Name: Asa Thurston
Born: Fitchburg, MA., Oct. 12, 1787
Schools: Yale College -1816; Andover Seminary -1819
Arrived: Kailua, Hawaii Apr. 12, 1820
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Married: Oct. 12, 1819 (Lucy Goodale)
Departed:
Died: Honolulu, Mar. 11, 1868
Other: In Kailua, Hawaii, for 40 years, he lived and labored. His share in the translation of the Bible is equal to 18 books 14 singly and 8 jointly. In 1863 he made a brief visit to California.
Source: [1] Picture: Asa Thurston 1864[1]
Wife: Mrs. Lucy (Goodale) Thurston
Born: Marlbrough, MA., Oct. 29, 1795
Arrived: Kailua, Hawaii Apr. 12, 1820
Married: Oct. 12, 1819 (Asa Thurston)
Children: 5
Departed:
Died: Honolulu, Oct. 13, 1876
Other: She lived at the Hawaiian Islands for 56 years, making two visits to the U.S. for health reasons.
Source: [1] Picture: Mrs. Lucy (Goodale) Thurston 1864[1]
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- [1] Extracted From "Portraits of American Protestant Missionaries to Hawaii" (1901) - Published by the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society