Myrtle Page Fillmore Chronology
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1845 |
Born as Mary Caroline Page on August 6 at Pagetown, Ohio, to Marcus and Lucy (Wheeler) Page; adopted “Myrtle” as a nickname |
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1866 |
Enrolled in the one-year program for women at Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio |
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1867 |
Graduated from the Oberlin “Literary Course for Ladies” and received a teaching certificate |
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1868 |
Accepted a position in the public school in Clinton, Mo., near her brothers |
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1877 |
Secured a position as a teacher in Denison, Texas, and met Charles S. Fillmore, a clerk for the M.K. & T. Railroad |
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1878 |
Left Texas for Missouri; stayed with her brother in Clinton, Mo. |
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1881 |
Married Charles S. Fillmore on March 29 in Clinton, Mo.; they moved to Gunnison City, Colo., where they made their home for a season; moved to Pueblo, Colo., when mining boom broke; Charles, a notary public, started the real estate and insurance business “Charles Fillmore & Co.” which was succeeded by “Small, Fillmore & Co.” |
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1882 |
Gave birth to son, Lowell Page Fillmore, on January 4 in Pueblo, Colo. |
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1884 |
Gave birth to son, Waldo Rickert Fillmore, on June 1 in Pueblo, Colo.; moved from Pueblo and spent the winter in Omaha, Neb. |
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1885 |
Settled in Kansas City, Mo., where Charles Fillmore sold real estate |
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1886 |
Learned “spiritual healing” ideas from lecture by Eugene B. Weeks of Chicago; began blessing and praying with friends |
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1887 |
Received a certificate in July after taking a course instruction in the principles of Christian Science from Joseph Adams of Boston, Mass. |
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1888 |
Experienced healing of a tubercular condition |
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1889 |
Printed the premier issue of Modern Thought magazine in April |
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1889 |
Gave birth to son, John Royal Fillmore, on July 16 in Kansas City, Mo. |
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1890 |
Formed Society of Silent Help (Silent Unity) |
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1890 |
Received an ordination certificate on December 10 from the Christian Science Theological Seminary operated by Emma Curtis Hopkins. |
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1890 |
Received a certificate in July after taking a course instruction in the principles of Christian Science from Joseph Adams of Boston, Mass. |
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1893 |
Attended, with her husband, the World's Parliament of Religions during the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago; First served as editor of Wee Wisdom, Unity's children's magazine |
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1901 |
Attended a healing revival at Manitou, Colo. |
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1906 |
Ordained by the Unity Society of Practical Christianity on August 31 |
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1909 |
Traveled to Manitou, Colo., in August to teach and visit friends |
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1914 |
Elected as vice president of the newly incorporated Unity School of Christianity |
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1918 |
Received a Certificate of Ordination from Unity School of Christianity |
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1929 |
Maintained an office at Unity Farm when Silent Unity moved on May 10 |
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1930 |
Silent Unity office at Unity Farm returned to Kansas City on July 11 due to economic concerns |
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1931 |
Celebrated 50th wedding anniversary with Charles S. Fillmore and friends on March 29; Elected Queen of the May by Unity employees; Died on October 6 at Unity Farm |
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