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Eastern States Mission

Beckstead, Byram Henry

1870 April 5 – 1946 October 11

Duncan, Densmore Trippess

1866 February 4 – 1952 November 28

Hatch, William Ansel

1858 November 16 – 1936 May 14

Jenson, Andrew

Alternate Name: Christensen, Andreas

Alternate Name: Jensen, Andrew

1850 December 11 – 1941 November 18

Osmond, Alfred

1862 October 5 – 1954 December 31

Pingree, Job, Jr.

1837 November 21 – 1928 May 21

Stayner, Charles William

1840 June 21 – 1899 December 26

Wright, Abraham Reister, Jr.

1842 July 10 – 1932 January 9

Young, Seymour Bicknell, Jr.

1868 January 11 – 1941 January 24