Ward Eaton Pack
Birth Date
On 1834 April 17 (Born)
Death Date
On 1907 November 16 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States
1834 April 17
Mother
Julia Ives (1817 - 1903)
Father
John Pack (1809 - 1885)
Date Details
Occurred On 1834 April 17
Baptized by
John Pack
1842 April 17 (Age 8)
Traveled in
Heber C. Kimball Company (1848)
1848 June 7 – September 24 (Age 14)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Phylotte Greene (Age 74)
George Caleb Pack (Age 7)
John Pack, Jr. (Age 4)
John Pack (Age 39)
Julia Ives (Age 31)
Ruth Mosher (Age 24)
Nancy Aurelia Booth (Age 22)
Lucy Amelia Pack (Age 11)
Don Carlos Pack (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 September 24
Company Arrived
Married
Elizabeth Still
1853 March 5 (Age 18)
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1854 April 7 – 1857 October 6 (Age 19)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Date Details
Started On 1854 April 7
Departed from Home
On 1854 September 27
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1857 October 6
Departed from Field
Married
Laura Cravath
1858 September 26 (Age 24)
Traveled in
Horton D. Haight Company (1862)
1862 August 10 – October 19 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Teamster
Date Details
Started On 1862 August 10
Joined Company
Ended On 1862 October 19
Company Arrived
Married
Agnes Laurie
1863 April 18 (Age 29)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 10 – 1870 March (Age 35)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Erastus Snow
Location Served
United States
Date Details
Started On 1869 October 10
Set Apart
Ended On 1870 March
Released
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1876 April 10 – 1878 April 1 (Age 41)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Kamas, Summit, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Taylor
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Date Details
Started On 1876 April 10
Set Apart
On 1876 June 1
Arrived in Field
On 1878 March 20
Departed from Field
Ended On 1878 April 1
Arrived at Home
Married
Selena Carpenter
1888 August 8 (Age 54)
Called as President to
Hawaiian Mission
1889 March 5 – 1892 January 5 (Age 54)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
He accompanied his wife home on 28 Jul 1891. He then returned to Hawaii on 15 Sep 1891.
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Kamas, Summit, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Served With
Selena Carpenter
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Date Details
Started On 1889 March 5
Set Apart
On 1889 March 16
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1892 January 5
Departed from Field
Died in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States
1907 November 16 (Age 73)
Media
Ward Eaton Pack (1834 - 1907) Profile
Ward Pack and Family in Hawaii ca 1889-1891
Sources
Person
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900
Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900, Item 3973-3992, Page 484-503.
Vernal Express
"Pioneer Gone to Rest", Vernal Express, (22 November 1907), Page 1-2.
Mission
1-2. Ward E. Pack Journals, 1854-1876
1-2. Ward E. Pack Journals, 1854-1876.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 7 April 1854.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Pack, Ward Eaton", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 4, Page 341.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 11 October 1869, Vol. A, Page 14, Line 584.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 October 1869, Vol. B, Page 15, Line 584.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 5 March 1889, Vol. B, Page 106, Line 44.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 5 March 1889, Vol. A, Page 99, Line 44.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 April 1876, Vol. A, Page 32, Line 1367.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 April 1876, Vol. B, Page 35, Line 1367.
Pioneer
Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Ward Eaton Pack, reminiscences", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963.
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"Jessie Belle Stirling Pack, autobiographical sketch", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 3-4.
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Pack, Ward E., [Autobiography], in Wehrli D. Pack, A Bit of Pack History or Biography [1969], 46-47
Pack, Ward E., [Autobiography], in Wehrli D. Pack, A Bit of Pack History or Biography [1969], 46-47.
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Ward E. Pack journals, 1854-1876
Ward E. Pack journals, 1854-1876, Folder 1, Page 6.
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