Benjamin Riches

Brief Life History of Benjamin

When Benjamin Riches was born on 5 November 1826, in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Riches, was 39 and his mother, Susannah Raven, was 33. He married Mary Jane Bamford on 3 March 1853, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Thorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1841. He died on 12 December 1888, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Nephi City Cemetery, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Riches
1826–1888
Mary Jane Bamford
1831–1875
Marriage: 3 March 1853
Mary Bamford Riches
1853–1898
Benjamin Bamford Riches
1856–1880
George Bamford Riches
1858–1888
James Bamford Riches
1861–1946
William Bamford Riches
1864–1927
Edward Bamford Riches
1868–1936

Sources (31)

  • Benjaman Riches in household of Robert Riches, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Benjamin Riches, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Benjamin Riches, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1829

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: John Broadhead BIRTH 1827 DEATH 1829 (aged 1–2) BURIAL Nephi City Cemetery Nephi, Juab County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 185951302 · View Source

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English (Norfolk and Suffolk): variant of Rich , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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THE OLD STATE HOUSE AT FILLMORE & HISTORY OF JUAB STAKE TABERNACLE

Heart Throbs of the West by Kate B. Carter Pages 243-245 THE OLD STATE HOUSE AT FILLMORE In the winter of 1850 an exploring party was sent out by Brigham Young under the supervision of Parley P. Prat …

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