Richards, Franklin Dewey[1]

Male 1821 - 1899  (78 years)


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  • Name Richards, Franklin Dewey 
    Born 2 Apr 1821  Richmond, Berkshire, Mass. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 13 May 1821  Richmond, Berkshire, Mass., Mass. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Dec 1899  Ogden, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 12 Dec 1899  City Cem., Ogden, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10  Stevenson | Richards Ancestors
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2012 

    Father Richards, Phinehas,   b. 15 Nov 1788, Framingham, Middlesex, Mass. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1874, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Dewey, Wealthy,   b. 6 Sep 1786, Pittsfield, Berkshire, Mass. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1853, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 24 Feb 1818  Richmond, Berkshire, Mass. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F21  Group Sheet

    Family 1 Thompson, Mary,   b. 21 Oct 1827, Hudgill, Alston, Cumberland, Eng. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1905, Riverside, Box Elder, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 6 Mar 1857  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Richards, Myron John,   b. 22 May 1858, Provo, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1938, Garland, Box Elder, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Richards, Wealthy,   b. 22 Mar 1861, Farmington, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1940, Farmington, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     3. Richards, Mary Alice,   b. 5 Jul 1863, Farmington, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1926, Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     4. Richards, Wilford Woodruff,   b. 8 May 1866, Farmington, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1912, Paris, Bear Lake, Ida. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet

    Family 2 Snyder, Jane,   b. 31 Jan 1823, Pamelia, Watertown, Jefferson, N.Y. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1912, Ogden, Weber, Utah (age 89) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1842  Job Creek, near LaHarpe, Hancock, Ill. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Richards, Wealthy Louisa,   b. 2 Nov 1843, Nauvoo, Hancock, Ill. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1846, Cutler's Point, near Council Bluffs, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     2. Richards, Isaac Phineas,   b. 23 Jul 1846, 72 miles west of, Nauvoo, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1846, btw Sugar Creek&, Mt. Pisgah, Harrison, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Richards, Franklin Snyder,   b. 20 Jun 1849, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1934, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     4. Richards, Josephine,   b. 25 May 1853, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1933, Logan, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     5. Richards, Lorenzo Maeser,   b. 5 Jul 1857, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1883, Ogden, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     6. Richards, Charles Comstock,   b. 16 Sep 1859, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1953, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet

    Family 3 McFate, Elizabeth,   b. 28 Oct 1829, Mahoning, Mercer, Pa. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1847, Sugar Creek, Florence, Douglas, Neb. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years) 
    Married 31 Jan 1846  Nauvoo, Hancock, Ill. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F26  Group Sheet

    Family 4 Snyder, Sarah,   b. 11 Apr 1813, Earnestown, Lenox, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1894, Plain City, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 13 Oct 1849  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Richards, Robert,   b. 8 Oct 1850, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1850, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Richards, Lucy,   b. 1 Jan 1854, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1854, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F27  Group Sheet

    Family 5 Fox, Charlotte,   b. 8 Mar 1826, Birmingham, Warwick, Eng. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1918, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 13 Oct 1849  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Richards, Mary Ellen,   b. 30 Jun 1850, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1929, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Richards, Erastus Snow,   b. 25 May 1853, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1939, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Cal. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     3. Richards, George Albert,   b. 12 Aug 1858, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1908, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     4. Richards, Ezra Taft,   b. 17 Apr 1860, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1866, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
     5. Richards, Milley Fox,   b. 16 Feb 1862, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1865, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     6. Richards, Harvey Sellman,   b. 21 Nov 1866, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1867, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F24  Group Sheet

    Family 6 Peirson, Susan Sanford,   b. 13 Dec 1831, Richmond, Berkshire, Mass. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1878, Wanship, Summit, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 26 Jun 1853  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Richards, Nancy Eliza,   b. 1 Dec 1857, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1935, Oakley, Summit, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Richards, Albert Damon,   b. 30 Apr 1860, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1945, Oakley, Summit, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Richards, William Peirson,   b. 18 May 1864, Hoytsville, Peck's Creek, Summit, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1946, Kamas, Summit, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F22  Group Sheet

    Family 7 Snyder, Laura Altha,   b. 14 Feb 1836, Camden, East Addington, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1878, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 29 Mar 1854  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Richards, Samuel Jesse,   b. 9 Aug 1860, West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1898, Lynne, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
    Family ID F28  Group Sheet

    Family 8 De La Harpe, Josephine,   b. 2 Feb 1813, , Vaud, Switz. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1878, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 6 Mar 1857  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F29  Group Sheet

