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Richards (Family : 1818-1853 : Richards, Phineas (Phineas Howe), 1788-1874)

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The Phinehas Howe Richards (1788-1874) and Wealthy Dewey (1786-1853) family began with their marriage on February 24, 1818. They had five children, and the family became early members and leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah.

The Phinehas Howe Richards (1788-1874) and Wealthy Dewey (1786-1853) family began with their marriage on February 24, 1818. They had nine children, including LDS Apostle Franklin D. Richards, and the family became early members and leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah. Their son, George Spencer Richards, died at age 15 in the Haun's Mill Massacre.

Phinehas was born in Massachusetts and is the brother of Willard Richards. He joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1837. He was a member of high councils at Kirtland, Nauvoo, Winter Quarters and Salt Lake City. He also served as a member of the Nauvoo City Council and the 1st Utah territorial legislature, where he also was the chaplain.

The Richards family came to Utah in the F. D. Richards Company in October 1848 and they settled in Salt Lake City and Ogden.

Citation:
Find-a-Grave.com, via WWW, July 31, 2018 (The Phinehas Howe Richards (1788-1874) and Wealthy Dewey (1786-1853) family began with their marriage on February 24, 1818. They had nine children, including LDS Apostle Franklin D. Richards; came to Utah in the F. D. Richards Company in October 1848; settled in Salt Lake City and Ogden)

Phinehas Howe Richards Wikipedia article, via WWW, July 31, 2018 (became early members and leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church in Utah. Their son, George Spencer Richards, died at age 15 in the Haun's Mill Massacre. Phinehas was born in Massachusetts and is the brother of Willard Richards. He joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1837. He was a member of high councils at Kirtland, Nauvoo, Winter Quarters and Salt Lake City. He also served as a member of the Nauvoo City Council and the 1st Utah territorial legislature, where he also was the chaplain)

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Richards family correspondence

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 305
Scope and Contents Contains nine handwritten and signed letters to and from members of the Phinehas Howe Richards family. The letters are from LDS Apostle Franklin D. Richards to his parents, Phineas and Wealthy D. Richards; from Phineas Richards to Wealthy D. Richards; from Jennetta Richards to Wealthy D. Richards; from George Spencer Richards to Phineas and Wealthy D. Richards; and from Mary E. Dewey to Wealthy D. Richards. The materials deal largely with family and Mormon-related issues in Ohio, Missouri,...
Dates: 1838-1846
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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