enth ▁Company ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁islands ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Board ▁of ▁Commission ers ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Miss ions ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Mel ic ent ▁Kn app ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Green wich , ▁Connecticut , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁J ared ▁Kn app ▁and ▁Mary ▁O wen ▁Kn app . ▁Her ▁brother ▁H orton ▁O wen ▁Kn app ▁( 1 8 1 3 - 1 8 4 5 ) ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁mission ary ▁in ▁Hawai i , ▁preceding ▁her ▁by ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁Hawai i ▁Mel ic ent ▁Kn app ▁arrived ▁in ▁Hawai i ▁with ▁her ▁new ▁husband , ▁a ▁medical ▁mission ary , ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁T enth ▁Company ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Board ▁of ▁Commission ers ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Miss ions ▁( AB CF M ). ▁They ▁were ▁station ed ▁at ▁K olo a , ▁Hawai i ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁K au ai . ▁She ▁looked ▁after ▁their ▁con greg ation ▁and ▁household , ▁and ▁provided ▁hospital ity ▁for ▁the ▁w ives ▁and ▁children ▁of ▁visit ing ▁sea ▁capt ains , ▁while ▁her ▁husband ▁treated ▁patients ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁island . ▁She ▁started ▁and ▁operated ▁the ▁K olo a ▁Board ing ▁School ▁for ▁Girls , ▁teaching ▁with ▁two ▁of ▁her ▁daughters , ▁Emma ▁and ▁L ott ie , ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁She ▁also ▁taught ▁Bible ▁study ▁and ▁se wing ▁classes ▁for ▁Hawai ian ▁women .