Rufus Chester Allen
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Born
On 1827 October 22
Died
On 1915 December 7
Birthplace
Tompkins, Delaware, New York, United States
Death Place
St. George, Washington, Utah, United States
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Born in Tompkins, Delaware, New York, United States
1827 October 22
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Baptism
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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Ended 1847 July 16
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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
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Ended Between 1847 October 11 – 16
Joined Company Unknown
1848 (Age 20)
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Started Circa 1848
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Ended Circa 1848
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Joined Company Unknown
1849 (Age 21)
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Started Circa 1849
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Ended Circa 1849
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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End Date Details
Ended 1852 March 2
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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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Ended 1852 October 18
Married to 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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Ended 1857
Additional Dates
Circa 1853 October
Called
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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 to Margaret Ruth McConnell
1857 March 20 – 1880 (Age 29)
End Date Details
Ended Circa 1880
Assigned as Teamster
Daniel Thompson Company
1866 July 24 – September 28 (Age 38)
1866 July 24 – September 28 (Age 38)
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Ended 1866 September 28
Married to Laura Elizabeth Chaffin
1886 May 5 (Age 58)
Died in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States
1915 December 7 (Age 88)