Stephen Johnson (Chinese 詹思文 or 杨顺) (

Griswold, Connecticut Griswold is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 11,402 at the 2020 census. Griswold contains the borough of Jewett City and the villages of Doaneville, Kaalmanville, Rixtown, Glasgo, Hopeville, Nathanieltow ...

, 15 April 1803-

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, 1886) was an American Presbyterian missionary in China. He graduated

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in 1827, then

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1829-1832. In 1847 he founded the first Christian mission in

Fuzhou Fuzhou (; , Fuzhounese: Hokchew, ''Hók-ciŭ''), alternately romanized as Foochow, is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian province, China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute ...

where he remained till 1853 when he returned to America.Obituary record Amherst College - 1874 (correct?) "STEPHEN JOHNSON, the son of Stephen and Lydia (Larued) Johnson, was born in Griswold, Conn., April 15, 1803, ... From 1847 to 1853, he was at Foochow, China. After his return home he preached as his health would permit until 1862, when he removed to Gouverneur, New York, where he engaged in gardening, and there resided until his death, which was occasioned by the fracture of one of his legs,"

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Stephen 1803 births 1886 deaths People from Griswold, Connecticut American Presbyterian missionaries Presbyterian missionaries in China American expatriates in China