Amelia Elizabeth Pierson
16 April 1825 – 23 February 1851. Born in Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of William Peirson and Nancy Richards. Married Willard Richards on 22 December 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois. Traveled west with the Willard Richards Company, arriving in the Salt Lake Valley on 10 October 1848. Died on 23 February 1851 in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory.