11
October 1835. Famous Presbyterian
missionary, Rev. Dr. Robert Hamill Nassua born.
As a college student at Princeton College, he was affected
by funeral of Archibald Alexander on 24 October 1851. He commited himself to Christ, finished
college, seminary and medical school. He was a student of the Rev. Dr. Prof.
Charles Hodge. He became a missionary to western Africa for 45 years.
The Robert Hamill Nassau
Manuscript Collection
Collection Summary
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Creator:
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Nassau,
Robert Hamill, 1835-1921
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Dates:
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1849-1921
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Extent:
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14
boxes (5.9 linear feet)
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Language(s):
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English
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Repository:
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Princeton
Theological Seminary Libraries. Special Collections.
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Chronology
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1835
October 11
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Born,
Montgomery Square, Pennsylvania. Son of Rev. Charles William and Hannah
Hamill Nassau
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1854
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Graduated,
College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
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1854-1856
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Teacher,
Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
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1856-1859
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Student,
Princeton Theological Seminary
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1857
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M.A.,
College of New Jersey
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1861
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M.D.,
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
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1861
April 17
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Ordained,
Presbytery of New Brunswick
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1861-1864
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Missionary,
Corisco, Africa
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1862
September 17
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Married
Mary Cloyd Latta, teacher at the Evangasimba girl's school in Corisco
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1865-1871
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Missionary,
Benita, Africa
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1870
September 10
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Mary
Nassau dies
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1874-1891
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Missionary,
Ogowe River, Africa
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1881
October 10
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Married
Mary Brunette Foster, Lakewood, New Jersey
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1884
August 8
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Mary
Nassau dies in childbirth in Kângwe, Africa
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1891
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D.D.,
University of Pennsylvania
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1893-1908
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Missionary,
Gabon, Africa
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1900-1902
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Missionary,
Batanga
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1903
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Missionary,
Gabon, Africa
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1904-1906
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Missionary,
Batanga
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1907-1908
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Stated
Supply, Starke, Waldo and Hawthorne, Florida
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1910-1921
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Resident,
Ambler, Pennsylvania
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1921
May 6
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Died,
Ambler, Pennsylvania
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