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Born in England, William Carey (1761-1834) was a Baptist missionary
to India. A pastor before going to the mission field, he spent
an active forty-one years serving the Lord in India, including
translating the Scriptures. Carey never returned to England. |
William Carey.
Short biography.
William Carey.
The Cobbler Who Turned Discoverer.
William Carey. Short
biography and chronology of events.
William Carey: India, 1793-1834.
William Carey: Missionary.
William Carey: Baptist Missionary.
William Carey: Pioneer Baptist Missionary to India.
William Carey. Short
biography.
William Carey. Short
biography.
William Carey's Life Text.
William Carey. Short
biography.
Carey, Marshman and Ward: the Serampore
Missionaries.
Serampore "Form of Agreement" (1805).
William Carey. Short
biography for young people.
Pioneer Missionaries: William Carey. Short
biography for young people.
Missionary Heroes: William Carey. For
boys and girls.
William Carey. Biography for
boys and girls.
Echoes from Glory. Selective
saying/portrait of Carey.
Dorothy Plackett Carey (1755?-1807):
Married William Carey in 1781. She was 25 and he was 19. Their
marriage was a contrast in ability and interests. She was reluctant
to leave England and go to India. Only after much perusasion
and on the condition that her sister, Kitty, would accompany
them to help care for their small children, did she agree to go. After
the death of their 5 yr. old son, Peter, Dorothy became mentally
unstable and remained so until her death, December 8, 1807. They
were married for 26 years and had seven children: Ann, Felix,
William Jr., Peter, Lucy, Jabez, and Jonathan.
Charlotte Emilia Rumohr Carey (1761-1821):
Second wife of William Carey. She was the invalid daughter of
the wealthy Chevalier de Rumohr and his wife, the Countess of
Alfeldt. Her disability was the result of a fire at the family
home, at which time she lost her speech and later the use of
her legs. She first met Carey in Serampore, India, where she
had gone to be in a warmer climate for health reasons. They
were married in May, 1808. Her intellectual and spiritual life
was an encouragement and help to Carey in the work of the ministry.
They were happily married for 13 years until she died
in May, 1821, at age 60.
Grace Hughes Carey (1778-1835?): Third
wife of William Carey, she was a forty-five-year-old widow when
they were married in 1823. She cared for Carey as a devoted
companion during the last eleven years of his life. Grace had
a daughter by her first marriage. She died July 27, 1835, at
age 58.
Recommended Books:
William
Carey by S. Pearce Carey; edited by Peter Masters. London: The Wakeman Trust, 1993. ISBN 1870855612. Originally
published 1923.
Faithful
Witness: The Life and Mission of William Carey by Timothy George. Christian History Insitute, ©1998.
ISBN 1563643103. Companion edition to Candle in the Dark dramatic film.
Travel
with William Carey: The missionary to India who attempted great things for God
by Paul Pease. England: Day One Publications, ©2005. ISBN 1903087767. Biography and travel guide. 128
pages.
Dorothy Carey: The Tragic and Untold Story of Mrs. William Carey
by James R. Beck. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Book
House, ©1992. ISBN 0801010306. 254 pages.
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Recommended DVDs:
William Carey: God's Plodder.
A 26-minute documentary on William Carey written by Dr. James
Ray. Filmed on location in England. Chattanooga, Tenn.: Baptist
International Missions, Inc., ©1992. Available from BIMI,
P.O. Box 9215, Chattanooga, Tenn. 37412. (423) 344-5050.
Candle
in the Dark: The Story of William Carey Christian History Institute, 1998. Distributed by Vision
Video, Worcester, PA. DVD. 97 minutes. Not recommended for young children.
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