Minerva Margaret Amanda Empey
Alternate Names
Minerva Margaret Amanda Richards (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1831 April 19 (Born)
Death Date
On 1909 December 26 (Died)
Gender
Female
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Born in Osnabruck, Stormont, Ontario, Canada
1831 April 19
Mother
Mary Ann Morgan (1807 - 1891)
Father
William Adam Empey (1808 - 1890)
Date Details
Occurred On 1831 April 19
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 17)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Emma Marilla Empey (Age 8)
Mary Ann Morgan (Age 40)
William Adam Empey (Age 39)
Maria Empey (Age 2)
Nelson Adam Empey (Age 14)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Married
Henry Phinehas Richards
1852 December 30 (Age 21)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1909 December 26 (Age 78)
Media
Minerva Margaret Amanda Empey (1831 - 1909) Profile
Sources
Person
1850 United States Census
1850 United States Census. Salt Lake County, Utah.
Pioneer
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (June), Page 1-6.
Deseret Evening News
"Pioneer Woman Receives Summons", Deseret Evening News, (27 December 1909), Page 10.
Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901
"Empey, William", Latter-day Saints Biographical Encyclopedia. 4 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Andrew Jenson History Company, 1901, 4, Page 701.