Jacob Davies
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Jacob Davies
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Jacob Davies (1816–1849) was a Welsh Baptist missionary from the Newtown area of Montgomeryshire. He became a Baptist in 1835. In 1837, he began preaching, and, in 1840, moved to study at Horton College in Bradford. He married Eliza Green of Peckham. In 1844, he was appointed to a missionary position in Ceylon; but within a few years his health began to fail. In February 1849, he supported the Kandyans against the Governor of Ceylon, Lord Torrington, following the Matale rebellion. After 5 years
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Welsh Baptist missionary (1816-1849)
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