 – August 18 (Age 48)

Start Date Details

Appointed
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1855 August 18
Organization was Ended

Married Eleanor Jane McComb

1855 November 14 (Age 48)

Departed from Home as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1856 September 11 – 1857 May 13 (Age 49)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Ended On 1857 May 13
Died in Position

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Died in Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas, United States

1857 May 13 (Age 50)

Date Details

Occurred On 1857 May 13
Died

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Parley Parker Pratt Sr. (1807 - 1857)