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Leah Irene Birch
Born in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States
1900 December 25
Mother
Christina Leah Wells
Father
Heber David Birch
Date Details
Occurred On 1900 December 25
Baptized by Amos Sargent
1909 September 4 (Age 8)
Served in Central States Mission
1921 July 12 – 1923 July 14 (Age 20) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Residence When Called
Summit, Summit, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
J Golden Kimball
Location Served
Central States
Date Details
Started On 1921 July 12
Set Apart
On 1921 July 13
Departed from Home
Ended On 1923 July 14
Released
Images
![](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/central states/G.Byron Done - Central States MIssionaries circa June 1920 - August 1922.jpg)
North Texas Conf. at Ft. Worth, 28 May 1922, Central States Mission
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Sister Missionaries Serving in Joplin and Webb
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Missionary companion - Central States Mission
Married Joseph Lindsay Holt
1927 June 29 (Age 26)
Died in Kamas, Summit, Utah, United States
1938 October 12 (Age 37)
Media
![Leah Irene Birch (1900 - 1938) Profile](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/B/leah-irene-birch-1900-fs-3.jpg)
Leah Irene Birch (1900 - 1938) Profile
![Missionaries in Joplin, Missouri - 1921](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/central states/almyra-christena-miller-1898-fs-1.jpg)
Missionaries in Joplin, Missouri - 1921
![North Texas Conf. at Ft. Worth, 28 May 1922, Central States Mission](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/central states/G.Byron Done - Central States MIssionaries circa June 1920 - August 1922.jpg)
North Texas Conf. at Ft. Worth, 28 May 1922, Central States Mission
![Sister Missionaries Serving in Joplin and Webb](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/central states/almyra-christena-miller-1898-fs-1.png)
Sister Missionaries Serving in Joplin and Webb
![Missionary companion - Central States Mission, Between 1921 July – 1923 July](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/central states/leah-irene-birch-1900-fs-1.jpg)
Missionary companion - Central States Mission, Between 1921 July – 1923 July