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1844-Present  Adoniram Baptist Church Abbeville, Henry County       Alabama AL The Adoniram Baptist Church was one of 9 congregations that met in 1850 to form the Judson Missionary Baptist Association in Henry County, Alabama. The pastor of the church, W. B. Lacey, also served as pastor of the Abbeville Baptist Church. The Adoniram Church congregation with 120 […]

1843-1918  Adoniram Judson Johnson Baptist Pastor/Colporteur OH/IN Adoniram Judson, Jr., was working on the Burmese-English dictionary, which is still in use today, when Adoniram Judson Johnson was born on 15 November 1843 in Muskingum, Ohio. Various census takers have spelled his name Adaniron or Adamison but these public servants spelled phonetically when necessary. We know

1842-1924 Adoniram Boardman Dunaway Baptist Pastor           VA/NC Rev. Adoniram Boardman Dunaway carries the name of two great missionaries to Burma, Adoniram Judson and George Dana Boardman. He was born in Lancaster County, Virginia, 5 October 1842, and died 3 October 1924. He was buried on the date of his birth, October 5, in which would

1841-1915  Adoniram Judson Smith Soldier     NY/CT Adoniram Judson Smith was born 25 August 1841, in Whitestown, NY, to Henry Smith and Emily Watson. Historical Record Lists reports that Adoniram Judson Smith was a participant in the Battle of Gaines’ Mill, VA. He married Ophelia (Vessie) Pyott and had 10 children.  He passed away on 22

1841-1917  Adoniram Judson Sawyer Businessman/Public Servant NH Andy Osterdahl’s very interesting blogsite entitled “Political Strange Names” provides this summary and this image of Adoniram Judson Sawyer. Hailing from New Hampshire, Adoniram Judson Sawyer gained distinction on the Civil War battlefield as well as through public service in the city of Exeter, where he served at

1840-1917  Adoniram Judson Rowland Baptist Pastor/Publisher     PA/PA Adoniram Judson Rowland was born on February 9, 1840 in Valley Forge, PA, the son of Samuel Norton and Susanna (Suplee) Rowland. He was baptized at Lawrenceville, PA, by Rev. W. H. H. Marsh on January, 6, 1858. AJ earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Bucknell University

1839-1912  Adoniram Judson Cheves Baptist Pastor    Georgia    GA/GA Adoniram Judson Cheves was born July 5, 1839, at Montezuma in Macon County, Georgia the son of Isaac Green Cheves and Ann Elizabeth Cheves. He began studies at Mercer University during the Civil War finishing a BA in 1862 and an MA in 1869. His wife was Anna Marie

1838-1882   Adoniram Judson Pickard Physician   Maine   ME/ME Long before there was a Jean-Luc Picard (born July 13, 2305), Captain of the Federation starship USS Enterprise, there was an Adoniram Judson Pickard who was born in Penobscot County, Maine, on Christmas Eve, 1838. He received his A. B. degree from Bowdoin College (1863) but his class

1838-1912 Adoniram Judson Hutchinson Soldier/Citizen       VA/WV The Raleigh Herald of Beckley, WV, reported the passing of Confederate veteran Adoniram Judson Hutchinson on page 3, its obituary page of 2 August 1912. Last Sunday afternoon at four o’clock Judson Hutchinson, after having reached a ripe old age of 76 years, was summoned to answer the death

1838-1918  Adoniram Judson Frost Baptist Pastor/Lecturer      NY/CA I am sure there must be an obituary or summary of the life of Adoniram Judson Frost but I have not yet discovered it. Calculating that he was 80 years, 3 months and 20 days old when he died in 1918, we can assume he was born in