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Eastern States Mission

Bouton, Homer Arlington

1846 April 26 – 1894 June 25

Bradley, George Washington

1813 January 15 – 1891 March 8

Bradley, Hyrum Moroni

1847 July 3 – 1926 July 8

Brown, James Polly

1803 April 22 – 1871 November 6

Grant, Lewis McKeachie

1839 February 12 – 1902 November 10

Harrington, Ebenezer Harris

1836 May 4 – 1905 December 31

Holladay, John Daniel

1826 June 22 – 1909 September 16

Hulse, Benjamin Robinson

1815 January 3 – 1897 February 22

Moesser, George Edward

1840 March 1 – 1917 February 11

Savery, Samuel

1814 November 8 – 1898 September 24

Sharp, John

1820 November 9 – 1891 December 23

Taylor, John

1808 November 1 – 1887 July 25

Wilson, Wellington Paul

1814 February 1 – 1896 May 29