Born at Burlington, Otsego County, New York; son of Charity Dickinson and Jared Pratt. Married Thankful Halsey, 1827; participated in plural marriage. Baptized, 1830. Ordained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, 1835. Admitted to the Council of Fifty, 1844. Migrated to the Salt Lake Valley, 1847. Served missions to Europe, South America, California, and the eastern United States. Murdered at Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas. 1 (See Document 1.2, 4.28, first mentioned here)