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1930 20 Aug
193-		 Louis Jean-Baptiste Bourgeois, (19 March, 1856, Saint-Célestin, Quebec, Canada) designer of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár in Wilmette, passed away in that city. He was buried in East Lawn Memorial Park Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA [DP145; Find a grave]
  • He had learned of the Faith in Boston through the efforts of Mary Hanford Ford. [Wikipedia]
  • For details of his life see DP76–86.
    		• Louis Bourgeois; - Architects; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Wilmette; - In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Mary Hanford Ford; Saint-Célestin de Nicolet, QC; Quebec, Canada; Wilmette, IL; Boston, MA; United States (USA) first Bahá'í community in Boston.
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