Background
Mcfarland, Samuel Gamble was born on December 11, 1830 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Mary (McKenahan) Mcfarland.
Mcfarland, Samuel Gamble was born on December 11, 1830 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Mary (McKenahan) Mcfarland.
Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Jefferson College, 1857. Attended Western Theological Seminary, 1857-1860.
Church, Washington, Pennsylvania, 1860. Sent to Siam, 1860, assigned to open 1st station outside capital at Petchaburi, trained 1st Siamese to be licensed preachers, published 1st Siamese hymnbook to include tunes, 1876, principal royal school, 1878, laid foundations for system universal compulsory education Author: An English-Siamese Dictionary, 1865.
Married Jane East. Hays, May 3, 1860, 4 children including George B. Ordained to ministry Presbyterian.