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John Pack (May 20, 1809 – April 4, 1885) was a member of theCouncil of Fifty and amissionary in the early days ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).[1]
Pack was born inSaint John, New Brunswick. He married his first wife, Julia Ives, in 1832 inWatertown, New York. In 1836, Pack wasbaptized a member of theChurch of the Latter Day Saints.[2]
Pack moved toKirtland, Ohio, then toMissouri, and then toNauvoo, Illinois. He was a member of theNauvoo Legion, holding the rank of captain.[3] Pack also served as a policeman in Nauvoo.[4] In addition, Pack was one of the four music wardens of theUniversity of Nauvoo, working under the department head, Gustavus Hill. The program was a broad one and Pack instructed in instrumental music along withTitus Billings while Benjamin Wilder and Stephen Goddard were over vocal music department and directed the community choir.[5]
Pack was in the first company ofMormon pioneers to cross the plains withBrigham Young. He held the ranks of Captain of Fifty in the company[6] as well as Colonel in its military organization.[7] At the time ofJoseph Smith's death, Pack was serving as a missionary inNew Jersey withEzra T. Benson.[8] After Smith's death, Pack remained active inthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and became a member of theCouncil of Fifty in 1845.
TheUniversity of Deseret, the predecessor of theUniversity of Utah, began in the home of John Pack.[9]
Pack served withJohn Taylor as one of the first LDS Church missionaries in France beginning in 1849. Pack was in this mission until 1852, but he spent most of his time preaching in theChannel Islands.[10]
In 1860, Pack and his eldest son,Ward E. Pack, built the first sawmill inKamas,Utah Territory.[11]
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Ward Eaton Pack, one of Pack's sons, twice served as president of the HawaiianMission of the LDS Church. He also served in the presidency of the CacheStake, which covered all of Cache County, Utah and into Wyoming at the time. Ward Eaton's daughter, Grace, marriedCharles A. Callis, who was later a member of theQuorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church.
Another one of John Pack's sons,Frederick J. Pack, was a prominent professor at theUniversity of Utah.
F. Burton Howard, ageneral authority of the LDS Church, is a descendant of John Pack and Mary Jane Walker, through their daughter Hattie Pack (married Howard) and grandson Fred Pack Howard.
The John Pack Family Association (founded in the 1950s) holds yearly John Pack descendant family reunions, typically atThis Is the Place Heritage Park near the end of the summer.[13] They also contributed to build a replica of the John Pack home atThis Is the Place Heritage Park.
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