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Benjamin Erastus Rich

Alternate Names

Ben E. Rich

Birth Date

1855 November 7

Death Date

1913 September 13

Gender

Male

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Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

1855 November 7

Mother

Sarah DeArmon Pea

Father

Charles Coulson Rich

Baptized by Charles Coulson Rich

1865 November (Age 9)

Served in British Mission

1881 April–1883 June (Age 25) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Married

Priesthood Office

Elder

Residence When Called

Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States

Set Apart By

John Henry Smith

Married Laura Bowring

1898 April 13 (Age 42)

Called

1898 June 9 (Age 42)

Called as President to Southern States Mission

1898 June–1902 July (Age 42) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Married

Priesthood Office

Seventy

Residence When Called

Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States

Set Apart By

John Henry Smith

Images

Rich brothers all serve in the Southern States Mission

Newly Arrived Elders 21 June 1898

Southern States Mission Presidency, circa 1898

Southern States Missionaries

Southern States Mission, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 19 June 1899

Mission Photo

Southern States Mission 1906-1908

Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee - March 20, 1899

First annual conference of presidents in Southern States Mission, Chattanooga, Tennessee, May 1899

March 1899: Office Staff in Chattanooga - Southern States Mission

Southern States missionaries

Served With

Diana Farr

Officially took charge of the mission

1898 July 1 (Age 42)

Called

1902 May 22 (Age 46)

Called as President to Middle States Mission

1902 July–1903 August (Age 46) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Married

Priesthood Office

Seventy

Residence When Called

Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

Images

Middle States Mission Conference Presidents

Mission President & Wife

Served With

Called as President to Southern States Mission

1903 August–1908 August (Age 47) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Married

Priesthood Office

Seventy

Residence When Called

Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Images

United States Mission Presidents

Southern States Mission Presidency, 1904

Served With

Diana Farr

Laura Bowring

Called as President to Eastern States Mission

1908 August–1913 September (Age 52) See Missionaries

Mission Type

Proselytizing

Marital Status

Married

Priesthood Office

Seventy

Residence When Called

Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

Images

United States Mission Presidents

Rhode Island Conference, 1912

Mission Photo

Served With

Diana Farr

Death

1913 September 13 (Age 57)

Married Laura Bowring

No dates given.

Married Diana Farr

No dates given.

Media

Benjamin Erastus Rich (1855 - 1913) Profile

Rich brothers all serve in the Southern States Mission

Newly Arrived Elders 21 June 1898

Southern States Mission Presidency, circa 1898

Southern States Missionaries

Southern States Mission, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 19 June 1899

Mission Photo

Southern States Mission 1906-1908

Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee - March 20, 1899

First annual conference of presidents in Southern States Mission, Chattanooga, Tennessee, May 1899

March 1899: Office Staff in Chattanooga - Southern States Mission

Southern States missionaries

Middle States Mission Conference Presidents

Mission President & Wife

United States Mission Presidents

Southern States Mission Presidency, 1904

United States Mission Presidents

Rhode Island Conference, 1912

Mission Photo

Sources

Andrew Jenson, "Rich, Benjamin Erastus," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia

Andrew Jenson, "Rich, Benjamin Erastus," Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 3.

"Apoplexy Fatal to Ben E. Rich; Wife at Side," The Salt Lake Tribune 87, no. 154

"Apoplexy Fatal to Ben E. Rich; Wife at Side," The Salt Lake Tribune 87, no. 154, 14 September 1913.

"Ben E. Rich Dies in New York after a Month's Illness," Salt Lake Telegram

"Ben E. Rich Dies in New York after a Month's Illness," Salt Lake Telegram, 15 September 1913.

"Ben E. Rich Succumbs Fought Hard for Life," The Salt Lake Herald-Republican 165, no. 28

"Ben E. Rich Succumbs Fought Hard for Life," The Salt Lake Herald-Republican 165, no. 28, 14 September 1913.

Kenneth L. Alford, "Ben E. Rich: Sharing the Gospel Creatively," in Go Ye into All the World: The Growth & Development of Mormon Missionary Work, ed. Reid L. Nielson and Fred E. Woods (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2012), 341-63

Kenneth L. Alford, "Ben E. Rich: Sharing the Gospel Creatively," in Go Ye into All the World: The Growth & Development of Mormon Missionary Work, ed. Reid L. Nielson and Fred E. Woods (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2012), 341-63.

Missionary Department missionary registers

Missionary Department missionary registers, Vol. 3, Page 74, Line 451.

Missionary Department missionary registers

Missionary Department missionary registers, Vol. 2, Page 58, Line 2302.

Missionary Department missionary registers

Missionary Department missionary registers, Vol. 1, Page 54, Line 2302.

"Rich Dies in New York City," The Vernal Express 22, no. 86

"Rich Dies in New York City," The Vernal Express 22, no. 86, 19 September 1913.

Southern States Mission history, 1832-1964, Church History Library

Southern States Mission history, 1832-1964, Church History Library. Transcript for Southern States Mission history, 1832-1964, Church History Library

Ted S. Anderson, "The Southern States Mission and the Administration of Ben E. Rich, 1898-1908: Including a Statistical Study of Church Growth in the Southeastern United States During the Twentieth Century," Master's thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1976

Ted S. Anderson, "The Southern States Mission and the Administration of Ben E. Rich, 1898-1908: Including a Statistical Study of Church Growth in the Southeastern United States During the Twentieth Century," Master's thesis, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1976.