Sarah Hall was born in 1803. As a teenager she came under the conviction of the Holy Spirit and was born again. Soon she joined the First Baptist Church of Salem Massachusetts, and immediately became obsessed with the spiritual needs of others. Providentially Sarah met George Dana Boardman, who was planning on going to Burma as a missionary. They were married and two weeks later they set sail. Once they arrived in Burma, the Boardmans began to minister to the Karen tribe, upon whom the Lord was working, and in a few years thousands put their faith in Christ. But then Brother Boardman died. At that point, Sarah determined to stay in Burma to help, in any way she could, another missionary couple, named Mason.
During this time the wife of Adoniram Judson, Ann, died. Reflecting their wonderful marriage, Judson yearned for the companionship of someone as sweet and spiritual as Ann. On April 10, 1834, Adoniram and Sarah were married. After nine wonderful and fruitful years, Sarah became ill. It was thought that a long ocean voyage would be good for her, so Adoniram made plans to return to America for the first time after thirty-three years on the field. At first Sarah showed signs of improvement, but that quickly changed. She died on this day in 1845 just outside the port at St. Helena in the South Atlantic. Her burial on the island was attended by a multitude of mariners and government officials. The next day, a brokenhearted missionary resumed his journey to America with his three small children. Source: This Day in Baptist History, II, by Cummins & Thompson