Rufus Chester Allen
Birth Date
On 1827 October 22 (Born)
Death Date
On 1915 December 7 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Tompkins, Delaware, New York, United States
1827 October 22
Mother
Marcia Allen (1804 - 1866)
Father
Albern Allen (1802 - 1867)
Date Details
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
Date Details
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
Marcia Allen (Age 43)
Clarissa Abby Allen (Age 17)
Marshall Franklin Allen (Age 14)
Rebecca Allen (Age 10)
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)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Served With
Parley Parker Pratt
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)
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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
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Person
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 1050-1080, Page 731-759.
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Mission
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City, Page 3.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 16 June 1851.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 9 March 1851.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Allen, Rufus Chester", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 1, Page 535.
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Pioneer
A Mormon chronicle: the Diaries of John D. Lee, 1848-1876
A Mormon chronicle: the Diaries of John D. Lee, 1848-1876. 1955. Page 30-79.
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Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017
"Rufus Chester Allen", Biographical information relating to Mormon pioneer overland travel database, 2003-2017.
Biographical sketches, 1891-2013
"Rufus Chester Allen", Biographical sketches, 1891-2013.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868
"Captain Daniel Thompson, memoranda book (1), 1866", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts, 1861-1868, Page 3-17.
Semi-Centennial Commission Book of the Pioneers, 1897
Semi-Centennial Commission Book of the Pioneers, 1897, Vol. 1, Page 34.
The autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt
Parley Parker Pratt, 1807-1857, The autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt.
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Washington County News
"Mormon Battalion Veteran Called Home", Washington County News, (16 December 1915), Page 1.
Mormon Battalion
Mormon Battalion Company A muster roll, 1846 October – December
"Mormon Battalion Company A Muster Roll", Mormon Battalion Company A muster roll, 1846 October – December, (October), Page 2.
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 9.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 3.
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 23.
Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.
