Franklin D. Richards

Alternate Names
Franklin Dewey Richards (Birth Name)
Birth Date
On 1821 April 2
Death Date
On 1899 December 9
Gender
Male
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Born in Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

1821 April 2

Relationships

Father
Mother

Baptized by Phineas Richards

1838 June 3 (Age 17)

Departed from Home as Missionary

Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1840 – 1841 (Age 18)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Location Served
Northern Indiana
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Departed from Home as Missionary

Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1840 July 13 – 1841 (Age 19)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Illinois
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
Illinois, Indiana
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Departed from Home as Missionary

Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1841 November 19 – 1842 June 24 (Age 20)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Location Served
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Married Jane Richards

1842 December 18 (Age 21)

Called as Missionary

Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 – June 27 (Age 23)

Start Date Details

Called

End Date Details

Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
Indiana
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Mission Companionship

Set Apart as Missionary

British Mission
1844 May 17 – October 2 (Age 23)

Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
England
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
Brigham Young

Called as Missionary

Eastern States Mission
1844 October 6 (Age 23)

Start Date Details

Called

End Date Details

End Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
Eastern United States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Departed from Home as Missionary

Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1845 January 12 – April 3 (Age 23)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
Michigan
Mission Qualifier
Other

Married Elizabeth McFate

1846 January 31 (Age 24)

Departed from Home as Missionary

British Mission
1846 July 31 – 1848 May 21 (Age 25)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Winter Quarters, Iowa
Priesthood Office When Called
High Priest
Location Served
England
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Joined Willard Richards Company

1848 July 3 – October 10 (Age 27)

Start Date Details

Joined When Organization was Formed
Sources

End Date Details

Organization was Ended

Additional Information

Traveling Group

Set Apart as Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1849 February 12 – 1899 December 9 (Age 27)

Start Date Details

Set Apart

End Date Details

Died in Position

Married Sarah Comstock Snyder

1849 October 13 (Age 28)

Married Charlotte Fox

1849 October 13 (Age 28)

Departed from Home as Missionary

British Mission
1849 October 19 (Age 28)

Start Date Details

Departed from Home

End Date Details

End Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake, Great Salt Lake, Deseret, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Location Served
England
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Arrived in the Field as Missionary

British Mission
1850 March 29 – 1851 January 30 (Age 28)

Start Date Details

Arrived in the Field

End Date Details

Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Deseret, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Location Served
England
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Called as Mission President

British Mission
1851 January 30 – 1852 May 8 (Age 29)

Start Date Details

Called

End Date Details

Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Location Served
England
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Joined John Taylor Independent Company

1852 – 1852 August 20 (Age 30)

Start Date Details

Started Circa 1852
Joined When Organization was Formed
Sources

End Date Details

Organization was Ended

Married Susan Sanford Peirson

1853 June 26 (Age 32)

Married Laura Altha Snyder

1854 March 29 (Age 32)

Arrived in the Field as Mission President

British Mission
1854 June 4 – 1856 July 26 (Age 33)

Start Date Details

Arrived in the Field
Sources

End Date Details

Departed from the Field

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Location Served
England
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Media
British Missionaries, Liverpool 1855
British Missionaries, Liverpool 1855

Joined George D. Grant Company

1856 September 3 – October 4 (Age 35)

Start Date Details

Joined When Organization was Formed
Sources

End Date Details

Organization was Ended

Married Rhoda Harriett Foss

1857 March 6 (Age 35)

Married Mary Thompson

1857 March 6 (Age 35)

Married Susanna Bayliss

1857 March 6 (Age 35)

Married Nanny Lynn Longstroth

1857 March 6 (Age 35)

Married Josephine Marie Augustine De La Harpe

1857 March 6 (Age 35)

Married Ann Davis

1857 March 19 (Age 35)

Set Apart as Mission President

British Mission
1866 August 12 – 1868 October 1 (Age 45)

Start Date Details

Set Apart
Sources

End Date Details

Arrived at Home

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Location Served
England
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Joined Company Unknown

1868 – 1868 September (Age 46)

Start Date Details

Started Circa 1868
Joined When Organization was Formed
Sources

End Date Details

Ended Circa 1868 September
Organization was Ended

Called as Missionary

Southern States Mission
1883 October 8 (Age 62)

Start Date Details

Called

End Date Details

End Date Not Found
Released

Additional Information

Marital Status at Start of Position
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Location Served
Iowa, Illinois, Virginia
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing

Sustained as President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1898 September 13 – 1899 December 9 (Age 77)

Start Date Details

Sustained

End Date Details

Died in Position

Died in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States

1899 December 9 (Age 78)

Media
Franklin Dewey Richards (1821 - 1899) Profile
Franklin Dewey Richards (1821 - 1899) Profile
Franklin Dewey Richards (1821 - 1899)
Franklin Dewey Richards (1821 - 1899)
British Missionaries, Liverpool 1855
British Missionaries, Liverpool 1855