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[[File:Harriet Newell.png|thumb|Harriet Newell]] | [[File:Harriet Newell.png|thumb|Harriet Newell]] | ||
'''Harriet Newell''' (October 10, 1793 – November 30, 1812) was a Christian missionary and memoirist. She was the first American to die in foreign mission service.<ref name="R1">{{cite | '''Harriet Newell''' ({{nee}} Atwood; October 10, 1793 – November 30, 1812) was a Christian missionary and memoirist. She was the first American to die in foreign mission service.<ref name="R1">{{cite web |last= Smith |first= Lucius Edwin |authorlink = Lucius Edwin Smith|title= Heroes and Martyrs of the Modern Missionary Enterprise |publisher= P. Brockett|url=https://archive.org/details/heroesmartyrsofm00smit_0 |year= 1854 |pages= [https://archive.org/details/heroesmartyrsofm00smit_0/page/145 145]–195 |work= the University of California}}</ref><ref name="R2">{{cite book |last= Anderson |first= Gerald H. |title= Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions|publisher= Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=oQ8BFk9K0ToC&pg=PA275 |year= 1999 |pages=275–492 |isbn= 9780802846808}}</ref><ref name="R3">{{cite web |last= Sprague |first= William Buell |title= Annals of the American Pulpit: Trinitarian Congregational. 1857 |publisher= Robert Carter & Brothers |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_MQ8SAAAAYAAJ |year= 1857 |pages= [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_MQ8SAAAAYAAJ/page/n547 538]–542 |work= Harvard University}}</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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Harriet Atwood was born at [[Haverhill, Massachusetts]] on October 10, 1793.<ref>{{cite book|last=Meginnes|first=Jo Anne|editor1-last=Commire|editor1-first=Anne|title=Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia|date=2002|publisher=Yorkin Publications|location=Waterford, Connecticut|isbn=0-7876-4074-3|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591306998.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220185028/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591306998.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-02-20|chapter=Newell, Harriet Atwood (1793–1812)|url-access=subscription }}</ref> In 1806, while at school at [[Bradford, Massachusetts]], she became deeply impressed with the importance of religion. In 1809, at the age of sixteen, she joined the [[First Church in Roxbury|First Congregational Church]],{{sfn|Hanaford|1877|p=427-429}} in [[Roxbury, Boston|Roxbury]]. | Harriet Atwood was born at [[Haverhill, Massachusetts]] on October 10, 1793.<ref>{{cite book|last=Meginnes|first=Jo Anne|editor1-last=Commire|editor1-first=Anne|title=Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia|date=2002|publisher=Yorkin Publications|location=Waterford, Connecticut|isbn=0-7876-4074-3|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591306998.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220185028/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-2591306998.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-02-20|chapter=Newell, Harriet Atwood (1793–1812)|url-access=subscription }}</ref> In 1806, while at school at [[Bradford, Massachusetts]], she became deeply impressed with the importance of religion. In 1809, at the age of sixteen, she joined the [[First Church in Roxbury|First Congregational Church]],{{sfn|Hanaford|1877|p=427-429}} in [[Roxbury, Boston|Roxbury]]. | ||
She had developed an interest in missions through a courtship with Rev. [[Samuel Newell]], missionary to the [[Myanmar|Burman]] empire. On February 9, 1812, they married. In the same month, the Newells sailed to India, along with [[Adoniram Judson]], his wife [[Ann Hasseltine Judson|Ann]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/memoirofmrsannhj00judsuoft|title=Memoir of MRS. Ann H. Judson : Wife of the Rev. Adoniram Judson, missionary to Burmah, including a history of the American Baptist mission in the Burman empire|year=1829}}</ref> [[Samuel Nott]], and Nott's wife. On their arrival at [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] in June 1812, they were denied residence by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[East India Company]] and were asked to leave. Accordingly, the Newells took a ship to [[Mauritius]]. At sea, three weeks before reaching the island, she gave birth to a child who died after five days.{{sfn|Hanaford|1877| | She had developed an interest in missions through a courtship with Rev. [[Samuel Newell]], missionary to the [[Myanmar|Burman]] empire. On February 9, 1812, they married. In the same month, the Newells sailed to India, along with [[Adoniram Judson]], his wife [[Ann Hasseltine Judson|Ann]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/memoirofmrsannhj00judsuoft|title=Memoir of MRS. Ann H. Judson : Wife of the Rev. Adoniram Judson, missionary to Burmah, including a history of the American Baptist mission in the Burman empire|year=1829}}</ref> [[Samuel Nott]], and Nott's wife. On their arrival at [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] in June 1812, they were denied residence by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[East India Company]] and were asked to leave. Accordingly, the Newells took a ship to [[Mauritius]]. At sea, three weeks before reaching the island, she gave birth to a child who died after five days.{{sfn|Hanaford|1877|pp=427-429}} | ||
==Death and legacy== | ==Death and legacy== | ||
