Richard Alexander Baird
Birth Date
On 1833 November 21 (Born)
Death Date
On 1882 April 20 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Marion, Perry, Alabama, United States
1833 November 21
Mother
Matilda Rutledge (1813 - 1876)
Father
Samuel Baird
Date Details
Occurred On 1833 November 21
Baptized by Samuel Beard (Baird)
1842 September 9 (Age 8)
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1847-1868)
1847 – 1868 (Age 29)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1847
Joined Company
Ended On 1868
Company Arrived
Married
Emma Linda Hiskey
1863 March 21 – 1870 June 20 (Age 29)
Traveled in
Alvus H. Patterson Company (1863)
1863 June 29 – September 4 (Age 29)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Matilda Rutledge (Age 50)
Brigham Young Baird (Age 17)
James Hyrum Baird (Age 15)
Date Details
Started Between 1863 June 29 – 30
Joined Company
Ended On 1863 September 4
Company Arrived
Served in
Southern States Mission
1869 April 8 – 1870 March 29 (Age 35)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
15th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Location Served
Southern States
Date Details
Started On 1869 April 8
Set Apart
Ended On 1870 March 29
Arrived at Home
Married
Margaret Henrietta Camp
1870 October 3 (Age 36)
Died in Greeley Township, Saline, Kansas, United States
1882 April 20 (Age 48)
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Richard Alexander Baird (1833 - 1882) Profile
Sources
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 April 1869, Vol. B, Page 12, Line 451.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 8 April 1869, Vol. A, Page 11, Line 451.
Pioneer
A. H. Patterson Emigrating Company journal, 1863 June-September
A. H. Patterson Emigrating Company journal, 1863 June-September.
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"Died," Saline County Journal
"Died," Saline County Journal, 27 April 1882.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
"Martin Zyderlaan camp journal", Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, (4 September 1863), Page 1-12.
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