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Important Facts about William Carey
William Carey was an English Baptist missionary and a Reformed Baptist minister. He was known as the "father of modern missions." Carey was one of the founders of the Baptist Missionary Society.
As a missionary in the Danish colony, Serampore, India, he translated the Bible into Bengali, Sanskrit, and numerous other languages and dialects.
CHRONOLOGY
· 1761 Born at Paulerspury, Northampton. England; 17 August.
· 1777 Apprenticed to the shoemaking trade.
· 1779 Attended prayer-meeting that changed his life, 10 February.
· 1783 Baptized by Mr. Ryland, 5 October.
· 1786 Called to the ministry at Olney, August 10.
· 1792 Pamphlet "An Inquiry" published;
· Baptist Missionary Society in England formed, 2 October.
· 1793 Appointed missionary to India, 10 January;
· Arrived in Calcutta, 11 November.
· 1786 5-year-old son Peter dies on 11 October.
· 1796 Baptized a Portuguese, his first convert.
· 1800 Moved to Serampore, 10 January;
· Baptized Krishna Pal, first Bengali convert, 28 December;
· Elected Professor of Sanskrit and Bengali languages at Fort Williams College.
· 1801 Completed New Testament in Bengali, 7 February.
· 1803 Self-supporting missionary organization founded.
· 1807 Doctor of Divinity conferred by Brown University of U.S.A.;
· Member of Bengali Asiatic Society.
· Dorothy Carey died.
· 1808 New Testament in Sanskrit published;
· Married Charlotte Emilia Rumohr.
· 1809 Completed translation of Bible in Bengali, 24 June.
· 1811 New Testament in Marathi published.
· 1815 New Testament in Punjabi published.
· 1818 His father died, 15 June.
· 1818 Old Testament in Sanskrit published.
· 1820 Founded the Agricultural and Horticultural Society, 4 September;
· Danish King granted charter for college at Serampore;
· Marathi Old Testament published.
· 1821 Serampore college opened;
· Second wife Charlotte died.
· 1823 Married Grace Hughes.
· 1825 Completed Dictionary of Bengali and English.
· 1826 Government gave Carey "Grant in Aid" for education.
· 1829 Sati prohibited through Carey's efforts, 4 December.
· 1834 Died at Serampore, 9 June.
· 1835 Third wife Grace died.
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