Sarah Jane Dawes Shedd (January 9, 1836 — 1921) was an American missionary teacher, serving Assyrian Christians at Urmia in Persia.
John H. Shedd and Sarah J. Shedd early in their marriage, before their 1859 deployment to PersiaSarah Jane Dawes Shedd (seated in front, left) with her husband (seated in front, right) and three of their sons, Ephraim, William, and John, from a 1900 publication
Dawes married the Rev. John Haskell Shedd (1833-1895) in 1859. They sailed for Persia soon after, as missionaries with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM). They served Assyrian Christians of the Nestorian mission at Urmia, which is in northwestern Iran. The Shedds took a furlough in the United States in 1870. While in America for several years, they worked among freedmen in Charlotte, North Carolina.[3] They returned to Persia in 1878.[1] Shedd wrote letters about her experiences in Persia, with the caveat, "I can not write much. My cares are very great, as I have the family stories, and the mission here, who need things; all must come to me."[4] She wrote an article about Urmia, many years later, for a women's missionary magazine.[5]
The Shedds had at least eight children, including four who died in infancy or childhood. Their son William Ambrose Shedd (1865-1918) followed them into Presbyterian mission work in Persia.[1][6] Sarah survived her husband and son, moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to live in widowhood,[7] and died in 1921, aged 85 years. Her gravesite is with those of her extended family, in Ohio.
Referencesedit
^ abcMary Lewis Shedd, The Measure of a Man: The Life of William Ambrose Shedd, Missionary to Persia (George H. Doran Company 1922).
^Western Female Seminary, Memorial: Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Western Female Seminary (1881): 177.
^Mission to the Freedmen: Sarah Jane Dawes Shedd and John Haskell Shedd in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1872-1878 (undated report).
^A History of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Persia (E. R. Alderman & Sons 1887): 17.
^Sarah J. Shedd, "Some Young Urumia Missionaries" Woman's Work for Woman (October 1905): 228.
^"William Ambrose Shedd, D. D." The Princeton Seminary Bulletin (1919): 623.
^Almira Larkin White, Genealogy of the descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts (Chase Brothers 1900): 95.
Shedd, William Ambrose. The Life of John Haskell Shedd
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sarah, jane, dawes, shedd, january, 1836, 1921, american, missionary, teacher, serving, assyrian, christians, urmia, persia, john, shedd, sarah, shedd, early, their, marriage, before, their, 1859, deployment, persia, seated, front, left, with, husband, seated,. Sarah Jane Dawes Shedd January 9 1836 1921 was an American missionary teacher serving Assyrian Christians at Urmia in Persia John H Shedd and Sarah J Shedd early in their marriage before their 1859 deployment to Persia Sarah Jane Dawes Shedd seated in front left with her husband seated in front right and three of their sons Ephraim William and John from a 1900 publication Contents 1 Early life 2 Mission work 3 References 4 External linksEarly life editSarah Jane Jennie Dawes was born in Malta Ohio the daughter of Henry Dawes and Sarah Cutler Dawes She attended Western Female Seminary in Oxford Ohio 1 graduating in the class of 1858 2 Her brother Rufus Dawes was a Congressman Another brother Ephraim C Dawes was a prominent historian of the American Civil War Her nephews included Nobel Peace Prize recipient Charles G Dawes Congressman Beman Gates Dawes and banker Henry M Dawes Among her maternal kin were Ephraim Cutler William P Cutler and Rev Manasseh Cutler Mission work editDawes married the Rev John Haskell Shedd 1833 1895 in 1859 They sailed for Persia soon after as missionaries with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions ABCFM They served Assyrian Christians of the Nestorian mission at Urmia which is in northwestern Iran The Shedds took a furlough in the United States in 1870 While in America for several years they worked among freedmen in Charlotte North Carolina 3 They returned to Persia in 1878 1 Shedd wrote letters about her experiences in Persia with the caveat I can not write much My cares are very great as I have the family stories and the mission here who need things all must come to me 4 She wrote an article about Urmia many years later for a women s missionary magazine 5 The Shedds had at least eight children including four who died in infancy or childhood Their son William Ambrose Shedd 1865 1918 followed them into Presbyterian mission work in Persia 1 6 Sarah survived her husband and son moved to Colorado Springs Colorado to live in widowhood 7 and died in 1921 aged 85 years Her gravesite is with those of her extended family in Ohio References edit a b c Mary Lewis Shedd The Measure of a Man The Life of William Ambrose Shedd Missionary to Persia George H Doran Company 1922 Western Female Seminary Memorial Twenty fifth Anniversary of the Western Female Seminary 1881 177 Mission to the Freedmen Sarah Jane Dawes Shedd and John Haskell Shedd in Charlotte North Carolina 1872 1878 undated report A History of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Persia E R Alderman amp Sons 1887 17 Sarah J Shedd Some Young Urumia Missionaries Woman s Work for Woman October 1905 228 William Ambrose Shedd D D The Princeton Seminary Bulletin 1919 623 Almira Larkin White Genealogy of the descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster Massachusetts Chase Brothers 1900 95 External links editSarah Jane Dawes Shedd at Find a Grave Shedd William Ambrose The Life of John Haskell Shedd Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sarah Jane Dawes Shedd amp oldid 1184867656, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
