Levi Richards Image from Orson F. Whitney, History of Utah, vol. 1 (Salt Lake City: George Q. Cannon and Sons, 1892), between pp. 260 and 261 (Church History Library, Salt Lake City).
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Richards, Levi
Biography
14 Apr. 1799–18 June 1876. Teacher, mechanic, inventor, physician. Born at Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Joseph Richards and Rhoda Howe. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 31 Dec. 1836, in Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio. Ordained a high priest, Dec. 1837. Migrated to Missouri; resident of Far West, Caldwell Co., 1838. Fled from Missouri to Adams Co., Illinois, by May 1840. Served mission to England, 1840–1843. Married Sarah Griffith, 25 Dec. 1843, at Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois. Member of Nauvoo City Council. Admitted to Council of Fifty, 11 Mar. 1844. Served mission to Great Britain, 1848–1853. Settled in Salt Lake Valley, 1853. Ordained a patriarch, 1874. Died at Salt Lake City.
Links
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Times and Seasons, 1 April 1842
- Times and Seasons, 1 July 1842
- Times and Seasons, 1 September 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 August 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 June 1842
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Appendix 4: Council of Fifty, Roll, 22 April 1845–27 December 1846
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 3, 6 May 1845–13 January 1846
- Discourse, 11 June 1843–B, as Reported by Levi Richards
- Discourse, 17 September 1843, as Reported by Levi Richards
- Discourse, 21 May 1843, as Reported by Levi Richards
- Discourse, 6 May 1843, as Reported by Levi Richards
- Docket Entry, circa 13 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. ]
- Execution, 13 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. ]
- History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Index to Nauvoo City Council Minute Book–B
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Journal, March–September 1838
- Letter from George J. Adams, 21 April 1842
- Letter from John Taylor, 3 February 1841
- Letter from Parley P. Pratt, circa Early September 1842
- Letter to the Presidency in Kirtland, 29 March 1838
- Levi Richards, Journal, 11 June 1843, extract
- List of Members, Council of Fifty, May 1844
- List of Members, Council of Fifty, probably between 25 April and 3 May 1844
- Mayor’s Order to Nauvoo City Marshal, 21 June 1844
- Minute Book 1
- Minute Book 2
- Minute Entry, Motion, 29 April 1844
- Minutes and Discourse, circa 7 July 1834
- Minutes, 11 April 1844
- Minutes, 11 March 1844
- Minutes, 18 April 1844
- Minutes, 3 July 1834
- Minutes, 5 April 1844
- Minutes, 5–6 September 1840
- Minutes, 6 May 1844
- Mittimus, 29 November 1838 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 3 February 1841–8 February 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February 1844–January 1845
- Petition, 13 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. ]
- Writ of Habeas Corpus, 13 June 1844–A [ State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. ]
- Writ of Habeas Corpus, 13 June 1844–B [ State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. ]