Daisette D. S. McKenzie (b. Stocking) (1864-1952) was born in Mansfield, Ohio, and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Prior to 1880 she moved with her family to Cleveland, Ohio. In 1887 Daisette, along with her sisters Leila S. Blossom (b. Stocking) and Lida S. Stone (b. Stocking), became interested in Christian Science when Leila's infant son was healed through treatment by Mary Baker Eddy's student Erastus N. Bates, who was also the three sisters' uncle. The three promptly invited Eddy's student Hannah A. Larminie to Cleveland to teach a class in Christian Science. They subsequently helped found a Christian Science Society, a Christian Science Dispensary, and, in 1891, First Church of Christ, Scientist, Cleveland, Ohio.
In 1891, Daisette traveled to Dansville, New York, where she visited a sanatorium and introduced several patients to Christian Science. One was William P. McKenzie, a Presbyterian minister and an English professor at Rochester University. He was healed and began studying Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. While in Dansville, Daisette met some Christian Scientists from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who invited her to return with them and start a Christian Science church there. She remained there for the following five years and served as pastor in the new church. During that time, William frequently traveled from Rochester to Toronto to attend Christian Science services. In 1895 Daisette was elected Second Reader and William was elected First Reader of the branch church in Toronto. Daisette took the Primary class in Christian Science from Eddy's student Pamilia J. Leonard, who had opened a Christian Science Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Daisette and Lida both joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 31, 1892, and William joined on October 6, 1894.
Daisette began listing as a practitioner in The Christian Science Journal in 1892. She returned to Cleveland in 1896 and served the Christian Science branch church there in the capacities of Second Reader, member of the board of directors, and Sunday School teacher. Meanwhile, Eddy summoned William to Boston where he went on to become an important worker in the early Christian Science movement. Daisette, William, and Lida were all members of Eddy's final Normal class in November 1898. Daisette and William married in Cleveland in 1901, and they settled in Cambridge. For the following fifty years, Daisette worked as a Christian Science practitioner and frequently wrote for the Christian Science periodicals. She began teaching Christian Science in 1933 and served as President of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1943 and 1944.
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Daisette D. S. McKenzie (b. Stocking) (1864-1952) was born in Mansfield, Ohio, and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Prior to 1880 she moved with her family to Cleveland, Ohio. In 1887 Daisette, along with her sisters Leila S. Blossom (b. Stocking) and Lida S. Stone (b. Stocking), became interested in Christian Science when Leila's infant son was healed through treatment by Mary Baker Eddy's student Erastus N. Bates, who was also the three sisters' uncle. The three promptly invited Eddy's student Hannah A. Larminie to Cleveland to teach a class in Christian Science. They subsequently helped found a Christian Science Society, a Christian Science Dispensary, and, in 1891, First Church of Christ, Scientist, Cleveland, Ohio.
In 1891, Daisette traveled to Dansville, New York, where she visited a sanatorium and introduced several patients to Christian Science. One was William P. McKenzie, a Presbyterian minister and an English professor at Rochester University. He was healed and began studying Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. While in Dansville, Daisette met some Christian Scientists from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who invited her to return with them and start a Christian Science church there. She remained there for the following five years and served as pastor in the new church. During that time, William frequently traveled from Rochester to Toronto to attend Christian Science services. In 1895 Daisette was elected Second Reader and William was elected First Reader of the branch church in Toronto. Daisette took the Primary class in Christian Science from Eddy's student Pamilia J. Leonard, who had opened a Christian Science Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Daisette and Lida both joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 31, 1892, and William joined on October 6, 1894.
Daisette began listing as a practitioner in The Christian Science Journal in 1892. She returned to Cleveland in 1896 and served the Christian Science branch church there in the capacities of Second Reader, member of the board of directors, and Sunday School teacher. Meanwhile, Eddy summoned William to Boston where he went on to become an important worker in the early Christian Science movement. Daisette, William, and Lida were all members of Eddy's final Normal class in November 1898. Daisette and William married in Cleveland in 1901, and they settled in Cambridge. For the following fifty years, Daisette worked as a Christian Science practitioner and frequently wrote for the Christian Science periodicals. She began teaching Christian Science in 1933 and served as President of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1943 and 1944.
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