Heber John Richards
Birth Date
On 1840 October 11 (Born)
Death Date
On 1919 May 12 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1840 October 11
Mother
Jennetta Richards (1817 - 1845)
Father
Willard Richards (1804 - 1854)
Date Details
Occurred On 1840 October 11
Traveled in
Willard Richards Company (1848)
1848 July 3 – October 10 (Age 9)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Ann Read (Age 56)
Willard Richards (Age 44)
Rhoda Ann Jenetta Richards (Age 4)
Susannah Lee (Age 39)
Amelia Elizabeth Peirson (Age 23)
Jane Hall (Age 22)
Sarah Longstroth (Age 22)
Nanny Lynn Longstroth (Age 20)
Augusta Braddock (Age 14)
Willard Brigham Richards (Age 1)
Joseph Smith Richards (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1848 July 3
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 October 10
Company Arrived
Baptized by
Willard Richards
1848 October 11 (Age 8)
Married
Mary Julia Johnson
1862 April 9 (Age 21)
Served in
British Mission
1863 April 9 – 1866 April 8 (Age 22)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Erastus Snow
Date Details
Started On 1863 April 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1866 April 8
Released
Images
Mission Photo England 1868
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1866)
1866 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1866
Joined Company
Circa 1866
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1867 November 10 – 1869 May 2 (Age 27)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Taylor
Location Served
New York City
Date Details
Started On 1867 November 10
Set Apart
Ended On 1869 May 2
Released
Died in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
1919 May 12 (Age 78)
Media
Heber John Richards (1840 - 1919) Profile
Mission Photo England 1868
Sources
Person
Nauvoo Community Project
Nauvoo Community Project.
Saints By Sea
"Heber John Richards. ID: 67113", Saints By Sea.
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 15 August 1863.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 November 1867, Vol. B, Page 11, Line 410.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 November 1867, Vol. A, Page 10, Line 410.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1863, Vol. B, Page 5, Line 168.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1863, Vol. A, Page 4, Line 168.
Pioneer
Deseret Evening News
"Dr. Heber John Richards Dies At Home In Provo", Deseret Evening News, (12 May 1919), Page 2:1.
Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012
"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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