Sarah Hall Boardman Judson was born 4 November 1803 in Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States to Ralph Hall (c1770-) and Abiel Osgood (c1770-) and died 1 September 1845 St. Helena, Saint Helena of unspecified causes. She married George Dana Boardman (1801-1831) 4 July 1825 in West Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, United States. She married Adoniram Judson (1788-1850) 10 April 1834 in Myanmar.
Biography
Sarah Hall Boardman Judson born in Alstead, New Hampshire, spent 20 years of her life in Burma (now known as Myanmar) doing missionary work. She and her husband George Boardman sailed to Burma in 1824, just one week after their wedding. She was widowed in 1831.
Although during this era a widowed missionary wife would be expected to return to her homeland, Boardman continued to proselytize Karen in the jungles and supervised mission schools. In 1834 she married Adoniram Judson. Her Burmese translation of The Pilgrim's Progress is still in use today. She also translated the New Testament into Peguan. in 1844 she gave birth to Edward Judson, who later pastored a church in New York City named after his father. Her illness forced the family to return to the United States in 1844, but she died en route at Saint Helena. While in the United States, Judson asked Emily Chubbuck to write Boardman's biography, and he subsequently married Chubbuck.
Sarah and George Boardman had a son also named George Dana Boardman, often referred to as "George Boardman the Younger".
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| (unnamed daughter) Boardman (1826-1826) | |||
| (unnamed son) Boardman (1827-1827) | |||
| George Dana Boardman (1828-1903) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Adoniram Brown Judson (1837-1916) | |||
Siblings
Vital Records
Burial Hill Monument
Adoniram Judson Memorial Tablet at Plymouth Burial Park.
The Adoniram Judson Memorial is located at Plymouth Burial Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts. However it is not their final resting place, multiple records indicate he was buried at sea off the coast of Burma. The names of other family members are recorded here.
- Adoniram Judson - Youtube Video.
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