Background
Jones, John Taylor was born on July 16, 1802 in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Elisha and Persia (Taylor) Jones.
Jones, John Taylor was born on July 16, 1802 in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Elisha and Persia (Taylor) Jones.
Attended Boston University. Graduate Amherst College, 1825. Attended Andover Theological Seminary, Newton Theological Seminary.
Ordained to ministry Baptist Church, 1830. Missionary in Moolmein, Burma, 1831. Went to Siam, 1833, 1st English missionary to master Siamese language, 1833.
His major task was to translate religious terminology into Siamese terms.
Author: Catechism on Geography and Astronomy, 1834. Brief grammatical Notices of the Siamese Language, 1842.
The New Testament Translated from the Greek into Siamese, 1844.
Married Eliza Coltman Grew, July 14, 1830. Married second, Judith Leavitt, 1840.