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Belinda Marden Pratt autobiographical sketch

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 5868

Scope and Contents note

Handwritten autobiography of Belinda Marden Pratt. Discusses her marriage to Benjamin Abbot Hilton by a Baptist minister. She sees a handbill in 1843 about a Mormon preacher. She and her husband get baptized but he apostatizes. She is instructed by Lyman Wight to join the Saints while she still has a chance. Never using her real name, she stays with the Monroe family in Nauvoo and works as a dressmaker. She is sealed to Parley P. Pratt in 1844. She goes with Pratt on his journey to the Eastern States and supports herself by knitting and dressmaking. Her first son, Nephi is born in February 1846; soon after he is born, she has to flee to Council Bluffs. 15 photocopied leaves.

Dates

  • 1884

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use note

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Belinda Marden Pratt autobiographical sketch must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

Belinda B. Marden Pratt (1820-1894) married twice and had six children.

Belinda B. Marden Pratt was born December 4, 1820 in Chichester, Merrimack, New Hampshire to Rachel Shaw and John Marden. She married Benjamin Abbott Hilton in 1839 in New Hampshire. They divorced, and Belinda married Parley Parker Pratt November 20, 1844 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois and had six children. Belinda married Thomas Box on July 10, 1858 in Utah. She died February 19, 1894 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.

Extent

1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Handwritten autobiography of Belinda Marden Pratt, 1884.

Custodial History note

Donated by Peter Crawley in 1991.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Donated; Peter Crawley; 1991.

Appraisal note

19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.

Processing Information note

Processed; H. Christine Swindler; 14 August 2007.

Title
Register of Belinda Marden Pratt autobiographical sketch
Status
Completed
Author
H. Christine Swindler and Karen Glenn, student processors and John Murphy, curator
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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