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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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.
Possible Related NamesLevi 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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