Richard Hall

      Richard Hall was born on 14 February 1846 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He was the son of Richard Hall and Anna Boardley.¹ He sailed from Liverpool, England, with his parents Richard Hall and Anna Boardley on 10 January 1850 on the ship Argo with a group of 402 Latter Day Saints led by Elder Jeter/Peter Clinton. They arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana on 11 March 1850. From there, they journeyed up the Mississippi River to St Louis, Missouri.² The Hall family's journey west began on 24 June 1852 at Kanesville, Iowa (currently Council Bluffs); they travelled with the James McGaw company which consisted of 239 individuals and 54 wagons. The company arrived in Salt Lake on 20 September 1852.³ He married Anna Maria Singleton, daughter of Anna Maria Johnston, on 5 March 1866 in Manti, Sanpete County, Utah Territory.^2,4 Richard served with the Utah Militia in 1866/67 during the Black Hawk Indian War. Richard and Annie lived in Manti, Utah until 1901. He was the Superintendant of Waterworks in Manti between 1893 and 1897 and advertised as a plumber in 1898.⁵ They immigrated in November 1901 to Magrath, Alberta, travelling by train to Stirling, Alberta, then by covered wagon to Magrath.⁶ He died of a heart attack while eating breakfast on 3 June 1905 in Magrath, Alberta, at age 59.² He was buried in Magrath, Alberta.

A story of Richard's life is here.