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Pratt, Mary Ann Frost
Biography
14 Jan. 1809–24 Aug. 1891. Midwife. Born in Groton, Caledonia Co., Vermont. Daughter of Aaron Frost and Susanna Gray Bennett. Moved to Bethel, Oxford Co., Maine, by 1820. Married first Nathan Stearns, ca. Feb. 1832, in Bethel. Husband died, 25 Aug. 1833. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by David W. Patten, Aug. 1836, in Bethel. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, and lived with Brigham Young, 1836. Married second Parley P. Pratt, 14 May 1837, in Kirtland. Moved to Far West, Caldwell Co., Missouri, summer 1838. Spent part of winter 1838–1839 in Richmond, Ray Co., Missouri, prison with her husband. Accompanied her husband during his mission to England, 1840–1842. Moved to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, by 1843. Returned to Bethel, by July 1850. Migrated to Salt Lake Valley, arriving Oct. 1852. Divorced husband, 1853. Moved to Pleasant Grove, Utah Co., Utah Territory, 1853, where she died.
Links
papers
- History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Elders’ Journal, November 1837
- Times and Seasons, 15 October 1842
- Times and Seasons, 16 May 1842
- Docket Entry, 1–circa 6 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844
- Letter from Heber C. Kimball, 9 July 1840
- Letter from Lorenzo Snow, 10 October 1842
- Letter from Parley P. Pratt, 23 May 1837
- Letter from Parley P. Pratt, 3 May 1844
- Letter from Parley P. Pratt, 4 December 1841
- Letter from Parley P. Pratt, between 23 and 27 September 1842
- Letter from Parley P. Pratt, 24 October 1841
- Letter from “Old Fifty,” 15 October 1842
- Letter to Emma Smith, 4 November 1838
- Letter to Isaac Galland, 11 September 1839
- Letter to Quorum of the Twelve, 15 December 1840
- Letter to the Citizens of Jackson County, 5 November 1838
- Minutes, 19 April 1843
- Nauvoo Registry of Deeds, Deed Record Book A, 1840–1843
- Parley P. Pratt, History of the Late Persecution, 1839
- Parley P. Pratt, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Receipt from William Collins, 8 February 1839
- Revelation, 12 July 1843 [D&C 132]
- Trial Report, 8–26 July 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Gender
- Female
- Alternate Names
Frost, Mary Ann
Stearns, Mary Ann Frost