times demonstrated a deep companionship in their marriage, most fully shown by her joining her husband in prison in Missouri. After Pratt began practicing polygamy, they became estranged. Pratt suggested his falling out with Mary Ann was "stung by falsehoods which are circulated in the Church". Some sources state that in 1843, Mary Ann Pratt married Joseph Smith, the church's founder. This marriage, however, does not appear on most lists of Smith's marriages. That same year, Smith married at least 17 other women—including Mary Ann's sister, Olive Grey Frost. Olive would marry Smith's successor, Brigham Young, after Smith's death in 1844. Pratt made several attempts to get Mary Ann to join him in traveling west in 1846 and 1847, but after spending the winter of 1846–47 in an abandoned Nauvoo, she chose to return to Maine. Pratt provided her with clothes and money upon her return to Maine. She received some of the proceeds from the sale of Pratt's home to a Roman Catholic priest; the Nauvoo home is still used as a residence for Catholic priests. In 1852, Mary Ann traveled to Utah Territory, but she and Pratt did not see eye to eye on how to raise their children. Mary Ann received a divorce decree issued by Brigham Young in 1853. Mary Ann then settled in what is now Pleasant Grove, Utah. She worked as a midwife, remained in the LDS Church, and became a leading advocate for Mormon women against the attacks of those opposed to polygamy. In the fall of 1853, Pratt had seven living wives. These wives were: Elizabeth Brotherton (1815–1897). Married Pratt on July 24, 1844. They adopted one child. Mary Wood (1818–1898). Married Pratt on September 9, 1844. Four children including Helaman Pratt. Hannahette Snively (1812–1898). Married Pratt on November 2, 1844. Three children. Belinda Marden (1820–1894). Married Pratt on November 20, 1844. Five children. Sarah Houston (1822–1886). Married Pratt on October 15, 1844. Four children. Phoebe Elizabeth Soper (1823–1887). Married Pratt February 8, 1846. Three children. Ann Agatha Walker (1829–1908). Married Pratt April 28, 1847. Five children. Agatha ran a millinery business in Salt Lake City. Other wives of Pratt: Martha Monks (1825–?). Married Pratt April 28, 1847. One child died shortly after birth. After this Martha abandoned Pratt in early 1849 and moved to California. Keziah Downes (1812–1876). Married Pratt on December 27, 1853. They did not have any children. She