Richard Palmer
Birth Date
On 1828 March 20 (Born)
Death Date
On 1916 September 16 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
1828 March 20
Mother
Margaret James
Father
Edward Palmer
Date Details
Occurred On 1828 March 20
Baptized by Benjamin Jones
1848 September (Age 20)
Traveled in
Thomas Marston Company (1852)
1852 June 4 – September 2 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1852 June 4
Joined Company
Ended On 1852 September 2
Company Arrived
Married
Ann Darling Wiley
1857 February 11 (Age 28)
Served in
Welsh Mission
1860 April 25 – 1863 October 3 (Age 32)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Served as President of the Monmouthshire Conference.
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Cedar City, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Location Served
Wales
Date Details
Started On 1860 April 25
Set Apart
Ended On 1863 October 3
Released
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1863)
1863 (Age 34)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1863
Joined Company
Circa 1863
Company Arrived
Married
Johannah Thomas Rees
1863 October 10 (Age 35)
Died in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States
1916 September 16 (Age 88)
Media
Richard Palmer (1828 - 1916) Profile
Sources
Person
Genealogical surveys of LDS members: autobiographies and ancestors
"Richard Palmer autobiographical sketch", Genealogical surveys of LDS members: autobiographies and ancestors, Page 83.
Iron County Record
"Last Rights for Richard Palmer", Iron County Record, (22 September 1916).
Saints By Sea
"Richard Palmer. ID: 47029", Saints By Sea.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 20 March 1861.
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 25 April 1860, Vol. A, Page 1, Line 36.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 25 April 1860, Vol. B, Page 1, Line 36.
Richard Palmer missionary journals, 1861-1862, Church History Library
Richard Palmer missionary journals, 1861-1862, Church History Library.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1852: Page 144.
Perpetual Emigration Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C
Perpetual Emigration Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger C, Page 681.
Record of members collection, 1836-1970
Record of members collection, 1836-1970. West Jordan Ward, Part 1.