Damon, Samuel Chenery, 1815-1885

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Samuel Chenery Domon was editor of "The Friend," a serial devoted to temperance and mariners, from 1845 to 1884.

From the guide to the Excerpt from our log-book, circa 1848-1849, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library)

Samuel Chenery Damon (1815-1885) graduated from Amherst College in 1836 and Princeton Seminary in 1838. He was ordained to the Congregational ministry in 1841 and served as a missionary to Hawaii for the American Seamen's Friend Society from 1841 until his death. He pastored the Bethel Union Church, Seamen's Chapel ( Honolulu) for 42 years, and was the editor and publisher of The Friend from 1843 to 1884.

From the guide to the Damon, Samuel Chenery, 1815-1885. Sermons, 1842-1884., (Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School)

Congregational minister and missionary. Educated at Amherst College, 1838 and Andover Theological Seminary, 1841. Sent to Hawaii by the American Seamen's Friend Society. Pastor of Bethel Union Church, Seamen's Chapel for 42 years. Editor and publisher of The Friend (1843-1884).

From the description of Sermons, 1842-1884 (inclusive). (Harvard University, Divinity School Library). WorldCat record id: 269368152

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creatorOf Congregational Home Missionary Society. Letters from the Hawaiian Islands, 1848-1877. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Damon, Samuel Chenery, 1815-1885. Letter, 1866, November 7, Honolulu, to Samuel Hunt. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Damon, Samuel Chenery, 1815-1885. Sermons, 1842-1884 (inclusive). Harvard University, Divinity School Library
referencedIn Holden (Mass.). Records, 1744-1893. Gadsden Public Library
creatorOf Damon, David, 1788-1843. David Damon. Papers 1825-1845 Harvard University, Divinity School Library
referencedIn Ephraim Roberts papers, circa 1775-1968 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Damon, Samuel Chenery, 1815-1885. Sermons, 1842-1884. Andover-Harvard Theological Library
creatorOf Damon, Samuel Chenery, 1815-1885. Samuel Chenery Damon letters to H.H. Bancroft : Honolulu : ALS, 1882-1883. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Roberts, Ephraim Peter, 1825-1893. Ephraim Peter Roberts papers, circa 1775-1968. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Brown, James Wright,. Newspaper collection : broadsides, 1665-1882. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Excerpt from our log-book, circa 1848-1849 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Ladies' Seamen's Friend Society of New London. Ladies' Seamen's Friend Society of New London records, 1845-1947. New London County Historical Society
referencedIn Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) Houghton Library
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associatedWith American Seamen's Friend Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918, person
associatedWith Brown, James Wright, person
associatedWith Congregational Home Missionary Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Damon, David, 1788-1843. person
associatedWith Damon, Samuel Chenery, family
associatedWith Holden (Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Hunt, Samuel, 1810-1878, person
associatedWith Ladies' Seamen's Friend Society of New London. corporateBody
correspondedWith Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 person
correspondedWith Roberts, Ephraim Peter, 1825-1893. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Hawaii
Subject
Congregational churches
Columbia River
Merchant mariners
Northwest, Pacific
Pioneers
Occupation
Chaplains
Clergy
Missionaries
Activity

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Birth 1815-02-15

Death 1885-02-07

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