Henry Phinehas Richards
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Henry Phineas Richards (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1831 November 30 (Born)
Death Date
On 1912 October 29 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Richmond, Berks, Massachusetts, United States
1831 November 30
Mother
Wealthy Dewey (1786 - 1853)
Father
Phineas Richards (1788 - 1874)
Date Details
Occurred On 1831 November 30
Baptized by Phinehas Richards
1840 April 17 (Age 8)
Traveled in
Willard Richards Company (1848)
1848 July 3 – October 10 (Age 16)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Wealthy Dewey (Age 61)
Phineas Richards (Age 59)
Date Details
Started On 1848 July 3
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 October 10
Company Arrived
Married
Minerva Margaret Amanda Empey
1852 December 30 (Age 21)
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1854 November 13 – 1857 July 9 (Age 22)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City
Date Details
Started On 1854 November 13
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1857 July 9
Departed from Field
Traveled in
Chester Loveland Company (1857)
1857 September 26 – November 1 (Age 25)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1857 September 26
Joined Company
Ended On 1857 November 1
Company Arrived
Served in
Hawaiian Mission
1876 October 9 – 1879 May 24 (Age 44)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Location Served
Sandwich Islands
Date Details
Started On 1876 October 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1879 May 24
Released
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1912 October 29 (Age 80)
Media
Henry Phinheas Richards (1831 - 1912) Profile
Sources
Person
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Henry P. Richards Unable to Rally; Death is Sudden", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (30 October 1912), Page 12.
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1876, Vol. B, Page 38, Line 1505.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1876, Vol. A, Page 35, Line 1505.
Pioneer
Carbon County News
"Utah State News", Carbon County News, (7 November 1912), Page 4.
Deseret Evening News
"Henry P. Richards Answers Last Call", Deseret Evening News, (29 October 1912), Page 2.
Henry P. Richards, Diary
Henry P. Richards, Diary, October.
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Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012
Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012. Supplement after 31 December 1848: Page 17.
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.
