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<p> an English Congregational minister, was born at Tahiti, South Sea Islands, Oct. 19, 1827, where his parents tarried for a short time on their voyage to the mission field of Rarotonga. He remained with his parents until his twelfth year, when he was sent for instruction to Sydney, New South Wales. [[Thence]] he came to England, and was placed in the mission-school at Walthamstow, where he was converted, and began to labor for the salvations of others. Having chosen the missionary work, he studied with the Rev. W. Legge, of Fakenham, Norfolk; then at [[Cheshunt]] College; afterwards at New College. Being impressed that his duty was not in the mission field, he accepted the charge of the Church at Debenham, Norfolk, and then at Fetter-lane, London, each for one year. He was ordained at Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, June 18, 1856, and six years afterwards he removed to Romford, in Essex. In May, 1864, he became pastor of the Pentonville-road chapel; and, in 1868, at Asylum-road, Peckham. He was secretary of the Congregational Union of [[Surrey]] for three years, and of the Anti-slavery Society for four years. He died Oct. 9,1881. See (Lond.) Cong. Year-book, 1882, p. 287. </p>
<p> an English Congregational minister, was born at South Molton, Devon, March 4, 1800, where he was converted in early life and joined the Independent Church. In 1823 he entered Hoxton Academy, and in 1825 offered his services to the London Missionary Society, and was sent to. finish his curriculum at the missionary college, Gosport. He left [[England]] in 1827, and arrived safely at Avarua, Rarotonga, where he began his labors as teacher, preacher, translator, and printer. Mr. Buzacott found the natives of Rarotonga, in 1827, without a written language; and in 1846 he had translated the whole Bible, and written several useful works in the native tongue. Between 1846 and 1852 he travelled in England to recruit his health; meanwhile publishing his Rarotonga Bible, and advocating the cause of missions. He then returned to his adopted home with five thousand copies of the Bible, a gift of the Bible Society to the natives. He now resumed his work, both as minister of a large congregation, and as tutor of the [[Institution]] for Training Native [[Christian]] youths as teachers and evangelists. The climate and his incessant labors compelled him to retire to [[Sidney]] in 1858, where he continued to reside till his death, Sept. 19, 1864. See (Lond.) Cong. Year-book, 1865, p. 229. </p>


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<ref name="term_29111"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/buzacott,+aaron+(2) Aaron Buzacott from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_29121"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/buzacott,+aaron+(1) Aaron Buzacott from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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