On 3 October 1887, Katherine (Kate) Neville Fleeson was appointed to the Siam field by Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions. You can learn more about Kate Fleeson by clicking here.

Bertha Blount McFarland served as a missionary, teacher and Secretary of the National Christian Council. She was married to Dr. George McFarland who served in the Thailand Government and also had numerous businesses in Thailand. You can learn more about the life and work of Bertha Blount McFarland by clicking

“[William Henry Roberts] born October 25, 1847, in Botetourt Springs, Virginia. Roberts attended Roanoke (Va.) and Richmond colleges, and graduated from the Theological Seminary in Chicago. He served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He was a missionary under the American Baptist Missionary Union in Bhamo, Burma, from

In October 1843, Rev. John Taylor Jones of the American Baptist Missionary Union printed his first complete version of a Siamese New Testament, which would continue to have multiple revisions. Previously, Karl Gutzlaff made an attempt in printing a Siamese New Testament, however, his was deemed woefully inadequate. You can

On 10 October 1839, Sophia McGilvary was born in Bangkok to Dan Beech Bradley and his wife Emelie Royce Bradley. Sophia would go onto marry Daniel McGilvary and have a stalwart missionary career in northern Thailand. Click here to learn more about Sophia Bradley McGilvary.

Samuel Reynolds House was born on 16 October 1817 in Waterford, New York. While a medical doctor, he spent a great deal of his missionary career in Siam (1847-1866) doing education and evangelism work. Click here to learn more about Samuel Reynolds House.

Basil Temenggong (First Iban and Sarawakian Anglican Bishop) born on 11 Oct 1918.

On 1 July 1831, David Abeel of the ABCFM, accompanied by Jacob Tomlin (who had previously worked with Karl Gutzlaff) landed at Bangkok, Siam.