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George Grenfell
Baptist missionary to Cameroon and explorer of Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the British soldier of fortune, see George St. Leger Grenfell.
George Grenfell (21 August 1849, in Sancreed, Cornwall – 1 July 1906, in Basoko, Congo Free State (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) was a Cornish missionary and explorer.[1]
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George Grenfell | |
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![]() Missionary and explorer in Africa | |
Born | 21 August 1849 |
Died | 1 July 1906(1906-07-01) (aged 56) |
Spouse(s) | Mary Hawkes (1877†) Rosana Patience Edgerley (1855–1928) |
Children | Seven children: Patience Elizabeth Grenfell, Caroline Mary Grenfell, Unknown child, Dorothy Grenfell, Gertrude Grenfell, Unknown child, Grace Isabel Grenfell Quallo |
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