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Richard Rushton

Birth


May 1781
Leek, Staffordshire, England

Baptism


Sunday, Jul 19, 1840
Leek, Staffordshire, England
Age: 58
Baptized by: George A. Smith

Death


Wednesday, Oct 4, 1843
Nauvoo, Illinois
Burial: Nauvoo, Illinois
Age: 61

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Lived in Nauvoo

Baptism: 20 Nov 1842 but confirmed 1 Jul 1840   Name: Richard Rushton Gender: Male Relationship to Primary Person: Self (Head) Father: James Rushton Mother: Esther Bourne [Esther Boon]  Birth Date: May 1780 Birth Place: Leek, Staffordshire, England Death Date: Dec 1842 Death Place: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA LDS Church Ordinance Data: Baptism Date: July 1840 LDS Temple Ordinance Data: Endowment Date: September 1, 1897 Temple: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT, USA Sealed to Spouse Date: September 1, 1897 Temple: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT, USA Comments: Taken from Richard Rushton’s Journal–Journey from Liverpool, England, to Nauvoo, Illinois, 30 January to 13 April 1842. Flying fish. Porpoises. To New Orleans. Then up the Mississippi to Nauvoo. Richard identified as “Silk Manufacture.” Had joined Mormon Church in 1840. Comments: #21. Richard arrived in Nauvoo with Thomas Bullock in charge of a company of Saints from England. Comments: #31. Richard was a member of the Nauvoo 4th Ward.   From http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=LDSVitalMembership1830-1848&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn=richard&gsfn_x=NP_NN&gsln=rushton&gsln_x=NS_NP_NN&dbOnly=_83004006%7c_83004006_x&uidh=m42&pcat=37&fh=0&h=78525&recoff=4+5+55&ml_rpos=1   Name: Richard Rushton Sources: Page 166; Author: Platt, Lyman D. ; Title: Nauvoo, 1839-1846. 1:72; Page 120; Author: Church of Jesus Christ; Title: History of the Church, 6 volumes. 5:299; 6:134   From http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=earmornam&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=richard&gsln=rushton&MSAV=1&uidh=m42&pcat=37&fh=0&h=21766&recoff=3+4&ml_rpos=1     Name: Richard Rushton Sources: Page 122; Author: Church of Jesus Christ; Title: List of those who died in the early years of the Church or while crossing the plains, 26   From http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=earmornam&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=richard&gsln=rushton&MSAV=1&uidh=m42&pcat=37&fh=1&h=21767&recoff=3+4&ml_rpos=2     Name: Mr. Rushton Sources: p120; Author: Church of Jesus Christ; Title: History of the Church, 6 volumes. 6:134   From http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=earmornam&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=richard&gsln=rushton&MSAV=1&uidh=m42&pcat=37&fh=2&h=21756&recoff=4&ml_rpos=3   https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/6551461?returnLabel=Richard%20Rushton%20Sr.%20%289NC1-ZV5%29&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Ftree%2F%23view%3Dancestor%26person%3D9NC1-ZV5%26section%3Dmemories


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