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1847–1868

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Birth Date
29 November 1817
Death Date
26 January 1884
Gender
Male
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Thomas Ricketts Rich

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  • Captain of Ten; with 5 people. The surname is spelled "Rick" in the 1850 Utah census.  Some sources give Thomas the middle name "Ricketts" but to date (2016) this has not been confirmed by a contemporary source.

William Snow/Joseph Young Company (1850)

  • Age at Departure: 32
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Henrietta Rich (Age: 26)
  • Landon Rich (Age: 9)
  • Thomas Rich (Age: 2)

Sources

  • 1850 Utah Census, Davis County.
  • "Deaths," Deseret News, 6 February 1884, 16.
  • Gardner Snow record and account book, 1847-1869, Record, 1850.
  • James McBride autobiography, 1874-1876, 52-58.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, Supplement after 31 December 1850, 13.
  • Luke W. Gallup reminiscences and diary, 1842 May-1891 March, 122-41.
  • Minerva J. Stone letters, 1850-1851.
  • Snow, Gardner, to First Presidency, 28 Aug. 1850, in Brigham Young, Office Files 1832-1878, reel 31, box 22, fd. 3.