Harriet Newell was born Harriet Atwood at Haverhill, Massachusetts on October 10, 1793. She was part of the first wave of Christian missionaries to go overseas from the United States. She died less than a year into her journey. Following publication of her memoirs, she became a hero and role model for Christians during the nineteenth century. Many children were named for her over the following decades including Harriet Newell Noyes who also went on to be a missionary. ...
