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  2. William Carey (missionary) - Wikipedia

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    Born. (1761-08-17) 17 August 1761. Paulerspury, England. Died. 9 June 1834 (1834-06-09) (aged 72) Serampore, Bengal Presidency, British India. Signature. William Carey (17 August 1761 – 9 June 1834) was an English Christian missionary, Particular Baptist minister, translator, social reformer and cultural anthropologist who founded the ...

  3. Serampore Trio - Wikipedia

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    The Serampore Trio was the name given to three pioneering English missionaries in India, namely William Carey (1761-1834), a shoemaker, [1] Joshua Marshman, (1768-1837), a schoolteacher, [2] and William Ward (1769-1823), a printer. [3] William Carey arrived in Bengal in 1793 and Marshman and Ward arrived in 1799.

  4. Serampore College - Wikipedia

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    Serampore College is located in Serampore, in West Bengal, India.Established in 1818, it is the fourth oldest college in the country after Old Seminary, Kottayam (Established 1815), CMS College, Kottayam and Presidency College Calcutta, and one of the oldest continuously operating educational institutes in India. [1]

  5. Church Missionary Society in India - Wikipedia

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    British Commonwealth. The Church Missionary Society in India was a branch organisation established by the Church Missionary Society (CMS), which was founded in Britain in 1799 under the name the Society for Missions to Africa and the East, [1] as a mission society working with the Anglican Communion, other Protestants, and Orthodox Christians ...

  6. Serampore Mission Press - Wikipedia

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    The Serampore Mission Press was a book and newspaper publisher that operated in Serampore, Danish India, from 1800 to 1837. The Press was founded by the British Baptist missionaries William Carey , William Ward , and Joshua Marshman , collectively known as the Serampore Trio , [ 1 ] at the Serampore Mission.

  7. Carey Mission - Wikipedia

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    Carey Mission was established in December 1822 by Baptist missionary Isaac McCoy among the Potawatomi tribe of American Indians on the St. Joseph River near Niles, Michigan, United States. It was named for English Baptist missionary William Carey. Its official nature and reputation made it a headquarters for settlers and an edge of the American ...

  8. Presbyterian Church of India - Wikipedia

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    In 1799, Serampore was a protectorate of Denmark. The early British rulers of India were not in favour of Christian missionaries being active in India, but William Carey (1761–1834) established a mission at Serampore in 1799 which became known as the cradle of Modern Missions.

  9. Christianity in India - Wikipedia

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    William Carey, 1761–1834. In 1793, William Carey, an English Baptist Minister, came to India as a missionary but also as a man of learning in economics, medicine and botany. [150] He worked in Serampore, Calcutta, and other places. He translated the Bible into Bengali, Sanskrit, and numerous other languages and dialects.