Rufus Chester Allen

Birth Date
On 1827 October 22
Death Date
On 1915 December 7
Gender
Male
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Born in Tompkins, Delaware, New York, United States

1827 October 22

Relationships

Father
Mother

Baptized

1837 July (Age 9)

Appointed as Private

Mormon Battalion Company A
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 18)

Start Date Details

Appointed
Sources

End Date Details

Discharged

Additional Information

Enrollment
Enlisted and Marched

Joined Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company

1847 August 25 – October 16 (Age 19)

Start Date Details

Started Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined When Organization was Formed
Sources

End Date Details

Ended Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Organization was Ended

Joined Company Unknown

1848 (Age 20)

Start Date Details

Started Circa 1848
Joined When Organization was Formed
Sources

End Date Details

Ended Circa 1848
Organization was Ended

Additional Information

Traveling Group

Joined Company Unknown

1849 (Age 21)

Start Date Details

Started Circa 1849
Joined When Organization was Formed

End Date Details

Ended Circa 1849
Organization was Ended

Set Apart as Missionary

Early Church Mission: South America Mission
1851 March 8 – 1852 March 2 (Age 23)

Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
Chile
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Mission Companionship

Joined Parley P. Pratt Company

1852 September 14 – October 18 (Age 24)

Start Date Details

Joined When Organization was Formed
Sources

End Date Details

Organization was Ended

Married Lavenia Elizabeth Hoopes Yearsley

1853 March 31 (Age 25)

Departed from Home as Mission President

Southern Utah Mission
1854 – 1857 (Age 26)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home
Sources

End Date Details

Arrived at Home

Additional Dates

Circa 1853 October
Called

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
Indians in Rio Virgin and Santa Clara Valley
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Married Margaret Ruth McConnell

1857 March 20 – 1880 (Age 29)

End Date Details

Ended Circa 1880
Divorced

Assigned as Teamster

Daniel Thompson Company
1866 July 24 – September 28 (Age 38)

Start Date Details

Assigned
Sources

End Date Details

Organization was Ended

Married Laura Elizabeth Chaffin

1886 May 5 (Age 58)

Died in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States

1915 December 7 (Age 88)

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