
Benjamin Erastus Rich
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
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
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
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
Mission Photo
Served With
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
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
Mission Photo