Rufus Chester Allen (1827 - 1915) Profile

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Rufus Chester Allen 

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Andrew Jenson, "Allen, Rufus Chester," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia

Andrew Jenson, "Allen, Rufus Chester," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 1.

Enlisted in the Mormon Battalion.&nbsp; Ordained a Seventy in 1849 and later became a president in the 33rd quorum.Called in October, 1849 to south on an exploring trip.&nbsp; In 1851 he was called to go with Apostle Parley P Pratt on a mission to the Pacific Islands.&nbsp; From San Francisco, he accompanied Apostle Pratt on a mission to South america.&nbsp; After an unsuccessful attempt at introducing the gospel in Chili, they returned to Salt Lake City in 1852.&nbsp; Was sent as a missionary to the Indians in the Rio Virgin and Santa Clara country in the spring of 1854, he was released in 1857.

Transcript for Andrew Jenson, "Allen, Rufus Chester," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901): 535

Historical Department journal history of the Church

1851. Historical Department journal history of the Church.

Historical Department journal history of the Church.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 9 March 1851

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 9 March 1851.

Several brethren including Brigham Young, Heber C Kimball and Ezra T Benson met and prayed: afterward they blessed and set apart John Murdock, William H. Perkins, and Rufus C Allen for missions to the Pacific Islands. (Orig min on file B.Y. 11)&nbsp; June 16, 1851 explains that Rufus C Allen accompanied Parley P Pratt Quote from Parley P. Pratt &quot;I left Great Salt lake city March 16, 1851 for the Pacific on a mission to islands and coasts being comissioned and set apart for that work by the First Presidency..........My own party of missionaries consisted of the following elders: Rufus C Allen (listed as one of the missionaries.)

Transcript for Historical Department journal history of the Church, 9 March 1851

Nauvoo Restoration, comp., High Priests of Nauvoo and Early Salt Lake City, M251.33

Nauvoo Restoration, comp., High Priests of Nauvoo and Early Salt Lake City, M251.33, Page 3.

States birth as 22 Oct 1827 in Delaware County, New York.&nbsp; Ordained a High Priest 20 May 1855: Cedar City by H. C. Kimball, J. M. Grant.&nbsp; Enrolled in H.P. Quorum, SLC 7 Oct 1855. (High Priest Qrm Rec, orgnzd 23 Apr 1848, SLC, Utah, LDS Arc.)

Transcript for Nauvoo Restoration, comp., High Priests of Nauvoo and Early Salt Lake City, M251.33, p. 3, Church History Library

Nauvoo Restoration, comp., High Priests of Nauvoo and Early Salt Lake City, M251.33.

Rufus Chester Allen

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Born in Delaware, New York, United States

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Served in Indians in Rio Virgin and Santa Clara Valley

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Early Church Information File, FamilySearch

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Andrew Jenson, "Allen, Rufus Chester," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia

Historical Department journal history of the Church

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 9 March 1851

Nauvoo Restoration, comp., High Priests of Nauvoo and Early Salt Lake City, M251.33