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Early Church Mission: North America Mission

Butler, William George

1825 August 15 – 1905 May 30

Doxey, Alma Thomas

1854 July 14 – 1932 February 29

Fry, Richard Rawle

1864 January 20 – 1946 September 27

Hall, Mark, Jr.

1853 June 5 – 1914 January 16

Hendry, Allen

1843 October 22 – 1886 October 21

Hill, Alexander

1811 March 1 – 1889 February 8

Hill, Archibald Newell

1816 August 20 – 1900 January 4

James, William Francis

1857 April 30 – 1916 November 23

Park, John Duncan

1832 June 18 – 1903 September 10

Spendlove, Joseph

1832 December 18 – 1915 October 14

Terry, George

1853 February 1 – 1907 January 10