Mildred Nettie Hall McQuaid
Mildred Nettie Hall McQuaid (1869-1945) was born
and died in Colorado. She was a student of Mary Baker Eddy's, taking Primary class in
January 1887 and joining the Christian Scientist Association shortly after. Mildred,
along with her mother, Mary, and sister, Minnie, were instrumental in the early growth
of Christian Science in Denver, Colorado. The Halls became interested in Christian
Science in 1885 after receiving Christian Science treatment through prayer from two of
Eddy's students in Chicago. Later, after returning to Denver, Minnie founded the
Colorado Christian Science Institute (1886) and Mildred maintained a practice with her
mother, Mary. They had a shared listing in The Christian Science Journal in 1890 and 1891. Mildred appears to have stopped her public Christian Science healing
practice in the early 1890s and pursued a career as a stage actor. She first married
fellow stage actor, George W. Wessells (1904), and then cattle rancher, Thomas F. McQuaid
(1911). She joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on
June 3, 1899 and remained a member until her passing.
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Mildred Nettie Hall McQuaid
Mildred Nettie Hall McQuaid (1869-1945) was born
and died in Colorado. She was a student of Mary Baker Eddy's, taking Primary class in
January 1887 and joining the Christian Scientist Association shortly after. Mildred,
along with her mother, Mary, and sister, Minnie, were instrumental in the early growth
of Christian Science in Denver, Colorado. The Halls became interested in Christian
Science in 1885 after receiving Christian Science treatment through prayer from two of
Eddy's students in Chicago. Later, after returning to Denver, Minnie founded the
Colorado Christian Science Institute (1886) and Mildred maintained a practice with her
mother, Mary. They had a shared listing in The Christian Science Journal in 1890 and 1891. Mildred appears to have stopped her public Christian Science healing
practice in the early 1890s and pursued a career as a stage actor. She first married
fellow stage actor, George W. Wessells (1904), and then cattle rancher, Thomas F. McQuaid
(1911). She joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on
June 3, 1899 and remained a member until her passing.
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