Grace Dyer Taylor

Grace Dyer Taylor (31 July 1859 – 23 August 1867) was the eldest surviving daughter of James Hudson Taylor and Maria Jane Dyer, Christian missionaries to China. The event of her death of meningitis at the age of eight near Hangzhou has been cited by mission historians such as Ruth Tucker, Roger Steer, and John Pollock among others as being a turning point in the history of the China Inland Mission.

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Grace Dyer Taylor
Alias (AKA)Taylor Gracie ; Dai Cun-en
Birth dateJuly 31, 1859
Birth place
China , Zhejiang , Ningbo
Date of deathAugust 23, 1867
Place of death
China , Hangzhou , Zhejiang

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