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Sarah Marinda Bates Pratt was born 5 February 1817 in Henderson, Jefferson County, New York, United States to Cyrus Bates (1792-1839) and Lydia Harrington (1795-1873) and died 25 December 1888 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of unspecified causes. She married Orson Whitley Pratt (1811-1881) 4 July 1836 in Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri, United States.

Marriage to Sarah Bates

1st Marriage - Sarah Marinda Bates (1817-1888), the third child of Cyrus Bates and Lydia Harrington. She was the subject of the big scandal in 1842 that led to Pratt's temporary departure from the LDS Church.

In the Nauvoo era (1842), both Orson and his wife Sarah were deceived by apostate John C. Bennett and were excommunicated thereafter. Orson fell into such a depression he nearly became suicidal but by the love shown by the Prophet Joseph Smith (1805-1844) himself, the Pratt's were re-baptized by the Prophet.

She divorced him in 1868 when Orson married 16-year-old Mary Margaret Graham (1852-1907). She then became an outspoken critic of the Mormon practice of plural marriage and founder of the Anti-Polygamy Society in Salt Lake. Most of their 12 children followed after their mother and left the LDS Church.

  1. Orson Pratt (1837-1903)
  2. Lydia Pratt (1838-1839)
  3. Celestia Larissa Pratt (1842-1905)
  4. Sarah Marinda Pratt (1844-1845)
  5. Vanson Pratt (1846-1847)
  6. Laron Pratt (1847-1908)
  7. Marlon Pratt (1848-1849)
  8. Marintha Althera Pratt (1849-1851)
  9. Harmel Pratt (1851-1907)
  10. Arthur Pratt (1853-1919) - US Deputy Marshall
  11. Herma Ethna Pratt (1856-1877) - died three weeks after birth of her first son.
  12. Liola Menella Pratt (1858-1860)


Children


Offspring of Orson Whitley Pratt (1811-1881) and Sarah Marinda Bates Pratt
Name Birth Death Joined with
Orson Pratt (1837-1903) 11 July 1837 Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio 6 December 1903 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Susan Lizette Snow (1841-1927)
Lydia Pratt (1838-1839)
Celestia Larissa Pratt (1842-1905)
Sarah Marinda Pratt (1844-1845)
Vanson Pratt (1846-1847)
Laron Pratt (1847-1908)
Marlon Pratt (1848-1849)
Marintha Althera Pratt (1849-1851)
Harmel Pratt (1851-1907)
Arthur Pratt (1853-1919)
Herma Ethna Pratt (1856-1877)
Liola Menella Pratt (1858-1860)



Siblings


Offspring of Cyrus Bates (1792-1839) and Lydia Harrington (1795-1873)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Nelson Bates (1813-1885)
Ormus Ephraim Bates (1815-1873)
Sarah Marinda Bates (1817-1888) 5 February 1817 Henderson, Jefferson County, New York, United States 25 December 1888 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States Orson Whitley Pratt (1811-1881)
Lovina Arminda Bates (1819-1884)
Marcellus Bates (1821-1902)
Orissa Angela Bates (1823-1878) 17 August 1823 Henderson, Jefferson County, New York, United States 29 January 1878 Saint Charles, Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States William Moore Allred (1819-1901)
Lydia Augusta Bates (1825-1903)
Cyrus Wakefield Bates (1827-1895)
Julie Ann Bates (1828-1892) 7 February 1828 Henderson, Jefferson County, New York, United States 5 March 1892 Thatcher, Graham County, Arizona, United States Reddin Alexander Allred (1822-1900)
Lansing Bates (1831-1877)
Adeline Bates (1837-1837)


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