Ward Eaton Pack
Birth Date
On 1834 April 17 (Born)
Death Date
On 1907 November 16 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States
1834 April 17
Mother
Julia Ives
Father
John Pack
Baptized by John Pack
1842 April 17 (Age 8)
Traveled in
Heber C. Kimball Company
1848 June 7 – September 24 (Age 14)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Philota Green (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
On 1848 June 7
Joined Company
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
Date Details
On 1854 April 7
Departed from Home
On 1854 September 27
Arrived in Field
On 1857 October 6
Departed from Field
Married
Laura Cravath
1858 September 26 (Age 24)
Traveled in
Horton D. Haight Company
1862 August 10 – October 19 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Teamster
Date Details
On 1862 August 10
Joined Company
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
Set Apart By
Erastus Snow
Date Details
On 1869 October 10
Set Apart
On 1870 March
Released
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1876 April 10 – 1878 April 1 (Age 42)
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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
Set Apart By
John Taylor
Date Details
On 1876 April 10
Set Apart
On 1876 June 1
Arrived in Field
On 1878 March 20
Departed from Field
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
F. D. Richards
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Served With
Selena Carpenter
Date Details
On 1889 March 5
Set Apart
On 1889 March 16
Arrived in Field
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
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Salt Lake County, Utah.
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch, card 487, image 3976
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch, card 487, image 3976.
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch, card 500, image 3989
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch, card 500, image 3989.
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch, card 511, image3990
Early Church Information File, FamilySearch, card 511, image3990.
Mission
1-2. Ward E. Pack Journals, 1854-1876
1-2. Ward E. Pack Journals, 1854-1876.
Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, 4:341
Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, 4:341.
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 7 April 1854, Page 1.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 14, Line 584.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 99, Line 44.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 1, Page 32, Line 1367.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 15, Line 584.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 106, Line 44.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, Vol. 2, Page 35, Line 1367.
Pioneer
DUP Pioneer History Collection
"Jessie Belle Stirling Pack, autobiographical sketch", DUP Pioneer History Collection, Page 3-4.
Transcript for "Jessie Belle Stirling Pack, autobiographical sketch", DUP Pioneer History Collection, Page 3-4.
"Ward Eaton Pack, reminiscences", DUP Pioneer History Collection.
Transcript for "Ward Eaton Pack, reminiscences", DUP Pioneer History Collection.
Pack, Ward E., Journals 1854-1876, fd. 1, 6
Pack, Ward E., Journals 1854-1876, fd. 1, 6.
Transcript for Pack, Ward E., Journals 1854-1876, fd. 1, 6
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.
Transcript for Pack, Ward E., [Autobiography], in Wehrli D. Pack, A Bit of Pack History or Biography [1969], 46-47
"Pioneer Gone to Rest," The Vernal Express
"Pioneer Gone to Rest," The Vernal Express, 22 November 1907, Page 1-2.
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