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1847–1868

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Image taken in the 1890s

Image taken in the 1890s

Birth Date
5 December 1841
Death Date
3 July 1924
Gender
Male
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Joseph Hill Richards

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  • Birth date confirmed by Millcreek Ward records at the time of his re-baptism (15 March 1857).

Easton Kelsey Company (1851)

  • Age at Departure: 9

Traveled with

  • John Richards (Age: 46)
  • Agnes Richards (Age: 43)
  • Mary Richards (Age: 14)
  • John Richards (Age: 12)
  • Agnes Richards (Age: 7)
  • Rachel Richards (Age: 4)
  • Hyrum Thomas Richards (Age: 2)

William B. Preston Company (1864)

  • Age at Departure: 22
  • Out-and-Back Teamster

Sources

  • "Captain William B. Preston, memorandum book, 1864," Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Captains' accounts 1862-1868.
  • “Captain William B. Preston Company (first ox train), manifest, 1864.” Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Captains’ accounts, 1862-1868.
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  • “Freight Manifests, 1864, 1868.” In Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company church trains accounts 1861-1868, Freight manifests, 1861-1868, p. 12-31. (CR 376 8, Box 1, Folder 4)
  • Joseph Hill Richards, Autobiography, p. 19
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1851, 4.  
  • Millcreek Ward, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.
  • Missionary Department Missionary Registers, 1860-1959, Volume 1.
  • Richards, Joseph Hill, Joseph H. Richards Autobiography and Family History, 9.