Rufus Chester Allen
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Clear AllBorn in Tompkins, Delaware, New York, United States
1827 October 22
Baptized
1837 July (Age 9)
Appointed as Private
Mormon Battalion Company A
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 18)
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 18)
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Appointed
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Ended On 1847 July 16
Discharged
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Enrollment
Enlisted and Marched
Joined Levi W. Hancock/Jefferson Hunt/James Pace/Andrew Lytle Company
1847 August 25 – October 16 (Age 19)
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Started Between 1847 August 25 – 26
Joined When Organization was Formed
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Ended Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Organization was Ended
Joined Company Unknown
1848 (Age 20)
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Occurred Circa 1848
Joined When Organization was Formed
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Circa 1848
Organization was Ended
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Joined Company Unknown
1849 (Age 21)
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Occurred Circa 1849
Joined When Organization was Formed
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Circa 1849
Organization was Ended
Set Apart as Missionary
Early Church Mission: South America Mission
1851 March 8 – 1852 March 2 (Age 23)
1851 March 8 – 1852 March 2 (Age 23)
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Set Apart
End Date Details
Ended On 1852 March 2
Departed from the Field
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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)
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Joined When Organization was Formed
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Ended On 1852 October 18
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)
1854 – 1857 (Age 26)
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Departed from Home
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Ended On 1857
Arrived at Home
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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)
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Ended Circa 1880
Divorced
Assigned as Teamster
Daniel Thompson Company
1866 July 24 – September 28 (Age 38)
1866 July 24 – September 28 (Age 38)
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Assigned
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Ended On 1866 September 28
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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Occurred On 1915 December 7
Died
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Rufus Chester Allen (1827 - 1915) Profile