    Family 9 Langstroth, Nanny,   b. 15 Apr 1828, Arncliffe, Yorkshire, Eng. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1911, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 6 Mar 1857  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Richards, Minerva Edmeresa,   b. 11 May 1858, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1936, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. Richards, George Franklin,   b. 23 Feb 1861, Farmington, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1950, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     3. Richards, Frederick William,   b. 27 Apr 1866, Farmington, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1945, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F23  Group Sheet

    Family 10 Bayliss, Susanna,   b. 31 May 1812, Leigh, Worcester, Eng. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1891, Farmington, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 6 Mar 1857  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F36  Group Sheet

    Family 11 Foss, Rhoda Harriet,   b. 19 Apr 1830, Saco, York, Me. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1881, Farmington, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 6 Mar 1857  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Richards, Hyrum Franklin,   b. 14 Dec 1857, Farmington, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1877, Farmington, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     2. Richards, Ira Carter twin,   b. 27 Jul 1860, Farmington, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1864, Farmington, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     3. Richards, Ezra Foss twin,   b. 27 Jul 1860, Farmington, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1930, Farmington, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     4. Richards, Sarah Elizabeth,   b. 31 Oct 1862, Farmington, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1925, Bountiful, Davis, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Family ID F25  Group Sheet

    Family 12 Davis, Ann,   b. 31 Mar 1791, Vow, Hereford, Eng. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1875, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 19 Mar 1857  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F30  Group Sheet

    Family 13 Whipp, Margaret,   b. 17 Jul 1785, Downham, Lancashire, Eng. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1841  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 19 May 1886  Logan, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F31  Group Sheet

    Family 14 Sorensen, Anna Maria,   b. Abt 1825, Sille, Hjorring, Denm. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1843  (Age ~ 18 years) 
    Married 12 Feb 1888  Logan, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F32  Group Sheet

    Family 15 Comstock, Laura Daley,   b. 17 Aug 1819, , Washington, N.Y. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1877, Comstock, Washington, N.Y. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 10 Jul 1889  Logan, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Family 16 Briggs, Eleanor,   b. 1813, Kelham, Nottingham, Eng. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1856  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 28 Mar 1890  Logan, Cache, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Family 17 Hampson, Mary,   b. 16 Feb 1797, Upholland, Lancashire, Eng. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1851, St. Louis, St. Louis, Mo. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 16 Aug 1893  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F35  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Typed sources.
      SOURCES OF INFORMATION
      1. Temple Index Bureau cards (TIB)
      2. International Genealogical Index (IGI)
      3. Richmond birth records, p 40 (GS250323) 2A:94
      4. Alston, Cumberland, Eng. christenings, 27 Jan 1828, p 227 (GS252530) 10:36
      5. Christening certificates for mother and child #3 Mary
      6. Death certificates for parents and child #3 Mary
      7. Journal History of the Church, 9 Dec 1899 (BYU)
      8. Ogden City Cemetery records, Lot 2, Block 4, Plat C (23:40)
      9. Farmington Ward records, Book B, p 79, 80, 81 (GS025942) 22:26
      10. Farmington City Cemetery, Section C, Lot 19, Grave 8 (23:6)
      11. Early Church Information Index (GS820145) 6:4
      12. Obituary Index (GS321165) 6:56
      13. Deseret News, obituaries, Dec. 9, 13, 16, 1899; 30 Sep 1905, p 12;
      8 Aug 1938, p 11 (3A:69, 78; 6:102, 103)
      14. Patriarchal Blessing Index (GS392681) 6:19,32
      15. Improvement Era, Oct 1905, Vol. 8, p 958
      16. Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah by Frank Esshom, p 160, 1130 (GS025701)
      17. Franklin Dewery Richards research notebooks #1 4 in possession of Joseph Grant Stevenson
      18. Richmond Congregational Church records, p 48 (GS510739) 32:58

      OTHER MARRIAGES
      #1 Myron md (2) 29 Apr 1885 Isabella Mary YOUNG (sld 29 Apr 1885 LG);
      (3) 25 Mar 1927 Elizabeth STANDING (sld 25 Mar 1927 LG)

      Death certificate for Franklin Dewey Richards from Ogden City Bureau of Vital Statistics error
      in date of 8 Dec should be 9 Dec. See Journal History of the Church, 9 Dec 1899, and the
      journals of George Franklin and Samuel Whitney Richards.
      Birth; IGI; TIB; Richmond, Berkshire, Mass. births, p 40 (GS250323) 2A:92,94
      Marriage(9); IGI; TIB; Endowment House sealings, 6 Mar 1857, Book C, p 98, #609 (GS183395) 2A:7; 6:8
      Death ; TIB; Death cert.;
      Burial 12 Dec 1899; Ogden City Cemetery, Lot 2, Block 4, Plot C (GS002117) 23:40