Florence Ridges
Alternate Names
Florence Dean (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1866 December 1 (Born)
Death Date
On 1942 July 14 (Died)
Gender
Female
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Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1866 December 1
Mother
Agatha Pratt
Father
Joseph Harris. Ridges
Date Details
Occurred On 1866 December 1
Baptized by Joseph H. Ridges
1874 September 9 (Age 7)
Married
Joseph Henry Dean
1885 June 11 (Age 18)
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1887 May 23 – 1888 June 3 (Age 20)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
F. D. Richards
Served With
Joseph Henry Dean
Date Details
Started On 1887 May 23
Set Apart
Ended On 1888 June 3
Departed from Field
Served as Mission President's Wife in the
Samoan Mission
1888 June 17 – 1890 August 16 (Age 21)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Hawaiian Mission
Served With
Joseph Henry Dean
Date Details
Started On 1888 June 17
Called
Ended On 1890 August 16
Departed from Field
Images
Fagalii, Upolu, Samoa, ca 1890. The Elders and their wives & children
Died
1942 July 14 (Age 75)
Media
Florence Ridges (1866 - 1942) Profile
Joseph Henry Dean with wife, Florence Ridges Dean, while serving a mission in Samoa in 1890
Fagalii, Upolu, Samoa, ca 1890. The Elders and their wives & children
Sources
Mission
Florence R. Dean journal, 1887 May-1888 December, Church History Library
Florence R. Dean journal, 1887 May-1888 December, Church History Library.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 23 May 1887, Vol. B, Page 95, Line 132.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 23 May 1887, Vol. A, Page 88, Line 132.
Samoan Mission missionary list, 1888-1924, Church History Library
Samoan Mission missionary list, 1888-1924, Church History Library.
Susa Young Gates papers, circa 1870-1933
"List of known women missionaries", Susa Young Gates papers, circa 1870-1933, Page 2.