Rev. Thomas Lafon, M. D. - 8th Missionary Company 1837

Last Updated: Jun 22, 2017 PST

PICTURE: Thomas Lafon Name: Thomas Lafon
Born: Chesterfield Co., VA., Dec. 17, 1801
Schools: medicine at Transylvania University, KY.
Arrived: Apr. 9, 1837
Station: Koloa (Kauai) -1841
Married: New Bedford, MA., Nov. 14, 1836 (Sophia Louisa Parker)
Departed: to U. S. June 22, 1841
Died: 1876
Other: He was release on June 22, 1841 and returned to U.S. After his wife's death he married Ruth A. Atwell, and lived in Newark, N.J.
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PICTURE: Mrs. (Sophia Louisa Parker) Lafon Wife: Mrs. (Sophia Louisa Parker) Lafon
Born: New Bedford, MA., June 30, 1812
Arrived: Apr. 9, 1837
Married: New Bedford, MA., Nov. 14, 1836 (Thomas Lafon)
Children:
Departed: to U. S. June 22, 1841
Died: 1844
Other: She lived at Koloa, Kauai 4 years then returned to U. S. with her husband in 1841.
Source: [1] Picture: Mrs. (Sophia Louisa Parker) Lafon [1]





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  • [1] Extracted From "Portraits of American Protestant Missionaries to Hawaii" (1901) - Published by the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society