Richards, Samuel W. (Samuel Whitney), 1824-1909
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1824 - 1909
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Samuel W. Richards papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2854
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of microfilmed copies of diaries, letters, notes, and financial records. Richards was born in Massachusetts in 1824 and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois, where he served in the "Nauvoo Legion" militia. Richards married Mary Parker in Nauvoo and moved to Utah in 1849. He served as missionary and mission president for his faith in Great Britain, the East U.S., and Europe. He was made a patriarch in 1902 and died in 1909.
Dates:
1839-1909
Dorothy Streeper letter and biographies
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230308543]
Identifier: MSS SC 1067
Scope and Contents
Two short, printed biographies of Samuel W. Richards and a letter written by Dorothy Streeper, his grandaughter, containing a bibliography about Samuel W. Richards.
Dates:
1924-1976