Jane S. Richards
| Jane S. Richards | |
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| Photo of Jane S. Richards | |
| First Counselor in the general presidency of the Relief Society |
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| October 11, 1888 – November 10, 1901[1] | |
| Called by | Zina D. H. Young |
| Predecessor | Zina D. H. Young |
| Successor | Annie Taylor Hyde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jane Snyder January 31, 1823 Parmelia, New York, United States |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Ogden, Utah, United States |
| Resting place | Ogden City Cemetery Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Spouse(s) | Franklin D. Richards |
| Children | 6, including: Franklin S. Richards |
| Parents | Isaac Snyder Lovisa Comstock |
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Jane Snyder Richards (January 31, 1823 – November 17, 1912) was a counselor to Zina D. H. Young in the general presidency of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1888 to 1901.
Jane Snyder was born to Isaac Richards Snyder and his wife Louise Comstock in Parmelia, Jefferson County, New York. Her parents and siblings joined the LDS Church while in Upper Canada, but Jane did not join until January 1840. Her baptism was performed by cutting the ice at LaPorte, Indiana.[2]
In 1842, she married Franklin D. Richards. They had six children, including Franklin S. Richards. The Richards came to Utah Territory in 1848.
Richards was a member of the original Relief Society that was established in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois. She served on the General Board (called the Central Board until 1892) of the Relief Society from 1888 to 1910. She was a counselor to general president Zina D. H. Young from 1888 to 1901. Richards was the Relief Society delegate to the National Council of Women in 1891.
Richards also served as president of a local Relief Society in Weber County, Utah. When this Relief Society was formed, it was the first Relief Society to be created between the general organization and the most local ward-level organizations.[3]
Richards's daughter, Josephine Richards West, served as a counselor in the general presidency of the Primary.[4]
Notes
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- ↑ History of the Relief Society, 1842-1966. (Salt Lake City: Relief Society General Board, 1966) p. 59.
- ↑ Andrew Jenson. Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 4, p. 303.
References
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- Jane S. Richards at Find a Grave
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