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→North American Protestant Missionary Societies in India and their archives: addition of ABCFM initial details
Protestant organisations or groups in Canada and/or America who worked in India.
=== American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) === Formed in 1810. Amongst those who served in British India, there are two American names which merit particular mention: Adinoriam Judson and Scudder.
* Judson
* The Scudder family.
Four generations of the Scudder family served as medical missionaries in South India, beginning with John Scudder, Snr. (1793-1855) who went to Ceylon in 1819 and then in 1836 to Madras. The legacy of the 42 members of this family continues is still evident in India today. See the Wikipedia article [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scudder_family_of_missionaries_in_India Scudder family of missionaries in India].
== Other Protestant Missionary Societies in India and their archives ==
