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16-Sierra Leone Massacre Victims 1898

On May 3, 1898, in the village of Rotufunk, Sierra Leone, members of the local Mendi tribe massacred 5 missionaries, Reverand Isaac N. Cain & his wife Mary, Dr. Mary Archer, Dr. Marietta Hatfield and Miss Ella Schenck.On May 8, two additional deaths occured when Rev. Lowery A. McGrew and his wife Clara were slain in or near the village of Taiama.

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