Hoffman, Virginia Haviside Hale
(Oct. 14, 1832-Mar. 23, 1855). One of the earliest Episcopal missionaries to Liberia. She was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Early in life she became interested in missions to foreign unbelievers. She was an evangelical. On Sept. 5, 1850, she married Cadwallader Colden Hoffman. They served at Cape Palmas, West Africa, as missionaries. She died in Cape Palmas.
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