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Chronology of the Bahá'í Faith in Canada

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1909 21 Mar
190-		 "The first American Bahá'í Convention opened in Chicago. [BFA2:XVII, 309; BW13:849; MBW142–3; SBBH1:146]
  • It was held in the home of Corinne True. [CT82–3]
  • It was attended by 39 delegates from 36 cities. [GPB262; SBBH1:146]
  • The Convention established the 'Bahá'í Temple Unity', which was incorporated to hold title to the Temple property and to provide for its construction. A constitution was framed and an Executive Board of the Bahá'í Temple Unity elected. [BBD39; BBRSM:106; BW10:179; GPB349; PP397; SBBH1:146]"
    		•  National Convention; Corinne True; Bahá'í Temple Unity; Constitution; Executive Board of the Bahá'í Temple Unity; Chicago, IL First national body formed for the administration of the Bahá'í community in the United States and Canada
    1909 (In the year)
    190-    		 Sutherland Maxwell, Hand of the Cause of God, became a Bahá'í. [BFA2:156] Sutherland Maxwell; * Hands of the Cause; Montreal, QC
    1908 (Summer)
    190-    		 Mirza Enayatullah and Prof. M. Barakatullah were the guests of Percy Woodcock in Brockville, ON. During their stay there, Mr. Woodcock invited from time to time several ladies and gentlemen to introduce them to his guests.

    Prof. Barakatullah attended the Sunday school in the Presbyterian church in Brockville for three consecutive Sundays and took part in a debate on the subject of the "Millennium." [Bahá'í Bulletin Vol 1 No 1 p13]

    		 Percy Woodcock; Mírzá Enayatullah; Prof. M. Barakatullah; Brockville, ON
    1908 22 May
    190-    		 Thornton Chase was the first Bahá'í to visit Victoria, BC. [OBCC34] Thornton Chase; Victoria, BC Thornton Chase is the first Bahá'í to visit Victoria, BC.
    1908 (In the year)
    190-    		 There were 16 Bahá'ís in Montreal.
  • Percy Woodcock resided briefly in and occasionally visited Brockville, ON
  • Dr James Oakshette resided in Toronto [BFA2p157.
    		•  Percy Woodcock; James Oakshette; Montreal, QC; Brockville, ON; Toronto, ON first to visit Brockville.
    1907 (In the year)
    190-    		 Honoré Jaxon gave an address to the trades and labour congress in Winnipeg. [Bloodworth, Grains of Wheat p6; Free Press 4 October 1909] Honoré Jaxon; Winnipeg, MB
    1906 16 Sep
    190-    		 Abdu'l-Bahá addressed a tablet to the Montreal Community through Percy Woodcock. [BFA2p157, Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas, vol.II, pp.531-3] Percy Woodcock; Montreal, QC First Tablet from 'Abdu'l-Bahá to Canada.
    1906 (In the year)
    190-    		 Alí Kuli Khán, his wife Florence Breed and son Rahím, then living in Washington, DC, visited Montreal early in the year becoming the first Persian Bahá'í to visit Canada. During their nine-day visit May Maxwell rented a house for them and he taught the Faith to large gatherings. [OBCC35] `Alí Kulí Khán; Florence Breed; May Maxwell; Montreal, QC first Persian Bahá'í to visit Canada
    1905 (In the year)
    190-    		 Agnes Alexander, living in Japan at the time, became the first Bahá'í to travel to the Yukon. [OBCC306] Agnes Alexander; Yukon, Canada First Bahá'í to travel in the YT. First Bahá'í to travel in the YT.
    1903 (In the year)
    190-    		 Thornton Chase, considered the 1st American Bahá'í, visited Winnipeg, MB on a business trip. [OBCC34] Thornton Chase; Winnipeg, MB First Bahá'í to visit Winnipeg, First Bahá'í to visit MB,
    1902 8 May
    190-    		 May Bolles married Sutherland Maxwell in London and moved from Paris to Montreal. [BW8:635; GPB260] It can be said that the history of the Bahá'í Faith in Canada began at this point. May Bolles; Sutherland Maxwell; London, ON; Montreal, QC
    1902 (In the year)
    190-    		 Bahá'í groups were established in Canada. [BBRSM:106-7; BFA2:160; SBBH1:135; CBN No 82 November, 1956 p1] Bahá'í Groups; Canada first Baha'i groups established in Canada.
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