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Benjamin Erastus Rich

Alternate Names

Ben E. Rich

Birth Date

On 1855 November 7

Death Date

On 1913 September 13

Gender

Male

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

1855 November 7

Relationships

Father

">Charles C. Rich

Mother

Sarah De Armon Pea

Baptized by Charles Coulson Rich

1865 November (Age 9)

Married Diana Farr

1877 December 27 (Age 22)

Set Apart as Missionary

British Mission
1881 April 7 – 1883 June 3 (Age 25)

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Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position

Married

Residence When Called

Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States

Priesthood Office When Called

Elder

Location Served

Manchester Conference

Mission Qualifier

Proselytizing

Set Apart By

John Henry Smith

Married Laura Bowring

1898 April 13 (Age 42)

Set Apart as Mission President

Southern States Mission
1898 June 10 – 1902 July 3 (Age 42)

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Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Arrived at Home

Additional Dates

Called

Officially Took Charge Of The Mission

Called

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position

Married

Residence When Called

Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States

Priesthood Office When Called

Seventy

Mission Qualifier

Proselytizing

Set Apart By

John Henry Smith

Mission Companionship

Diana Farr (41)

Media

Newly Arrived Elders 21 June 1898

Southern States Mission, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 19 June 1899

Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee - March 20, 1899

Southern States Missionaries

Southern States missionaries

March 1899: Office Staff in Chattanooga - Southern States Mission

1899/4: New Elders Arriving - Southern States Mission - April 17, 1899

Mission Photo

Southern States Mission 1906-1908

Mission Photo

New Elders - Southern States Mission - Feb 21, 1899

Southern States Mission Presidency, circa 1898

Rich brothers all served in the Southern States Mission

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

New Elders-Southern States Mission, 1898 December 20

1899/3: South Alabama Conference - Southern States Mission, 1899 March 31

Married Alice Caroline McLachlan

1899 October 4 (Age 43)

Arrived in the Field as Mission President

Middle States Mission
1902 July 1 – 1903 August 7 (Age 46)

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Start Date Details

Arrived in the Field

End Date Details

Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position

Married

Residence When Called

Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

Priesthood Office When Called

Seventy

Mission Qualifier

Proselytizing

Media

Middle States Mission Conference Presidents

Middle States Mission

Mission President & Wife

Called as Mission President

Southern States Mission
1903 August 7 – 1908 August 8 (Age 47)

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Start Date Details

Called

End Date Details

Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position

Married

Residence When Called

Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Priesthood Office When Called

Seventy

Mission Qualifier

Proselytizing

Mission Companionship

Laura Bowring (49)
Diana Farr (41)

Media

United States Mission Presidents

Southern States Mission

Southern States Mission Presidency, 1904

Arrived in the Field as Mission President

Eastern States Mission
1908 August 8 – 1913 September 13 (Age 52)

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Start Date Details

Arrived in the Field

End Date Details

Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position

Married

Residence When Called

Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

Priesthood Office When Called

Seventy

Mission Qualifier

Proselytizing

Mission Companionship

Diana Farr (50)

Media

Mission Photo

Mission Presidents in the United States and Mexico

Mission Photo

United States Mission Presidents

Rhode Island Conference, Circa 1912

Died in New York City, New York, United States

1913 September 13 (Age 57)

Media

Benjamin Erastus Rich (1855 - 1913) Profile

1899/4: New Elders - Southern States Mission (24 April 1899)

1899/4: South Carolina Conference - Southern States Mission (6 Apr 1899)

1899/1: New Elders - Southern States Mission (23 Jan 1899)

1899/5: New Elders - Southern States Mission (8 May 1899)

1898/11: New Elders - Southern States Mission (21 Nov 98)

1898/7: Southern States Mission

1899-5: North Alabama Conference - Southern States Mission (1 May 1899)

Newly Arrived Elders 21 June 1898

Southern States Mission, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 19 June 1899

Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee - March 20, 1899

Southern States Missionaries

Southern States missionaries

March 1899: Office Staff in Chattanooga - Southern States Mission

1899/4: New Elders Arriving - Southern States Mission - April 17, 1899

Mission Photo

Southern States Mission 1906-1908

Mission Photo

New Elders - Southern States Mission - Feb 21, 1899

Southern States Mission Presidency, circa 1898

Rich brothers all served in the Southern States Mission

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

New Elders-Southern States Mission, 1898 December 20

1899/3: South Alabama Conference - Southern States Mission, 1899 March 31

Middle States Mission Conference Presidents

Middle States Mission

Mission President & Wife

United States Mission Presidents

Southern States Mission

Southern States Mission Presidency, 1904

Mission Photo

Mission Presidents in the United States and Mexico

Mission Photo

United States Mission Presidents

Rhode Island Conference, Circa 1912

Sources

Eastern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977

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.

Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)

"Rich, Benjamin Erastus", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 3, Page 206-207.

MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959

Salt Lake Herald-Republican

Salt Lake Telegram

"Ben E. Rich Dies in New York after a Month's Illness", Salt Lake Telegram, September 15, 1913, Page 3.

Salt Lake Tribune

"Apoplexy Fatal to Ben E. Rich; Wife at Side", Salt Lake Tribune, September 14, 1913, Page 1.

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.

Vernal Express

"Rich Dies in New York City", Vernal Express, September 19, 1913, Page 1.