Parley P. Pratt is secretly sealed to Belinda Marden by Brigham Young. On 1 January 1846, she gave birth to a son, Nephi. Though Belinda was living in the Pratt home, Parley's legal wife Mary Ann did not know of the sealing.
[Source: Richard S. Van Wagoner, "Sarah M. Pratt: The Shaping of An Apostate," Dialogue, Vol.19, No.2, p.85]
Note: Mary Ann Frost (Stearns) separated from Parley in 1846 & divorced him in 1853, per DMQ, MH:OP, Appendix 6, p.571. They were married in 1837 and had 4 children together.
ReplyDeleteNote 2. Sarah Marinda (Bates) Pratt was the legal and lawful wife (1st) wife of Parley's brother, Orson. They were married in 1836 and had 12 children together. Sarah M. Pratt separated from Orson in 1865. [Source: DMQ, MH:OP, Appendix 6, p.569.
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