Richard Bishop Margetts
Birth Date
On 1823 February 1 (Born)
Death Date
On 1881 March 1 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1823 February 1
Mother
Alice Aston Bishop (1800 - 1871)
Father
Thomas Margetts
Date Details
Occurred On 1823 February 1
Baptized by Thomas Shap
1841 February 11 (Age 18)
Married
Ally Brown Moreton
1844 July 30 (Age 21)
Traveled in
John Brown Company (1851)
1851 July 7 – September 29 (Age 28)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1851 July 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1851 September 29
Company Arrived
Served in
Salmon River Mission
1856 February 24 – 1858 March 28 (Age 33)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Date Details
Started On 1856 February 24
Called
On 1856 April 6
Set Apart
On 1856 June 15
Departed from Home
On 1856 July 11
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1858 March 28
Departed from Field
On 1858 April 11
Arrived at Home
Married
Catherine Sumner
1856 April 22 (Age 33)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1881 March 1 (Age 58)
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Richard Bishop Margetts (1823 - 1881) Profile
Sources
Person
1860 United States Census
1860 United States Census.
Deseret Evening News
"Mrs. Catherine S. Margetts Dies at Advanced Age", Deseret Evening News, (12 October 1918), Page 2.
Saints By Sea
"Richard Bishop Margetts. ID: 25905", Saints By Sea.
Mission
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 24 February 1856, Page 3.
Manuscript history of Salmon River Mission, 1850-1860
Manuscript history of Salmon River Mission, 1850-1860.
Names of Missionaries at Limhi in the winter of 1857 & 1858
Names of Missionaries at Limhi in the winter of 1857 & 1858.
Richard B. Margetts diary, 1849 August-1857 March
Richard B. Margetts diary, 1849 August-1857 March.
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Salmon River Mission journal, 1855-1858
Salmon River Mission journal, 1855-1858, 9 October 1855, Page 3.
Pioneer
Elias Smith journals, 1836-1888
Elias Smith journals, 1836-1888, May.
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Jane Rio Griffiths Baker diary
Jane Rio Griffiths Baker diary, January, Page 9-55.
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Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.