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Parley Parker Pratt

Parley Parker Pratt[1, 2]

Male 1807 - 1857  (50 years)


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  • Name Parley Parker Pratt 
    Birth 12 Apr 1807  Burlington, Otsego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 13 May 1857  Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6074  Scudder
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2012 

    Father Jared Pratt,   b. 25 Nov 1769, Canaan, Columbia, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1839, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Charity Dickinson,   b. 24 Feb 1776, Canaan, Columbia, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1849, St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 7 Jul 1799  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2147  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Thankful Halsey,   b. 18 Mar 1797, New Lebanon, Columbia, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1837, Kirtland, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 9 Sep 1827 
    Children 
     1. Parley Parker Pratt,   b. 25 Mar 1837   d. 26 Aug 1897 (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F2151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Mary Ann Frost,   b. 14 Jan 1808, Bethel, Oxford, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1891, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 9 May 1837  Kirkland, Geauga, Oh Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Nathan Pratt,   b. 31 Aug 1838, Far West, Caldwell, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1843 (Age 5 years)
     2. Olivia Thankful Pratt,   b. 2 Jun 1841, Manchester, Lincshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1906, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     3. Susan Pratt,   b. 7 Apr 1843, On Ship "Maid of Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1844 (Age 1 year)
     4. Moroni Llewellyn Pratt,   b. 7 Dec 1844, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1913, Provo, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    Family ID F2152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

    Family 3 Elizabeth Brotherton,   b. 27 Mar 1817, Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1897, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 24 Jun 1843 
    Family ID F2153  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

    Family 4 Mary Wood,   b. 18 Jun 1818, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1898, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 9 Sep 1844  Nauvoo, Hancock, Il Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Helaman Pratt,   b. 31 May 1846, Mt. Pisgah, Pottawattamie, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1909, Dublan, Galeana, Chihuahua, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     2. Cornelia Pratt,   b. 5 Sep 1848, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1899, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
     3. Mary Wood Pratt,   b. 14 Sep 1853, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1911, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     4. Mathoni Wood Pratt,   b. 6 Jul 1856, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1937, Los Angeles, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F2154  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

    Family 5 Hannahette Snively,   b. 22 Oct 1812, Woodstock, Shennandoah, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1898, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 2 Nov 1844  Nauvoo, Hnck, Il Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Alma Pratt,   b. 31 Jul 1845, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1902, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     2. Lucy Pratt,   b. 9 Mar 1848, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1916, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     3. Henriette Pratt,   b. 26 Oct 1851, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1918, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F2155  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

    Family 6 Belinda B. Marden,   b. 24 Dec 1820, Chichester, Merrimack, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1894, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 20 Nov 1844  Nauvoo, Hancock county, Il Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Nephi Pratt,   b. 1 Jan 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1910, Spokane, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     2. Belinda Marden Pratt,   b. 8 May 1848, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1893 (Age 45 years)
     3. Abinadi Pratt,   b. 8 May 1848, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1914 (Age 66 years)
     4. Lehi Pratt,   b. 9 Jun 1851, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1905, Rexburg, Fremont, Idaho Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     5. Isabella Eleanor Marden Pratt,   b. 1 Sep 1854, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1912, Fillmore, Millard, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F2156  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

    Family 7 Sarah Huston,   b. 3 Aug 1822   d. 22 May 1886, Antimony, Garfield, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 15 Oct 1845  Nauvoo, Hancock, Il Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Julia Huston Pratt,   b. 1 Apr 1847, Winter Quarters, Nebraska Territory Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1903, Richfield, Sevier, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     2. Mormon Pratt,   b. 8 Jan 1850, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1850, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. Teancum Pratt,   b. 15 Nov 1851, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1900, Scofield, Carbon, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
     4. Sarah Elizabeth Pratt,   b. 31 May 1856, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1891, Antimony, Garfield, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
    Family ID F2157  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

    Family 8 Phoebe E. Soper,   b. 8 Jul 1823, Hempstead Harbor, Queens, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1887, Provo, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 8 Feb 1846  Nauvoo Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mosiah Pratt,   b. 26 Feb 1850, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1850 (Age 0 years)
     2. Omner Pratt,   b. 30 Nov 1851, Valparaiso, Chile Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1852 (Age 0 years)
     3. Phoebe Soper Pratt,   b. 19 May 1853, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1922, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F2158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

