Thomas Burchell
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Gender | Male |
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Date of birth | December 25,1799 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Tetbury |
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Died | London |
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Place of burial | Abney Park Cemetery Trust, London, United Kingdom |
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ID | 3660268 |
Thomas Burchell Life story
Thomas Burchell was a leading Baptist missionary and slavery abolitionist in Montego Bay, Jamaica in the early nineteenth century. He was among an early group of missionaries who went out from London in response to a request from African Baptists on the island. He established churches and schools to aid the slaves.