Benjamin Erastus Rich
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Clear AllBorn in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1855 November 7
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Sarah De Armon Pea
Baptized by Charles Coulson Rich
1865 November (Age 9)
Married Diana Farr
1877 December 27 (Age 22)
Set Apart as Missionary
British Mission
1881 April 7 – 1883 June 3 (Age 25)
1881 April 7 – 1883 June 3 (Age 25)
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Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Elder
Location Served
Manchester Conference
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
John Henry Smith
Married Laura Bowring
1898 April 13 (Age 42)
Set Apart as Mission President
Southern States Mission
1898 June 10 – 1902 July 3 (Age 42)
1898 June 10 – 1902 July 3 (Age 42)
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Called
Officially Took Charge Of The Mission
Called
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Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Set Apart By
John Henry Smith
Mission Companionship
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Married Alice Caroline McLachlan
1899 October 4 (Age 43)
Arrived in the Field as Mission President
Middle States Mission
1902 July 1 – 1903 August 7 (Age 46)
1902 July 1 – 1903 August 7 (Age 46)
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Released
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Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
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Called as Mission President
Southern States Mission
1903 August 7 – 1908 August 8 (Age 47)
1903 August 7 – 1908 August 8 (Age 47)
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Called
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Released
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Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Mission Companionship
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Arrived in the Field as Mission President
Eastern States Mission
1908 August 8 – 1913 September 13 (Age 52)
1908 August 8 – 1913 September 13 (Age 52)
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Arrived in the Field
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Released
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Married
Residence When Called
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
Priesthood Office When Called
Seventy
Mission Qualifier
Proselytizing
Mission Companionship
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Died in New York City, New York, United States
1913 September 13 (Age 57)
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