Newell died November 30, 1812 | Newell died November 30, 1812 in [[Mauritius]], less than a year into her journey. She left a journal and a few letters, the record of her religious feelings, and the events of her short missionary life. They were published posthumously.{{sfn|Hanaford|1877|pp=427-429}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/data/gb102-ms380299|website=Archives Hub|title=Description of 'Newell; Harriet (1793-1812); née Atwood, American missionary, Extracts from the correspondence and diaries of Harriet Newell, c. 1805-1812. |publisher=School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Archives, University of London |id=GB 102 MS 380299|accessdate=October 26, 2022}}</ref> going into a number of editions. | ||
Following their publication, she became a hero and role model for Christians during the nineteenth century. Many children were named for her over the following decades, including [[Harriet Newell Noyes]] who also went on to be a missionary.<ref name=name>{{cite web|last1=Covell|first1=Ralph R.|title=Margaret Newell Noyes|url=http://www.bdcconline.net/en/stories/n/noyes-harriet-newell.php|website=Bio Dictionary of Chinese Christianity|access-date=April 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113416/http://www.bdcconline.net/en/stories/n/noyes-harriet-newell.php|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/sermonpreachedat00wood/page/n7/mode/2up ''A sermon, preached at Haverhill (Mass.) in remembrance of Mrs. Harriet Newell''] | |||
* [http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/chistory/section62stone.htm Portraits of Women in Religion] | * [http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/chistory/section62stone.htm Portraits of Women in Religion] | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/memoirsofmrsharr00newerich Text of her memoirs] | * [https://archive.org/details/memoirsofmrsharr00newerich Text of her memoirs] | ||
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[[Category:Protestant missionaries in India]] | [[Category:Protestant missionaries in India]] | ||
[[Category:American missionaries in India]] | |||
[[Category:American Ceylon Mission]] | [[Category:American Ceylon Mission]] | ||
[[Category:Protestant missionaries in Mauritius]] | [[Category:Protestant missionaries in Mauritius]] | ||
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[[Category:American women memoirists]] | [[Category:American women memoirists]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:20, 13 December 2025
Harriet Newell (née Atwood; October 10, 1793 – November 30, 1812) was a Christian missionary and memoirist. She was the first American to die in foreign mission service.[1][2][3]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Harriet Atwood was born at Haverhill, Massachusetts on October 10, 1793.[4] In 1806, while at school at Bradford, Massachusetts, she became deeply impressed with the importance of religion. In 1809, at the age of sixteen, she joined the First Congregational Church,[5] in Roxbury.
She had developed an interest in missions through a courtship with Rev. Samuel Newell, missionary to the Burman empire. On February 9, 1812, they married. In the same month, the Newells sailed to India, along with Adoniram Judson, his wife Ann,[6] Samuel Nott, and Nott's wife. On their arrival at Calcutta in June 1812, they were denied residence by British East India Company and were asked to leave. Accordingly, the Newells took a ship to Mauritius. At sea, three weeks before reaching the island, she gave birth to a child who died after five days.[5]
Death and legacy[edit | edit source]
Newell died November 30, 1812 in Mauritius, less than a year into her journey. She left a journal and a few letters, the record of her religious feelings, and the events of her short missionary life. They were published posthumously.[5][7] going into a number of editions.
Following their publication, she became a hero and role model for Christians during the nineteenth century. Many children were named for her over the following decades, including Harriet Newell Noyes who also went on to be a missionary.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Smith, Lucius Edwin (1854). "Heroes and Martyrs of the Modern Missionary Enterprise". the University of California. P. Brockett. pp. 145–195.
- ↑ Anderson, Gerald H. (1999). Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. pp. 275–492. ISBN 9780802846808.
- ↑ Sprague, William Buell (1857). "Annals of the American Pulpit: Trinitarian Congregational. 1857". Harvard University. Robert Carter & Brothers. pp. 538–542.
- ↑ Meginnes, Jo Anne (2002). "Newell, Harriet Atwood (1793–1812)". In Commire, Anne (ed.). Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Waterford, Connecticut: Yorkin Publications. ISBN 0-7876-4074-3. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Hanaford 1877, p. 427-429. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "FOOTNOTEHanaford1877427-429" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ "Memoir of MRS. Ann H. Judson : Wife of the Rev. Adoniram Judson, missionary to Burmah, including a history of the American Baptist mission in the Burman empire". 1829.
- ↑ "Description of 'Newell; Harriet (1793-1812); née Atwood, American missionary, Extracts from the correspondence and diaries of Harriet Newell, c. 1805-1812". Archives Hub. School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Archives, University of London. GB 102 MS 380299. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ↑ Covell, Ralph R. "Margaret Newell Noyes". Bio Dictionary of Chinese Christianity. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
Attribution[edit | edit source]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Hanaford, Phebe Ann (1877). "Women Missionaries". Women of the Century (Public domain ed.). B.B. Russell. p. 427.
