Margaret Ann (Adair) Richey (1804 - 1852)

Born 7 Feb 1804 in Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Richey — married 10 Feb 1820 in Pickens, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Feb 1852 at age 48 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory

Biography

Margaret (Adair) Richey was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Margaret Ann Adair was born on February 7, 1804 in Laurens, South Carolina, United States, daughter of Thomas Jefferson Adair (1771–~1856) and Rebecca Brown (1784–1846).^[1]

Her siblings were:

• Fairby Adair (~1799–~1899)
• Samuel Jefferson Adair (1806–1889)
• Sophia Adair (~1810–1852)
• Eliza Jane Adair (1811–1892)
• Thomas Jefferson Adair (1814–1890)
• Thomas Jefferson Adair (1814–1890)
• Sarah Ada Adair (1815–1852)
• George Washington Adair (1818–1897)
• John Wesley Adair (1820–1903)
• Laney Ann Adair (~1824–~1881)
• Mary Ann Adair (1824–1892)

Margaret (16) married William Richey (24) (born on February 1, 1796 in South Carolina) on February 10, 1820 in Pickens, Alabama, United States. Their children were:

• James Richey (1821–1890)
• Benjamin W Richey (1823– )
• Emily Melissa Richey (1830–1857)
• Eliza Jane Richey (1837–1908)
• William Belton Richey (1840–1911)

In 1850, Margaret (46) Richie was living in Utah, Utah Territory. ^[2]

Margaret died on February 10, 1852 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, aged 48. She was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete County, Utah.^{[3] [1]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38051098/margaret-ann-richey: accessed), memorial page for Margaret Ann Adair Richey (10 Oct 1795–10 Feb 1852), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38051098, citing Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete County, Utah, USA; Maintained by *♥ ღ Celeste ღ ♥'* (contributor 48585739).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSX-3N7 : Tue Jul 18 01:48:56 UTC 2023), Entry for William Richie and Margaret Richie, Utah, Utah Territory, United States, 1850.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZGQ-HVH : 11 September 2015), Margarett Ann Adair in entry for William Belton Richey, 1911.

See also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 July 2023, 01:51), entry for Margaret Ann Adair (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K2HZ-752 ); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 22 April 2018, 02:50), entry for Margaret Ann Adair(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K2HZ-752); contributed by various users.
• "Utah, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, 1847-1868", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KL71-MWD : Fri Jul 28 01:41:51 UTC 2023), Entry for William B Richey and William Richey.
• Margaret Ann Adair LDS Church History Biographical Database
• Margaret Ann Adair at FamilySearch