Rufus Chester Allen
Born in Tompkins, Delaware, New York, United States
1827 October 22
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Occurred On 1827 October 22
Baptized
1837 July (Age 9)
Joined Mormon Battalion Company A
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 18) Members in Company
Rank
Private
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Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company (1847)
1847 August 25 – October 16 (Age 19) Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined Company
Ended Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Company Arrived
Traveled in Company Unknown (1848)
1848 (Age 20) Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1848
Joined Company
Circa 1848
Company Arrived
Traveled in Company Unknown (1849)
1849 (Age 21) Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1849
Joined Company
Circa 1849
Company Arrived
Served in Early Church Mission: South America
1851 March 8 – 1852 March 2 (Age 23) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Served With
Location Served
Chile
Date Details
Started On 1851 March 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1852 March 2
Departed from Field
Traveled in Parley P. Pratt Company (1852)
1852 September 14 – October 18 (Age 24) Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1852 September 14
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 October 18
Company Arrived
Married Lavenia Elizabeth Hoopes Yearsley
1853 March 31 (Age 25)
Called as President to Southern Indian Mission
1854 – 1857 (Age 26) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Location Served
Indians in Rio Virgin and Santa Clara Valley
Date Details
Circa 1853 October
Called
Started On 1854
Departed from Home
Ended On 1857
Arrived at Home
Married Margaret Ruth McConnell
1857 March 20 – 1880 (Age 29)
Traveled in Daniel Thompson Company (1866)
1866 July 24 – September 28 (Age 38) Pioneers in Company
Roles
Teamster
Date Details
Started On 1866 July 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1866 September 28
Company Arrived
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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Rufus Chester Allen (1827 - 1915) Profile