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Melvin Alma Ashton
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1909 May 8
Mother
Leah Rebecca Fidkin
Father
Date Details
Occurred On 1909 May 8
Baptized by Harold S Barnes
1917 June 2 (Age 8)
Served in German and Austrian Mission
1929 November 12 – 1932 August 19 (Age 20) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
City, United States
Set Apart By
James E Talmage
Location Served
German Austrian
Date Details
Started On 1929 November 12
Set Apart
On 1929 November 14
Departed from Home
Ended On 1932 August 19
Released
Images
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Salt Lake Mission Home class 1929
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Missionaries -- Berlin
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1932 December 1 (Age 23)
Media
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Melvin Alma Ashton (1909 - 1932) Profile
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Salt Lake Mission Home class 1929, Between 1929 November 4 – 14
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Missionaries -- Berlin, 1932 August 2