    Family 9 Ann Agatha Walker,   b. 11 Jun 1829, Leek, Stafford, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jun 1908, Ogden, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 28 Apr 1847  Winter Quarters, Douglas, Ne Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Agatha Pratt,   b. 7 Jul 1848, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1914, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     2. Malona Pratt,   b. 15 Apr 1850, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1913, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     3. Marion Pratt,   b. 28 Nov 1851, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1852 (Age 0 years)
     4. Moroni Walker Pratt,   b. 10 Oct 1853, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1911, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     5. Evelyn Pratt,   b. 8 Aug 1856, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1917, Ogden, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F2160  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

    Family 10 Martha Monks,   b. 28 Apr 1825, Raynor, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 28 Apr 1847  Winter Quarters Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ether Pratt,   b. 30 Jan 1849   d. 27 Feb 1849 (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F2161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

    Family 11 Keziah Downs,   b. 10 May 1812, Raynor, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1876, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 27 Dec 1853  Salt Lake Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2162  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

    Family 12 Eleanor Jane McComb,   b. 29 Dec 1817, Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1874, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 14 Nov 1855  Salt Lake Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2163  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Parley Parker Pratt was born in Burlington, Ostego county, New York, on 12 April 1802, the middle son of five born to Jared and Charity Pratt. At a young age he was required to work to help sustain the family, which limited his formal education. His mother taught him to read the Bible at home, where, he claimed, Christian virtues were taught by example. He became a voracious reader. When he was sixteen and boarding with his father's sister, he had his last opportunity for formal schooling. He married Thankful Halsey on 9 September 1827. He cleared some land and built a small cabin in Amherst, Lorain county, Ohio, where they resided. After hearing Sydney Rigdon preach, he joined the Society of Reformed Baptists and felt constrained to sell his worldly goods and become a missionary.He transferred his missionary zeal to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, into which he was baptized 1 September 1830. Pratt preached at every opportunity, and served missions from England to the Pacific Islands to Chile, as well as in many areas of the United States and in several counties of Utah. Chosen by Joseph Smith as one of the first Mormon apostles, Parley P. Pratt endured imprisonment, persecution in Missouri, the trials of the exodus from Nauvoo, and the challenges of settling the Great Basin area. He became a significant thinker and writer of his time and culture. His wife, Thankful, and seven children preceded him in death; one wife divorced him; but he was survived by ten wives and twenty-two children. In the winter of 1847, he sailed Utah Lake and explored Utah Valley, then went westward by horseback into Cedar and Tooele valleys, coming back into the Salt Lake Valley between the Great Salt Lake and the Oquirrh Mountains. A general convention in March 1848 chose Pratt as one of ten to draft the first constitution of the provisional state of Deseret. In the summer of 1848, Pratt explored Big Kanyon Creek, now Parleys, for the purpose of building a road to provide easier access into the valley. In July 1849 his crops failed and he began making the road. In November 1849, after suspending work on his road for a season, Pratt was called to head an exploring company of fifty men to southern Utah and to counsel Brigham Young on promising areas for new settlements. Pratt gave to the legislative assembly optimistic forecasts for settling the present sites of Richfield, Marysvale, Parowan, Cedar City, Washington, Santa Clara, Mountain Meadow, Beaver, and Payson. His company brought back samples of iron ore, coal, and other minerals. He provided specific information on weather, soil conditions, water, forestation, and other topographical conditions. He opened his toll road in 1850, and during its first season of operation collected $1,500 from California-bound gold seekers and others. He left for a mission to Chile the following year, and the road largely fell into disuse. Today, what was then the "Golden Pass Road" is the Interstate 80 freeway through Parleys Canyon, a major scenic route into the valley, and one that services numerous communities east of Salt Lake City. Pratt was re-elected to the legislative assembly of the State of Deseret in the winter of 1850, returned again by unanimous vote in August 1854, and in 1855 served as chaplain of the council as it sat in assembly in Fillmore. He also served as a regent for the University of Deseret. Pratt was called on a mission to the southern states and while he was on this mission, a lawsuit was filed by one Hector McLean, who accused Pratt of causing an estrangement between himself and his former wife, Eleanor. Although Pratt was exonerated by the court, McLean and two accomplices pursued Pratt to Alma, Arkansas, where they fired at and stabbed him. He died on 13 May 1857 and was quietly buried at what is now Fine Springs, Arkansas.

  • Sources 
    1. [S103] Ancestors of Pat Wilson.

    2. [S127] Ancestral File (R).



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