LeGrand Richards

Brief Life History of LeGrand

When LeGrand Richards was born on 6 February 1886, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, George Franklin Richards, was 24 and his mother, Alice Almira Robinson, was 21. He married Ina Jane Ashton on 19 May 1909, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States in 1935 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 11 January 1983, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

LeGrand Richards
1886–1983
Ina Jane Ashton
1886–1977
Marriage: 19 May 1909
Ina Mercedes Richards
1910–2006
Effie Norinne Richards
1911–2009
Marian Louise Richards
1912–1997
Jane Richards
1914–1917
LeGrand Ashton Richards
1916–1932
George LaMont Richards
1918–2012
Nona Richards
1921–1994
Alden Ross Richards
1922–2008
Infant Richards
1925–1925

Sources (55)

  • Legrande Richards, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legrand, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"
  • Le Grand Richards, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1896 · Utah becomes a state

After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Richard , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Rickards .

German: patronymic from the personal name Richard .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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