Jane Snyder Richards

January 31, 1823 (age 89)

They had six children, including Franklin South. The Richards came to Utah Territory in 1848. 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 Doctorate. 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. Richards"s daughter, Josephine Richards West, served as a counselor in the general presidency of the Primary.

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Background

Jane Snyder was born to Isaac Richards Snyder and his wife Louise Comstock in Parmelia, Jefferson County, New New York

Career

They had six children, including Franklin South. The Richards came to Utah Territory in 1848. 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 Doctorate. 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.

Richards"s daughter, Josephine Richards West, served as a counselor in the general presidency of the Primary.

Membership

Richards was a member of the original Relief Society that was established in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois.

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