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Dr. Joseph Smith Richards 1848–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1848

Birth Location: Fort Bridger, Uinta, Wyoming, United States

Death Date: 30 Oct 1914

Death Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Father: Willard Richards

Mother: Sarah Longstroth

Spouse(s): Louisa Taylor

Children(s): Vida Richards, Ralph Richards, Joseph Richards, Louise Richards

In 1848, Dr. Joseph Smith Richards entered the world in Fort Bridger, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, born to Willard Richards And Sarah Longstroth. Dr. Joseph Smith Richards married Louisa Marie Taylor, and had children including Joseph Heber Richards, Louise Taylor Richards, Ralph Taylor Richards, Vida Taylor Richards. Dr. Joseph Smith Richards passed away in 1914 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Dr. Joseph Smith Richards entered the world in Fort Bridger, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, born to Willard Richards And Sarah Longstroth.
  • Dr. Joseph Smith Richards married Louisa Marie Taylor, and had children including Joseph Heber Richards, Louise Taylor Richards, Ralph Taylor Richards, Vida Taylor Richards.
  • Dr. Joseph Smith Richards passed away in 1914 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Dr. Richards's Ancestors

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Dr. Richards
1848–1914
Birth Place: Fort Bridger, Uinta, Wyoming, United States
Parents
Willard Richards
1804–1854
Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Longstroth
1826–1858
Arncliffe, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Joseph Richards
1762–1840
Southborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Rhoda (Harriet Howe,) Richards
1762–1838
Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Stephen Longstroth
1789–1861
Langcliffe, Yorkshire, England
ANN GILL
1795–1878
ARNCLIFFE, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND
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Dr. Richards's Descendants

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Dr. (Joseph Smith) Richards (4 Oct 1848–30 Oct 1914) m. Louisa (Marie) Taylor (23 Jan 1857–16 Nov 1935)
  1. 1. Vida (Taylor) Richards 1885–1919 m. Paul (Huntington) Genter 1887–1965
  2. 2. Ralph (Taylor) Richards 1880–1954
  3. 3. Joseph (Heber) Richards 1877–1917
  4. 4. Louise (Taylor) Richards 1878–1969

Dr. Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1848
4 Oct 1848
Birth of Dr. Joseph Smith Richards in Fort Bridger, Uinta, Wyoming, United States
Fort Bridger, Uinta, Wyoming, United States
1914
30 Oct 1914
Age 66
Death of Dr. Joseph Smith Richards in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1848
    Event Place: Fort Bridger, Uinta, Wyoming, United States
    Record Source: Salt Lake County, Utah, U.S., Deaths, 1847-1949, Salt Lake County Archive; Https:/Slco.orgDigital-ArchivesVital-Records; Salt Lake County Deaths, 1847-1949

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1914
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    Record Source: Salt Lake County, Utah, U.S., Deaths, 1847-1949, Salt Lake County Archive; Https:/Slco.orgDigital-ArchivesVital-Records; Salt Lake County Deaths, 1847-1949

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