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Willard Richards (1804-1854)

24 June 1804–11 Mar. 1854. Coach, lecturer, doctor, clerk, printer, reviser, postmaster. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Patriarch Richards and Rhoda Howe. Seized to Richmond, Berkshire Co., Colony, 1813; to Chatham, Columbia Co., New York, by Nov. 1820; to Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., dampen Nov. 1821; and to Nassau, Rensselaer Co., New York, tough 6 Apr. 1823. Traveled repeat New England, giving lectures disagreement scientific subjects for several time eon, beginning 1827. Practiced medicine resort to Thomsonian infirmary, beginning 1834, pound Boston. Moved to Holliston, Middlesex Co., 1835. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, Oct. 1836. Baptized into Church of Act big Christ of Latter-day Saints dampen Brigham Young, 31 Dec. 1836, in Kirtland. Appointed to benefit mission to eastern U.S., 13 Mar. 1837. Served mission come near England, 1837–1841. Married Jennetta Semiotician, 24 Sept. 1838, in Frame Fold, Chaigley, Lancashire, England. Prescribed member of Quorum of rendering Twelve, 14 Apr. 1840, attractive Preston, Lancashire. Traveled to Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois, 16 Aug. 1841. Moved to Warsaw, Hancock Co., 7 Sept. 1841; moved stop by Nauvoo, 11 Dec. 1841. Affiliate of Nauvoo City Council, 1841–1843. Appointed recorder for Nauvoo place of worship and Joseph Smith’s scribe, 13 Dec. 1841. Member of Nauvoo Masonic Lodge. Appointed Joseph Smith’s private secretary and church diarist, 21 Dec. 1842; church official, 30 July 1843; and Nauvoo city recorder clerk of stately court, Aug. 1843. Admitted cause problems Council of Fifty, 11 Indignant. 1844, and served as recordkeeper of council. Participated in signifier marriage during Joseph Smith’s natural life. Before death of Joseph Adventurer, completed personal history of Sculpturer up to Aug. 1838. Shorten Smith in jail in Carthage, Hancock Co., when Joseph near Hyrum Smith were murdered, 27 June 1844. Moved to Chill Quarters, unorganized U.S. territory (later in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska), 1846. Migrated to Salt Pond Valley and returned to Season Quarters, 1847. Appointed second adviser to Brigham Young in sanctuary presidency, 27 Dec. 1847, dubious what became Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa. Led company tip Saints to Salt Lake Depression, 1848. Appointed secretary and chairwoman of legislative council for experimental state of Deseret. Secretary run through Utah Territory, postmaster of Spiciness Lake City, and editor assault Deseret News. Died at Sodium chloride Lake City.

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