Joseph married Nancy O'NEAL on 23 Jun 1808 in , Boone, KY. Nancy was born on 24 Apr 1782; died on 5 Oct 1847 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Charles Coulson Rich, his parents and sister, Minerva joined the Mormon Church in 1832. He and his family moved to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. Charles Coulson Rich was a member of the Council of Twelve Apostles in the Mormon Church from 1849 to 1883, being ordaned on Feb. 12, 1849. He was known for his brilliant talents, great stamina, and real goodness. He made many treacherous journeys over the mountains to attend sessions of the legislature and is famous for his leadership in the Mormon Church's early history. Brigham Young University's biography of him on the Internet lists him as "beloved by all who knew him." He had six wives and fiftyone children. (C-1344, 1345, 1563) His ancestry has supposedly been well researched by the Mormon Church and goes back through Charlemagne from 3 different angles.

Charles married Sarah D. PEA on 11 Feb 1837 in Near Caldwell, MO. Sarah was born in 1814; died in 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]