Maria Ogden (1792 – 1874) was an teacher and missionary to Hawaii.
Maria Ogden | |
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 Maria Ogden (circa 1870) | |
| Born | February 17, 1792 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | April 13, 1874 (aged 82) |
| Occupation(s) | Teacher, missionary, tract distributor |
Born in Philadelphia on February 17, 1792 as an only child, in 1827, she took part in the third wave of missionaries to Hawaii,[1] arriving there on March 30 the next year.[2] She initially nursed sick Hawaiians, however, beginning in 1838, she was a teacher in a school for Hawaiian girls. After it was shut down sometime in the 1850s, she created a small private school in Wailuku. Due to her old age, in 1868, she retired from teaching, becoming a tract distributor and hospital visitor in Honolulu. She died there on April 3, 1874 as she sustained lethal injuries due to a fall, saying "take me home" as her last words.[1]
She never married,[3] but raised four adoptive daughters. Two of these were Hawaiian while another two were adopted in 1853.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "The Friend, Or, Advocate of Truth". M.T.C. Gould. 1870. pp. 38, 57. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Miss Maria Ogden - Missionary to Hawaii". Titus Coan Memorial Library. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ Centenary Number 1820-1920: Commemorating the Hundredth Anniversary of the Landing of the First American Missionaries in Hawaii. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Limited. 1920. p. 43. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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