George Pratt (missionary)
George Pratt (1817 – 1894) was a missionary with the London Missionary Society who lived in Samoa for forty years from 1839 to 1879, mostly on the island of Savai'i. Pratt was from Portsea, Portsmouth in England. He also served in Niue, the Loyalty Islands and New Guinea. In Samoa, Pratt lived at a mission station in Avao Matautu on the north coast of Savai'i island.
George Pratt | |
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George Pratt, LMS missionary to the islands of Samoa | |
| Born | December 1817 Portsea, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 26 November 1894 (aged 75) Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Burial place | Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Missionary, linguist |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Parsons Hobbs (m. 1838–44) Elizabeth Bicknell (m. 1844–) |
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