Franklin Dewey RIchards b. 2 Apr 1821 Richmond, Mass d. 9 Dec 1899

1821 - 1899 (78 years)

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Name Franklin Dewey RIchards [1, 2, 3]

Born 2 Apr 1821 Richmond, Mass [2, 3]

Gender Male

Reference Number 4625

Died 9 Dec 1899 [2]

78 Age: 78

Buried Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA [2]

Siblings 8 Siblings

	1. Abraham Richards, b. 9 Dec 1818, Richmond , d. 9 Dec 1818 (Age 0 years)
	2. Moses Richards, b. 7 Sep 1819, Richmond , d. 7 Sep 1819 (Age 0 years)
	3. Betsey Richards, b. 13 Jun 1820, Richmond , d. 13 Jun 1820 (Age 0 years)
+	4. Franklin Dewey RIchards, b. 2 Apr 1821, Richmond, Mass , d. 9 Dec 1899 (Age 78 years) ▻ Jane Snydar, m. 18 Dec 1842 ; Mary Thompson, m. 1857
	5. George Spencer Richards, b. 8 Jan 1823, Richmond
	6. Samuel Whitney Richards, b. 9 Aug 1824, Richmond, Berkshire, Mass
	7. Maria Wealthy Richards, b. 17 Jun 1827, Richmond, Mass
	8. Joseph William Richards, b. 25 May 1829, Richmond , d. 19 Nov 1846 (Age 17 years)
	9. Henry Phineas Richards, b. 30 Nov 1831, Richmond, Mass

Person ID I4625 FelsingFam

Last Modified 16 Feb 2024

Father	Phineas Richards, b. 1788, d. 25 Nov 1874, Salt Lake City (Age 86 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Wealthy Dewey, b. 6 Sep 1786, Dalton, Mass , d. 18 Oct 1853, Salt Lake City, Utah (Age 67 years)
Relationship	natural
Married	24 Feb 1818 [3]
Photos		North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 - Wealthy Dewey Book Title: Life of George Dewey, Rear Admiral, U S N , and Dewey family history, illustrated : being an authen
Family ID	F3120	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Jane Snydar, b. 1823, d. 1912 (Age 89 years)

Married 18 Dec 1842 Hancock, Illinois, USA [1]

Children

+	1. Nancy Elijah RIchards, b. 1857 [natural]

Last Modified 16 Feb 2024

Family ID F3108 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Mary Thompson, b. 1827, d. 1905 (Age 78 years)

Married 1857

Children

+	1. Wilford Woodruff RIchards, b. 8 May 1866, Farmington, Davis County, Utah, United States of America , d. 6 Sep 1912 (Age 46 years) [natural]

Last Modified 16 Feb 2024

Family ID F5557 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

Married - 18 Dec 1842 - Hancock, Illinois, USA

Buried - - Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA

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Photos		Franklin Dewey Richards From "The Life of George Dewey & The Dewey Family History" Pub 1898. P545
Photos		North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 - Wealthy Dewey Book Title: Life of George Dewey, Rear Admiral, U S N , and Dewey family history, illustrated : being an authen

Notes

Apostle of The Church of Jesus Chirst of Latter-day Saints. Nephew to Levi and Willard Richards, he journyed west and arrived at Haun's Mill only to find his brother killed and thrown down a well. Another brother died on the Batallion march, and lost two sons on the trek west. Pressing on faithful he served 4 times to Britain, 3 times as Mission President. Published there the first Pearl of Great Price, 30 years later becoming cannonized scripture of the Standard Works of the Church. Returning home to Ogden, UT he served as President of the Twelve for 15 months til his death.

Bio by: John J

Inscription
RICHARDS
FRANKLIN DEWEY RICHARDS
Seventh president of quorum of twelve apostles
Of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Jane Snyder Richards
President of the relief societies
Of Weber country for thirty one years.
Family Members
Parents

Phinehas Howe Richards
1788-1874

Wealthy Dewey Richards
1786-1853

Spouses

Jane Snyder Richards
1823-1912 (m. 1849)

Charlotte Fox Richards
1826-1918 (m. 1849)

Susan Sanford Peirson Richards
1831-1878 (m. 1853)

Ann Davis Dalley
1791-1875 (m. 1857)

Laura Altha Snyder Richards
1836-1878 (m. 1857)

Rhoda Harriet Foss Richards
1830-1881 (m. 1857)

Susanna Bayliss Richards
1812-1891 (m. 1857)

Mary Thompson Richards
1827-1905 (m. 1857)

Nanny Longstroth Richards
1828-1911 (m. 1857)

Elizabeth McFate Richards
1829-1847

Sarah Snyder Richards
1813-1894

Siblings

George Spencer Richards
1823-1838

Samuel Whitney Richards
1824-1909

Maria Wealthy Richards Wilcox
1827-1909

Henry Phineas Richards
1831-1912

Children

Wealthy Louisa Richards
1843-1846

Isaac Phinehas Richards
1846-1846

Franklin Snyder Richards
1849-1934

Mary Richards Webber
1850-1929

Josephine Richards West
1853-1933

Elbert Snow Richards
1853-1939

Lucy Richards
1854-1854

Hyrum Franklin Richards
1857-1877

Lorenzo Maeser Richards
1857-1883

Nancy Eliza Richards Frazier
1857-1935

George Albert Richards
1858-1908

Minerva Edmeresa Richards Knowlton
1858-1936

Myron John Richards
1858-1938

Charles Comstock Richards
1859-1953

Ira Carter Richards
1860-1864

Ezra Taft Richards
1860-1866

Samuel J Richards
1860-1898

Ezra Foss Richards
1860-1930

Albert Damon Richards
1860-1945

Wealthy Richards Clark
1861-1940

George Franklin Richards
1861-1950

Milley D. Richards
1862-1865

Sarah Elizabeth Richards Robinson
1862-1925

Mary Alice Richards Stevenson
1863-1926

William Pierson Richards
1864-1946

Harvey Sellman Richards
1866-1867

Wilford Woodruff Richards
1866-1912

Frederick William Richards
1866-1945

Sources

[S1173] Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1791-1850, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997;).
Record for Franklin D. Richards
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2086&h=26453&indiv=try
[S1172] Web: Utah, Find A Grave Index, 1847-2012, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Franklin Dewey Richards
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=70627&h=269117&indiv=try
[S885] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Life of George Dewey, Rear Admiral, U S N , and Dewey family history, illustrated : being an authen.
Record for Wealthy Dewey
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61157&h=516266&indiv=try

North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 - Wealthy Dewey
Book Title: Life of George Dewey, Rear Admiral, U S N , and Dewey family history, illustrated : being an authen