Franklin Dewey Richards
Birth Date
On 1821 April 2 (Born)
Death Date
On 1899 December 9 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Richmond, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
1821 April 2
Mother
Wealthy Dewey (1786 - 1853)
Father
Phineas Richards (1788 - 1874)
Date Details
Occurred On 1821 April 2
Baptized by
Phineas Richards
1838 June 3 (Age 17)
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1840 – 1841 (Age 18)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Location Served
Northern Indiana
Date Details
Started On 1840
Departed from Home
Ended On 1841
Arrived at Home
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1840 July 13 – 1841 (Age 19)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Illinois
Location Served
Illinois, Indiana
Date Details
Started On 1840 July 13
Departed from Home
Ended On 1841
Released
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1841 November 19 – 1842 June 24 (Age 20)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
Cincinnati, Ohio
Date Details
Started On 1841 November 19
Departed from Home
Ended On 1842 June 24
Arrived at Home
Married
Jane Snyder
1842 December 18 (Age 21)
Served in
Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
1844 April 15 – June 27 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Served With
Samuel Whitney Richards
Location Served
Indiana
Date Details
Started On 1844 April 15
Called
Ended On 1844 June 27
Released
Served in
British Mission
1844 May 17 – October 2 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Set Apart By
Brigham Young
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1844 May 17
Set Apart
Ended On 1844 October 2
Released
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1844 October 6 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Location Served
Eastern United States
Date Details
Started On 1844 October 6
Called
End Date Not Found
Served in
Early Church Mission: North America
1845 January 12 – April 3 (Age 23)
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Mission Type
Other
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Location Served
Michigan
Date Details
Started On 1845 January 12
Departed from Home
Ended On 1845 April 3
Released
Married
Elizabeth McFate
1846 January 31 (Age 24)
Served in
British Mission
1846 July 31 – 1848 May 21 (Age 25)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Winter Quarters, Iowa
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 31
Departed from Home
Ended On 1848 May 21
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
Willard Richards Company (1848)
1848 July 3 – October 10 (Age 27)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Jane Snyder (Age 25)
Date Details
Started On 1848 July 3
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 October 10
Company Arrived
Married
Charlotte Fox
1849 October 13 (Age 28)
Married
Sarah Comstock Snyder
1849 October 13 (Age 28)
Served in
British Mission
1849 October 19 (Age 28)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake, Great Salt Lake, Deseret, United States
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1849 October 19
Departed from Home
End Date Not Found
Served in
British Mission
1850 March 29 – 1851 January 30 (Age 28)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Deseret, United States
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1850 March 29
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1851 January 30
Released
Called as President to
British Mission
1851 January 30 – 1852 May 8 (Age 29)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1851 January 30
Called
Ended On 1852 May 8
Departed from Field
Traveled in
John Taylor Independent Company (1852)
1852 – 1852 August 20 (Age 30)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Circa 1852
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 August 20
Company Arrived
Married
Susan Sanford Peirson
1853 June 26 (Age 32)
Married
Laura Altha Snyder
1854 March 29 (Age 32)
Called as President to
British Mission
1854 June 4 – 1856 July 26 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1854 June 4
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1856 July 26
Departed from Field
Images
British Missionaries, Liverpool 1855
Traveled in
George D. Grant Company (1856)
1856 September 3 – October 4 (Age 35)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1856 September 3
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 October 4
Company Arrived
Married
Josephine Marie Augustine De La Harpe
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
Rhoda Harriett Foss
1857 March 6 (Age 35)
Married
Ann Davis
1857 March 19 (Age 35)
Called as President to
British Mission
1866 August 12 – 1868 October 1 (Age 45)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1866 August 12
Set Apart
Ended On 1868 October 1
Arrived at Home
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1868)
1868 – 1868 September (Age 46)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started Circa 1868
Joined Company
Ended Circa 1868 September
Company Arrived
Served in
Southern States Mission
1883 October 8 (Age 62)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Priesthood Office
Apostle
Location Served
Iowa, Illinois, Virginia
Date Details
Started On 1883 October 8
Called
End Date Not Found
Died in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
1899 December 9 (Age 78)
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Franklin Dewey Richards (1821 - 1899) Profile
Franklin Dewey Richards (1821 - 1899)
British Missionaries, Liverpool 1855
Sources
Person
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City
High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City, Page 109.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Richards, Franklin Dewey", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 1, Page 115-121.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 8.
Saints By Sea
"Franklin Dewey Richards. ID: 70440", Saints By Sea.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Woman's Exponent
"Autobiography of Sarah B. Layton: (Continued.)", Woman's Exponent, 29, (15 February 1901), 18 & 19. Page 86-87.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 19 August 1854, Page 11.
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971.
Deseret Evening News
"A Leaf from an Old Album", Deseret Evening News, (15 December 1906), Page 9.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 8 October 1844.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 1 July 1840.
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, Page 428 to 512.
Millennial Star
"Departures", Millennial Star, 18, (9 August 1856), No. 32. Page 504.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 12 August 1866, Vol. B, Page 9, Line 342.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 12 August 1866, Vol. A, Page 8, Line 342.
Richards family collection, 1837-1961
Richards family collection, 1837-1961.
Pioneer
Deseret Evening News
"Elder's Correspondence: Extract from a letter from F. D. Richards to the Editor", Deseret Evening News, (12 June 1852), Page 2.
Deseret News
"Arrivals", Deseret News, (8 October 1856), Page 5.
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"Journey from Florence to G. S. L. City", Deseret News, (22 October 1856), Page 2.
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George A. Smith papers, 1834-1877
"Rollins, James H., Sketches from camp journal of Pres. Amasa Lyman's Company.", George A. Smith papers, 1834-1877, (24 July 1848).
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
"Scrapbook Part 7", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (1907), Page 2-4.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 28 October 1856, Page 1-2.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 1 September 1856, Page 1-2.
Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012
Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012, Page 51.
"Robert L. Campbell, Journal extracts", Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012, 11, 12, (3 July 1848), Page 93-117, 35-243.
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Jane S. Richards autobiographical sketch, 1881
Jane S. Richards autobiographical sketch, 1881.
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John Brown reminiscences and journals, 1843-1896
John Brown reminiscences and journals, 1843-1896, May, Vol. 1, Page 113.
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Joseph Curtis reminiscences and diary, 1839 October-1881 March
Joseph Curtis reminiscences and diary, 1839 October-1881 March.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 13.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 18.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 9.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 109.
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887
"Pioneer emigration list 1847-1848", Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company general files, 1850-1887, Docket Book, (February), Page 179.
Richards family collection, 1837-1961
Richards family collection, 1837-1961, April.
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Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Mrs. Richards is Dead", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (18 November 1912), Page 1.
John Jaques, "Some Reminiscences", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (8 December 1878), Page 1.
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Utah and the Mormons collection, undated
Utah and the Mormons collection, undated. Narrative of Franklin Dewey Richards. San Francisco, 1880: Page 33-38.
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