Jump to content

Henrietta Hall

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Bubbha (talk | contribs) at 12:51, 29 May 2007 (Protestant Missions to China series). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Henrietta Hall Shuck (28 October 1817 - 27 November 1844) was the first American female missionary to China. She was born in Virginia, USA, the daughter of Rev. Addison Hall.

Henrietta married Rev. Jehu Lewis Shuck on 8 September 1835. Both she and her husband belonged to the American Baptist Board for Foreign Missions. She arrived in China in September of 1836, where she served as a missionary until her untimely death in Hong Kong in 1844.

Henrietta Shuck was buried in Hong Kong Cemetery.