▁c 1 7 9 4 ) ▁and ▁Mary ▁Mer cy ▁( d ied ▁ 1 7 9 9 ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁soon ▁posted ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁Sea ▁Islands ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁leaving ▁England ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁January ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁They ▁arrived ▁at ▁E ime o , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Wind ward ▁Islands , ▁via ▁Sydney , ▁and ▁learned ▁the ▁language ▁there . ▁His ▁daughter ▁Mary ▁( 1 8 1 7 – 1 8 3 7 ) ▁was ▁born . ▁During ▁their ▁stay , ▁several ▁chief s ▁of ▁nearby ▁Pacific ▁islands ▁who ▁had ▁assist ed ▁Pom are ▁in ▁reg aining ▁so vere ig nt y ▁of ▁T ah iti , ▁visited ▁E ime o ▁and ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁L MS ▁mission aries ▁( including ▁John ▁Or sm ond ▁and ▁John ▁Williams ▁and ▁their ▁w ives ) ▁to ▁their ▁own ▁islands . ▁All ▁three ▁mission ary ▁families ▁went ▁to ▁Hu ah ine , ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁drawing ▁crow ds ▁from ▁neighbour ing ▁islands , ▁including ▁King ▁Tam ato a ▁of ▁R ai ate a . ▁They ▁had ▁four ▁children , ▁Mary ▁( 1 8 1 7 - 1 8 3 7 ), ▁John ▁E ime o ▁Ell is ▁( born ▁ 1 8 1 8 ), ▁Elizabeth ▁( 1 8 2 0 – 1 8 5 8 ) ▁and ▁Ann ▁Ell is ▁( 1 8 2 1 – 1 8 6 2 ). ▁▁ ▁Ell is ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁group