Kissling, Margaret (1808–1891)
Kissling, Margaret (1808–1891)
New Zealand teacher and missionary. Name variations: Margaret Moxon. Born Margaret Moxon, Aug 18, 1808, in Yorkshire, England; died Sept 20, 1891, in Parnell, New Zealand; dau. of John Moxon (banker) and Margaret (Heaton) Moxon; m. George Adam Kissling, 1837 (died 1865); children: 6.
Returned with husband to teach at missionary station in Sierra Leone, West Africa (1837); helped husband with station at Te Kawakawa (Te Araroa) on East Coast of New Zealand (1843); established boarding school for Maori girls, renamed St. Stephen's School for Native Girls, where she taught, beginning 1846.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 1).
More From encyclopedia.com
Saint Margaret Of Scotland , St. Margaret of Scotland (1045-1093), wife of the Scottish king Malcolm III, introduced important religious reforms into Scotland and was a civilizin… Margaret , Margaret
Margaret •caret • Sanskrit • Prakrit •ferret, inherit, merit •egret • secret •dispirit, skirret, spirit •floret • pomfret • bowsprit •barbit… Margaret Of Anjou , Margaret of Anjou
Margaret of Anjou (1430-1482) was queen consort of Henry VI, Lancastrian king of England. She was a niece of Charles VII of France… Margaret Of Denmark , Margaret of Denmark
Margaret of Denmark
Margaret of Denmark (1353-1412) was a fourteenth-century Danish queen and first medieval queen to rule in Eur… Margaret Of Parma , Margaret of Parma (1522–1586)
Duchess of Parma, and illegitimate daughter of Charles V, who ruled the Netherlands as regent for eight years . Name va… Margaret Laurence , Margaret Laurence
The Canadian writer Margaret Laurence (1926-1987) was the author of many novels and stories about Africa and Canada. The five Manaw…
About this article
Kissling, Margaret (1808–1891)
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Kissling, Margaret (1808–1891)