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gracie taylor in 1866 age 6 23 august 1867 near hangzhou , china ningbo , zhejiang , china 200px 31 july 1859 grace taylor portrait.jpg grace dyer taylor
 grace dyer taylor
grace dyer taylor

grace dyer taylor -lrb- 31 july 1859 -- 23 august 1867 -rrb- was the eldest surviving daughter of james hudson taylor and maria jane dyer , christian missionaries to china .
the event of her death of meningitis at the age of eight near hangzhou has been cited by mission historians such as ruth tucker , roger steer , and john pollock among others as being a turning point in the history of the china inland mission .
