Chronology

Aimee and the kids at her castle.
Aimee and the kids at her castle.
Date Event
October 9, 1890 Born in Salford, Ontario
September, 1896 Enrolled at No. 3 Dereham Public School
1902 Wins gold medal in public speaking contest sponsored by Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
September, 1905 Enters Ingersoll Collegiate Institute (high school)
July 18, 1906 Publishes letter concerning evolution in Family Herald and Weekly Star
December, 1907 Meets evangelist Robert Semple
February, 1908 Is converted, receives baptism in the Spirit and speaks in tongues
August 12, 1908 Marries Robert Semple in Salford
March, 1910 Gives first sermon in Victoria and Albert Hall, London
June, 1910 Arrives in Hong Kong
August 17, 1910 Robert Semple dies in Hong Kong
September 17, 1910 Roberta Star born in Hong Kong
November 1910 Returns to New York
February 28, 1912 Marries Harold McPherson in Chicago
March 23, 1913 Rolf McPherson born in Providence, R.I.
August, 1915 Holds first independent revival meeting in Mount Forest, Ontario
Winter, 1916–1917 First preaching tour of Florida
June 1 1917 Begins publication of The Bridal Call
Summer of 1917 Preaches in Long Branch, Long Island and Boston
Winter, 1917–1918 Second Florida tour: Miami, Key West
July 21, 1918 Nationwide camp meeting, Philadelphia
October 23, 1918 Begins first transcontinental tour
December 23, 1918 Arrives in Los Angeles
1919 Ordained by the Assemblies of God
October 19, 1919 Publishes This Is That
December 8–21, 1919 The Baltimore revival
Spring of 1920 Washington, D.C. and Dayton, Ohio revivals
January, 1921 The San Diego revival
February, 1921 Groundbreaking for Angelus Temple
March 27, 1921 Ordained by First Baptist Church of San Jose
August, 1921 Divorce from Harold McPherson granted
July, 1922 Oakland revival; origin of the “Foursquare Gospel” name
New Year’s, 1923 Angelus Temple dedicated
February, 1924 Radio KFSG started
December 7, 1925 Opening of L.I.F.E. Bible College
May 18, 1926 Reported missing after swim at Ocean Park
June 23, 1926 Walks in from desert at Agua Prieta and tells story of kidnapping
September 16, 1926 With Minnie Kennedy, Lorraine Wiseman, and Kenneth Ormiston, charged with corruption of morals and obstruction of justice
January 10, 1927 All charges dismissed
January-March, 1927 Her “Vindication Tour”
August, 1927 Opening of Angelus Temple Commissary
October, 1927 Publishes In the Service of the King
December 30, 1927 International Church of the Foursquare Gospel incorporated
October 7–18, 1928 English tour
October 20, 1929 James Kennedy dies
December, 1929 Premiere of her opera Regem Adorate
Spring, 1930 Tour of the Holy Land
August, 1930 Nervous breakdown
September 13, 1931 Marries David Hutton
November, 1931 Opens first soup kitchen
Summer, 1932 Contracts tropical fever
April, 1933 Produces opera, The Crimson Road
September, 1933–December, 1934 Last national tour
January, 1935 Divorces David Hutton
1936 Give Me My Own God published
December, 1936 Revival of her opera Regem Adorate
April 13, 1937 Her attorney sued for slander by Roberta Star
Summer, 1941 Tours Tennessee, Missouri, Ohio
September 27, 1944 Dies in Oakland
October 9, 1944 Buried in Los Angeles

Family vital dates

Person Relation Born Died
James Morgan Kennedy Father Dec 4, 1836, Ontario Oct 20, 1929, Ontario
Mildred (“Minnie”) Ona Pearce Kennedy Mother Jan 1, 1871, Ontario Nov 23, 1947, Ontario
Roberta Star Semple Smyth Salter Daughter Sept 17, 1910, Hong Kong Jan 25, 2007, New York City
Rolf Kennedy McPherson Son Mar 23, 1913, Providence, R.I. May 21, 2009, Los Angeles