Levi Willard Richards
Birth Date
On 1845 June 12 (Born)
Death Date
On 1914 March 30 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
1845 June 12
Mother
Sarah Griffith (1802 - 1892)
Father
Levi Richards (1799 - 1876)
Date Details
Occurred On 1845 June 12
Traveled in
Willard Richards Company (1848)
1848 July 3 – October 10 (Age 3)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1848 July 3
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 October 10
Company Arrived
Baptized by
Levi Richards
1854 April 9 (Age 8)
Served in
British Mission
1867 April 21 – 1870 October 1 (Age 21)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Daniel Hanmer Wells
Location Served
Europe
Date Details
Started On 1867 April 21
Set Apart
Ended On 1870 October 1
Released
Married
Louisa Lula Greene
1873 June 16 (Age 28)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1914 March 30 (Age 68)
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Levi Willard Richards (1845 - 1914) Profile
Sources
Person
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901)
"Richards, Levi Willard", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia (1901), 3, Page 703-704.
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 21 April 1867, Vol. B, Page 10, Line 390.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 21 April 1867, Vol. A, Page 10, Line 390.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Second 50, report, 1848 September", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, Page 1.
Deseret Evening News
"Levi Willard Richards, Pioneer of 1848", Deseret Evening News, (31 March 1914), Page 6.
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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Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012
Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012. Supplement after 31 December 1848: Page 17.
"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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Richards family collection, 1837-1961
Richards family collection, 1837-1961, April.
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"Richards, Rhoda, to Nancy Richards Peirson", Richards family collection, 1837-1961, Page 50-51.
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