Hutchinson, John, 1793-1865
Biographical notes:
Native of Tinmouth, Vermont; came to Hamburg, N.Y. with his family in 1810.
From the description of Recollections of John Hutchinson, 1890. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 203471881
First Wesleyan Minister to be ordained in Australia. Following a short period as a missionary in Tonga he returned to Sydney in 1828 before becoming superintendent of the Female House of Correction at Hobart in 1832. His wife, Mary, was appointed matron and was placed in charge of the Female Factory in Launceston in 1851 when John Hutchinson's health failed.
From the description of Letters of John Hutchinson : Sydney ; Tonga ; Launceston ; Hobart, to Mrs Robert Cole, Scarborough, Yorkshire. 1822-1857. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223582530
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Subjects:
- Missionaries
- Trees
- Women convicts
Occupations:
- Missionaries
Places:
- Hobart (Tas.) (as recorded)
- Australia (as recorded)
- New York (State)--Silver Creek (as recorded)
- Australia--Hobart (Tas.) (as recorded)
- Tonga (as recorded)
