Willard Richards
PersonMaleRID: PER-Q2R7F0W
Born
On 1804 June 24
Died
On 1854 March 11
Birthplace
Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Death Place
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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Born in Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1804 June 24
Relationships
Father
Joseph Richards
Mother
Rhoda Howe
Baptism
1836 December 31 (Age 32)
Performed By
Departed from Home as Missionary
Eastern States Mission
1837 March 14 – June 11 (Age 32)
1837 March 14 – June 11 (Age 32)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1837 June 11
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Lake, Ohio
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
New York and the Eastern States
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Departed from Home as Missionary
British Mission
1837 June 13 – 1841 April 21 (Age 32)
1837 June 13 – 1841 April 21 (Age 32)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1841 April 21
Additional Dates
On 1837 July 20
Arrived in The Field
On 1838 July 8
Appointed To Council Of Twelve
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Single
Residence When Called
Kirtland, Lake, Ohio
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
England
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Mentioned in Doctrine and Covenants 118:6
1838 July 8 (Age 34)
Married to Jennetta Richards
1838 September 24 (Age 34)
Set Apart as Apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
1840 April 14 – 1854 March 11 (Age 35)
1840 April 14 – 1854 March 11 (Age 35)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1854 March 11
Called as Missionary
Early Church Mission: North America Mission
1841 August 31 (Age 37)
1841 August 31 (Age 37)
End Date Details
End Date Not Found
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
Warsaw, Illinois
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Departed from Home as Missionary
Eastern States Mission
1842 July 1 (Age 38)
1842 July 1 (Age 38)
End Date Details
End Date Not Found
Additional Information
Marital Status at Start of Position
Married
Residence When Called
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
New England
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Married to Sarah Longstroth
1843 January 25 (Age 38)
Married to Susannah Lee
1843 June 12 (Age 38)
Married to Amelia Elizabeth Peirson
1845 December 22 (Age 41)
Married to Mary Thompson
1846 January 27 (Age 41)
Married to Jane Hall
1846 January 31 (Age 41)
Married to Ann Read
1846 February 6 (Age 41)
Married to Nanny Lynn Longstroth
1846 June 25 (Age 42)
Joined Brigham Young Vanguard Company
1847 April 16 – July 21 (Age 42)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1847 July 21
Married to Susanna Bayliss
1847 December 22 (Age 43)
Sustained as Second Counselor in the First Presidency
First Presidency
1847 December 27 – 1854 March 11 (Age 43)
1847 December 27 – 1854 March 11 (Age 43)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1854 March 11
Called as Missionary
Early Church Mission: Europe Mission
1848 May 31 (Age 43)
1848 May 31 (Age 43)
End Date Details
End Date Not Found
Additional Information
Priesthood Office When Called
Apostle
Priesthood Quorum When Called
Quorum of the Twelve
Location Served
United States and Europe
Mission Qualifier
Other
Media
Appointed as Company Captain
Willard Richards Company
1848 July 3 – October 10 (Age 44)
1848 July 3 – October 10 (Age 44)
Start Date Details
End Date Details
Ended 1848 October 10
Additional Information
Married to Rhoda Harriett Foss
1851 November 30 (Age 47)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1854 March 11 (Age 49)