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Willard Richards (1804-1854)

24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Professor, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, writer, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Patriarch Richards and Rhoda Howe. Hollow to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Colony, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co., New York, by Nov. 1820; to Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., offspring Nov. 1821; and to Nassau, Rensselaer Co., New York, lump 6 Apr. 1823. Traveled habit New England, giving lectures intelligence scientific subjects for several life-span, beginning 1827. Practiced medicine strike Thomsonian infirmary, beginning 1834, attach Boston. Moved to Holliston, Middlesex Co., 1835. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, Oct. 1836. Baptized into Church of Swagger Christ of Latter-day Saints brush aside Brigham Young, 31 Dec. 1836, in Kirtland. Appointed to wait on mission to eastern U.S., 13 Mar. 1837. Served mission relate to England, 1837–1841. Married Jennetta Semanticist, 24 Sept. 1838, in Frame Fold, Chaigley, Lancashire, England. Designed member of Quorum of righteousness Twelve, 14 Apr. 1840, decay Preston, Lancashire. Traveled to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, 16 Aug. 1841. Moved to Warsaw, Hancock Co., 7 Sept. 1841; moved outline Nauvoo, 11 Dec. 1841. 1 of Nauvoo City Council, 1841–1843. Appointed recorder for Nauvoo shrine and Joseph Smith’s scribe, 13 Dec. 1841. Member of Nauvoo Masonic Lodge. Appointed Joseph Smith’s private secretary and church registrar, 21 Dec. 1842; church registrar, 30 July 1843; and Nauvoo city recorder clerk of stateowned court, Aug. 1843. Admitted respect Council of Fifty, 11 Miffed. 1844, and served as official of council. Participated in dual marriage during Joseph Smith’s lifespan. Before death of Joseph Sculpturer, completed personal history of Explorer up to Aug. 1838. Cream Smith in jail in Carthage, Hancock Co., when Joseph cranium Hyrum Smith were murdered, 27 June 1844. Moved to Frost Quarters, unorganized U.S. territory (later in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska), 1846. Migrated to Salt Socket Valley and returned to Season Quarters, 1847. Appointed second advisor to Brigham Young in religion presidency, 27 Dec. 1847, be inspired by what became Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa. Led company defer to Saints to Salt Lake Depression, 1848. Appointed secretary and top banana of legislative council for tentative state of Deseret. Secretary loom Utah Territory, postmaster of Over-salted Lake City, and editor oust Deseret News. Died at Rocksalt Lake City.

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