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Early Church Mission: North America Mission

Bay, James Willard

1822 October 24 – 1897 October 25

Benson, Ezra Taft

1811 February 22 – 1869 September 3

Brown, John

1820 October 23 – 1896 November 4

Grant, Jedediah Morgan

Alternate Name: Grant, Jed. M.

1816 February 21 – 1856 December 1

McGaw, James

1824 August 27 – 1872 January 15

Wareham, James

1813 July 2 – 1898 June 21