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Willard Brigham Richards 1847–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1847

Birth Location: Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

Death Date: 30 May 1942

Death Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Willard Richards

Mother: Sarah Longstroth

Spouse(s): Harriet Doremus, Mary Snelgrove

Children(s): Alta Gunderson, Ann Barton, Willard Jr, Albert Richards, Preston Richards, Willard Richards

In 1847, Willard Brigham Richards entered the world in Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, born to Willard Richards And Sarah Longstroth. Willard Brigham Richards married Harriet Ann Fairbanks Doremus, Mary Louisa Snelgrove, and had children including Albert Zabriskie Richards, Alta May Gunderson, Ann Doremus Barton, Preston Doremus Richards, Willard Brigham Richards, Willard Brigham Richards Jr. Willard Brigham Richards passed away in 1942 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1847, Willard Brigham Richards entered the world in Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, born to Willard Richards And Sarah Longstroth.
  • Willard Brigham Richards married Harriet Ann Fairbanks Doremus, Mary Louisa Snelgrove, and had children including Albert Zabriskie Richards, Alta May Gunderson, Ann Doremus Barton, Preston Doremus Richards, Willard Brigham Richards, Willard Brigham Richards Jr.
  • Willard Brigham Richards passed away in 1942 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America.

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Willard Richards's Ancestors

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Willard Richards
1847–1942
Birth Place: Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, 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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Willard Richards's Descendants

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Willard (Brigham) Richards (25 Jan 1847–30 May 1942) m. Harriet (Ann Fairbanks) Doremus (1847–25 May 1888) m. Mary (Louisa) Snelgrove (12 December 1856–26 January 1952)
  1. 1. Alta (May) Gunderson 1885–1979 m. Alfred (Cornelius) Gunderson 1883–1972
    1. 1. Pauline Gunderson 1918–1999
    2. 2. Lucile Gunderson 1922–1993
    3. 3. Willard (Richards Gunderson) Sr 1915–1986
  2. 2. Ann (Doremus) Barton 1888–1971
  3. 3. Willard (Brigham Richards) Jr 1879–1965
  4. 4. Albert (Zabriskie) Richards 1883–1967
  5. 5. Preston (Doremus) Richards 1881–1952
  6. 6. Willard (Brigham) Richards 1878–1878

Willard Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1847
25 Jan 1847
Birth of Willard Brigham Richards in Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
1942
30 May 1942
Age 95
Death of Willard Brigham 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: 25 Jan 1847
    Event Place: Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah; Series Number: 81448
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Salt Lake County, Utah, U.S., Deaths, 1847-1949, Salt Lake County Archive; Https:/Slco.orgDigital-ArchivesVital-Records; Salt Lake County Deaths, 1847-1949
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1942
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah; Series Number: 81448
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Salt Lake County, Utah, U.S., Deaths, 1847-1949, Salt Lake County Archive; Https:/Slco.orgDigital-ArchivesVital-Records; Salt Lake County Deaths, 1847-1949
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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