Josiah Ricks Sr.Age: 71 years1845–1916
- Name
- Josiah Ricks Sr.
- Given names
- Josiah
- Surname
- Ricks
- Name suffix
- Sr.
 Birth | May 27, 1845 42 37 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 months)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Birth of a brother | Joel Martin Ricks October 15, 1850 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a brother | Joel Martin Ricks October 27, 1850 (Age 5 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Joel Ricks — Sarah Beriah Fiske — View this family October 26, 1852 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Nathan Ricks January 17, 1853 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Ezra Varnum Ricks July 13, 1853 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Sarah Beriah Ricks January 17, 1855 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Ellen Jane Ricks March 30, 1856 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Joel Ricks Jr. July 21, 1858 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a half-sister | Adelia Ricks October 24, 1860 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Esther Adeline Ricks October 28, 1862 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Adelia Ricks November 22, 1863 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a sister | Clarinda Ann Ricks March 19, 1864 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Ann “Sally” Ricks August 30, 1864 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 21 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 21 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Marriage | Lucy Ann Merrill — View this family July 1, 1868 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Eleanor Camilla Ricks December 6, 1868 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Sarah Beriah Ricks December 9, 1869 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 23 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a son #2 | Josiah Ricks Jr. November 6, 1870 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Joel Justin Ricks November 20, 1872 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Wallace Ricks March 8, 1875 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Josephine Ricks May 8, 1877 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 32 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary A Ricks December 5, 1880 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a mother | Eleanor “Nellie” Martin February 26, 1882 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Martin Ricks March 27, 1882 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Lavina Ricks January 7, 1885 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Florence Ricks January 21, 1887 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a father | Joel Ricks December 15, 1888 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Lucy Ricks January 7, 1889 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a son #11 | Frank Ricks January 11, 1891 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a son | Josiah Ricks Jr. November 25, 1892 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a brother | Lewis Ricks January 2, 1893 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a son #12 | David Lester Ricks October 24, 1893 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 52 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a brother | William Ricks May 22, 1900 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Edwin Ricks September 28, 1901 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Arthur Gale — Florence Ricks — View this family December 16, 1909 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Joseph Arthur Gale Sr. September 18, 1910 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Marion Union Gale April 13, 1912 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Lucy Ann Gale July 12, 1914 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a sister | Temperance Ricks October 5, 1916 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Florence Loanda Gale October 16, 1916 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 70 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death | November 4, 1916 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rexburg Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joel Ricks Birth: February 18, 1803 — Donaldson, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 15, 1888 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
| mother |
Eleanor “Nellie” Martin Birth: December 20, 1807 — Clark, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1882 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: May 16, 1827 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months elder brother |
Thomas Edwin Ricks Birth: July 21, 1828 25 20 — Donaldson, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: September 28, 1901 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Lewis Ricks Birth: December 20, 1830 27 23 — Madison, Illinois, United States Death: January 2, 1893 — Benson, Cache, Utah, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Sarah Ann “Sally” Ricks Birth: December 28, 1832 29 25 — Madison, Illinois, United States Death: August 30, 1864 — Paragonah, Iron, Utah, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Clarinda Ann Ricks Birth: July 10, 1835 32 27 — Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, United States Death: March 19, 1864 — Paragonah, Iron, Utah, United States |
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6 months elder sister |
Temperance Ricks Birth: January 4, 1836 32 28 — Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, United States Death: October 5, 1916 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
William Ricks Birth: January 10, 1839 35 31 — Madison, Illinois, United States Death: May 22, 1900 — Benson, Cache, Utah, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Johnathan Ricks Birth: January 23, 1841 37 33 — Madison, Illinois, United States Death: December 15, 1925 — La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Elizabeth Ricks Birth: January 19, 1843 39 35 — Madison, Illinois, United States Death: May 2, 1929 — Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States |
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2 years himself |
Josiah Ricks Sr. Birth: May 27, 1845 42 37 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: November 4, 1916 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Joel Martin Ricks Birth: October 15, 1850 47 42 — Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States Death: October 27, 1850 — Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Nathan Ricks Birth: January 17, 1853 49 45 — Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States Death: January 1, 1929 — Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States |
| Father’s family with Sarah Beriah Fiske |
| father |
Joel Ricks Birth: February 18, 1803 — Donaldson, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 15, 1888 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
| step-mother |
Sarah Beriah Fiske Birth: September 1, 1819 — Potsdam, St. Lawrence, New York, United States Death: June 12, 1891 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: October 26, 1852 — Utah, United States |
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9 months half-brother |
Ezra Varnum Ricks Birth: July 13, 1853 50 33 — Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States Death: January 30, 1933 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
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18 months half-sister |
Sarah Beriah Ricks Birth: January 17, 1855 51 35 — Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States Death: December 9, 1869 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
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14 months half-sister |
Ellen Jane Ricks Birth: March 30, 1856 53 36 — Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States Death: February 1, 1935 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Joel Ricks Jr. Birth: July 21, 1858 55 38 — Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States Death: November 23, 1944 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Adelia Ricks Birth: October 24, 1860 57 41 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Death: November 22, 1863 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Esther Adeline Ricks Birth: October 28, 1862 59 43 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Death: April 12, 1949 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family with Lucy Ann Merrill |
| himself |
Josiah Ricks Sr. Birth: May 27, 1845 42 37 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: November 4, 1916 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States |
| wife |
Lucy Ann Merrill Birth: December 17, 1850 — Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Death: October 7, 1928 — Tetonia, Teton, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: July 1, 1868 — Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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5 months daughter |
Eleanor Camilla Ricks Birth: December 6, 1868 23 17 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Death: September 20, 1950 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States |
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23 months son |
Josiah Ricks Jr. Birth: November 6, 1870 25 19 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Death: November 25, 1892 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States |
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2 years son |
Joel Justin Ricks Birth: November 20, 1872 27 21 — Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Death: December 19, 1961 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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2 years son |
Wallace Ricks Birth: March 8, 1875 29 24 — Benson, Cache, Utah, United States Death: February 1, 1969 — Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Josephine Ricks Birth: May 8, 1877 31 26 — Benson, Cache, Utah, United States Death: April 23, 1957 — Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mary A Ricks Birth: December 5, 1880 35 29 — Benson, Cache, Utah, United States Death: September 26, 1950 — Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States |
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16 months son |
Martin Ricks Birth: March 27, 1882 36 31 — Benson, Cache, Utah, United States Death: November 6, 1947 — Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Lavina Ricks Birth: January 7, 1885 39 34 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States Death: July 3, 1957 — Driggs, Teton, Idaho, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Florence Ricks Birth: January 21, 1887 41 36 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States Death: May 5, 1977 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Lucy Ricks Birth: January 7, 1889 43 38 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States Death: October 15, 1951 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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2 years son |
Frank Ricks Birth: January 11, 1891 45 40 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States Death: March 21, 1925 — Clawson, Teton, Idaho, United States |
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3 years son |
David Lester Ricks Birth: October 24, 1893 48 42 — Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States Death: July 30, 1957 — Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |