Graduated from Princeton College in 1815 and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1821. Rev. Stewart and his wife, who were married on June 22, 1822, were sent out by the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions, departing in November 1822, along with black missionary and companion Betsey Stockton. Working at the mission at Lahaina on Maui, the Stewarts served until 1825, when they returned to the U.S. because of Mrs. Stewart's health. A Presbyterian, Rev. Stewart became a chaplain in the US Navy and left from Chesapeake on February 13, 1829, on the frigate USS Guerriere which was to relieve the USS Vincennes at the Pacific station. In 1835, he married his second wife, Sarah A. Skillman. Rev. Stewart also was the author of several books on travel. He died on December 14, 1870, at Cooperstown, N.Y.
Source: http://www.phcmontreat.org/bios/Bios-Missionaries-Hawaii.htm)
Source: http://www.phcmontreat.org/bios/Bios-Missionaries-Hawaii.htm)
Graduated from Princeton College in 1815 and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1821. Rev. Stewart and his wife, who were married on June 22, 1822, were sent out by the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions, departing in November 1822, along with black missionary and companion Betsey Stockton. Working at the mission at Lahaina on Maui, the Stewarts served until 1825, when they returned to the U.S. because of Mrs. Stewart's health. A Presbyterian, Rev. Stewart became a chaplain in the US Navy and left from Chesapeake on February 13, 1829, on the frigate USS Guerriere which was to relieve the USS Vincennes at the Pacific station. In 1835, he married his second wife, Sarah A. Skillman. Rev. Stewart also was the author of several books on travel. He died on December 14, 1870, at Cooperstown, N.Y.
Source: http://www.phcmontreat.org/bios/Bios-Missionaries-Hawaii.htm)
Source: http://www.phcmontreat.org/bios/Bios-Missionaries-Hawaii.htm)
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REVEREND
CHARLES SAMUEL STEWART D.D.
Chaplain U.S. Navy
formerly Missionary to the
SANDWICH ISLANDS
and grandson of
COL. CHARLES STEWART
of New Jersey
Commissary General of Issues
of the Army of the Revolution.
October 16, 1795,
December 14, 1870.
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