by Terrie Lynn Bittner | May 6, 2013 | Past Leader Bios
Parley P. Pratt was an early Mormon apostle and author. He was born April 12, 1807, to Jared Pratt and Charity Dickenson in Burlington, New York. Pratt was a descendent of Pilgrims on the Pratt side of the family. He had limited education because his family moved...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Apr 22, 2013 | Past Leader Bios
Early Life Orson Pratt was born on September 19, 1811, in Hartford, New York, to Jared Pratt and Charity Dickenson. He lived in New Lebanon, Columbia City, New York, from 1814–1822. While there, he attended school in the winter, studying arithmetic and bookkeeping....
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Jan 8, 2013 | Who's Who in Mormon History
Thomas B Marsh was, for a time, an apostle for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, until his excommunication. He eventually returned to the church. Thomas B. Marsh was born in 1799 in Massachusetts, the son of James Marsh and Mary Law. In 1820, he married...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 4, 2012 | Who's Who in Mormon History
William Huntington, an early member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (whose members are often nicknamed Mormons) is an example of someone who faced hardship with courage and faith. Born in 1784 in New Hampshire, William Huntington married Zina Baker...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Oct 1, 2012 | Who's Who in Mormon History
Elias Higbe was born in Galloway, New Jersey in 1795. He became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose members are sometimes nicknamed Mormons, in 1832. He was living in Cincinnati, Ohio at the time, but traveled to Jackson County,...
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