Levi Willard Richards

Brief Life History of Levi Willard

When Levi Willard Richards was born on 12 June 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Levi Richards, was 46 and his mother, Sarah Griffith, was 42. He married Louisa Lula Greene on 16 June 1873, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 30 March 1914, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Levi Willard Richards
1845–1914
Louisa Lula Greene
1849–1944
Marriage: 16 June 1873
Mary Greene Richards
1874–1876
Mabel Greene Richards
1877–1877
Levi Greene Richards
1878–1950
Willard Greene Richards
1880–1930
Evan Greene Richards
1884–1956
Heber Greene Richards
1885–1962
Sarah Greene Richards
1888–1888

Sources (76)

  • Levi Richards, "United States, Census, 1850"
  • Birth of Levi Willard Richards- United States 1900 Census
  • The marriage of Persis Louisa Young to Levi Willard Richards

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World Events (8)

1846

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

1846 · First Nauvoo Temple Dedicated

On May 1-3, 1846, the Nauvoo Illinois Temple was fully dedicated. It was the second temple that had been built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was the first temple with an angel Moroni on top, in the case of this temple it also doubled as a weather vane. Before the saints left Nauvoo they gathered in great numbers to go through.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

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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Biography of Levi Richards from Wikipedia

Levi Richards (April 14, 1799 – June 18, 1876)[1] was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a member of the Coun …

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