Timeline of Willard Richards's Life

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Date (Age) Event Description Reference
June 24, 1804 (0) Born to Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe
December 31, 1836 (32) Baptized by Brigham Young V1, P. 8
March 6, 1837 (32) Ordained as an elder by Alvah Beman. V1, P. 7
March 14 – June 11, 1837 (32) Mission to New York and the Eastern States
1837 June 13 – 1841 April 21 (33–36) British mission
July 8, 1838 (34) Mentioned in D&C 118:6
September 24, 1838 (34) Married Jennetta Richards
April 14, 1840 (35) Ordained member of Quorum of the Twelve, at Preston, Lancashire.
August 31, 1841 (37) Called to mission
July 1, 1842 (38) Mission to Eastern States
January 25, 1843 (38) Married Sarah Longstroth
June 12, 1843 (38) Married Susannah Lee
December 22, 1845 (41) Married Amelia Elizabeth Peirson
January 27, 1846 (41) Married Mary Thompson
January 31, 1846 (41) Married Jane Hall
February 6, 1846 (41) Married Ann Read
June 25, 1846 (42) Married Nanny Lynn Longstroth
April 16, 1847 – July 21, 1847 (42–43) Traveled in Brigham Young Vanguard Company
December 22, 1847 (43) Married Susanna Bayliss
May 31, 1848 (43) Mission to Europe
July 3, 1848 – October 10, 1848 (44) Called as Captain to Willard Richards Company (1848)
November 30, 1851 (47) Married Rhoda Harriett Foss
March 11, 1854 (49) Died in Salt Lake City