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        1847–1868

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        Image taken in the 1880s

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        Birth Date
        11 October 1840
        Death Date
        12 May 1919
        Gender
        Male
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        Heber John Richards

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        Willard Richards Company (1848)

        • Age at Departure: 9

        Traveled with

        • Ann Richards (Age: 54)
        • Willard Richards (Age: 44)
        • Susannah Richards (Age: 39)
        • Amelia Elizabeth Richards (Age: 23)
        • Jane Richards (Age: 22)
        • Sarah Richards (Age: 22)
        • Nanny Richards (Age: 20)
        • Augusta Braddock (Age: 14)
        • Rhoda Ann Jenetta Richards (Age: 4)
        • Willard Brigham Richards (Age: 1)
        • Joseph Smith Richards (Age: Infant)

        Company Unknown (1866)

        • Age at Departure: 25
        • Returning Missionary

        Sources

        • Campbell, Robert L., [Journal extracts, 30 June-19 Oct. 1848], in Historian's Office, Journal 1844-1997.
        • "Dr. Heber John Richards Dies At Home In Provo," Deseret Evening News, 12 May 1919, 2:1.
        • Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1959, Volume 1.
        • Nauvoo Community Project
        • Utah Death Certificates.