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Eastern States Mission

Grant, Jedediah Morgan

Alternate Name: Grant, Jed. M.

1816 February 21 – 1856 December 1

Johnson, Joel Hills

1802 March 23 – 1882 September 24

Lewis, Philip Bessom, Sr.

1804 January 16 – 1877 November 13

Little, Jesse Carter

1815 September 26 – 1893 December 26

Rich, Charles Coulson

1809 August 21 – 1883 November 17

Sirrine, Mephibosheth N

1811 October 27 – 1848 April 29

Whipple, Edson

1805 February 5 – 1894 May 11