Mother Eells : a story of the life of Myra Fairbanks Eells / by Ida Myra Eells, 1947

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Mother Eells : a story of the life of Myra Fairbanks Eells / by Ida Myra Eells, 1947

This is a manuscript that was written about Myra Fairbanks Eells by her daughter, Ida M. Eells.

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Eells, Myra Fairbanks, 1805-1878

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Myra Fairbanks Eells was the wife of Cushing Eells, a pioneer missionary and teacher. From the description of Journal, 1838. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31371068 ...

Eells, Ida M.

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Cushing Eells was born at Blandford, Massachusetts on February 16, 1810. He graduated from East Windsor Theological Institute in Connecticut in 1837 although he had been licensed to preach on December 14, 1836. The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions sent him to the Oregon Territory as a missionary. Rev. Eells married Myra Fairbanks on March 5, 1838 in Massachusetts. On March 6, 1838 the couple headed west as missionaries of the Indians of old Oregon. They arrived with three oth...

Eells, Cushing, 1810-1893

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Reverend Cushing Eells, pioneer missionary and teacher, came west in 1838 with the American Fur Company and served in Spokane. After the Whitman Massacre (1847), he moved to Salem, Oregon where he taught in Oregon until 1860. He eventually returned to Walla Walla to promote the Whitman Seminary. From the description of Letters, 1843-1859. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 31370814 Reverend Cushing Eells (1810-1893), crossed the Plains in 1838 ...

Eells family.

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Eells, Edwin, 1841-1917

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Edwin Eells was a son of Rev. Cushing and Myra Eells who were among the earliest Protestant missionaries in the area. He was born at Tsimakain Mission, some thirty miles north of present-day Spokane. He served for many years as Indian Agent at Tacoma. From the guide to the Edwin S. Eells Speech, 1910, (Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives) Pioneer, lawyer, Congregationalist, author, an...

Eells, Myron, 1843-1907

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Reverend Myron Eells (1843-1907), youngest son of Reverend Cushing Eells, was missionary to Indians at Skokomish. From the description of Letters : to Honorable A. Hinman / by Myron Eells, 1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127639 From the description of Notes, [after 1884]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127641 From the description of Letters : to Honorable A. McKinlay / by Myron Eells, 1885. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127640 Born in Spokane...