1824/2367 – 1851/2394
The reign of King Rama III
1828/2371 – 1831/2374
Gutslav from Netherlands
Mission Society came to Bangkok
1828/2371 – 1832/2475
Reverend Tomlin from London Mission Society came to
Bangkok
1828/2374
Reverend David Abeele from
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions (ABCFM) came for Bangkok survey and set up
ABCFM in Bangkok.
1833/2376
Reverend Taylor Jones - American Baptist (from
Myanmar) arrived in Bangkok
and started working.
1833/2376
A Treaty between the United States of America and
Siam was signed.
1834/2377
On the 24th July, Reverend William P.
Buel
of ABCFM arrived in Bangkok.
1835/2378
Doctor Bradley came in the ABCFM, arrived Bangkok on
the 18th of July. It took him 1 year and
13 days traveling. He arrived with the printing
machine. Having set up a medical hall at Wat Koh, he
was told to move within 5 days. So, he moved to a
Catholic village at Kudee Jeen.
1835/2378
Robinson lived with a Portuguese family.
1835/2378
Johnson lived in the raft-house in front of
Santa Cruz
Church
1835/2378
Printing industry was started in Siam by Doctor
Bradley.
1836/2379
The Baptist Group started to use printing.
1837/2380
Mrs. Bradley taught girls at her house.
1837/2380
13th January, Doctor Bradley performed
the first operation in Siam by amputating a monk’s
arm at Wat Prayoon
1837/2380
The Baptist Group had started a church. Now it is
Mai Tree Jit Church, which is the first Church in
Siam.
1838/2381
Phraya Phra Klung built two houses on the other side
of the canal in front of Wat Prayoon. He let them to
Doctor Bradley, who lived there for 14 years. The
rent was 65 baht per month.
1839/2382
King Rama III placed an order to Dr. Bradley for
9,000 leaflets announcing a prohibition of opium
smoking. That was the first government’s document
printed from the printing house.
1839/2382
King Rama III gave 400 baht reward to Doctor Bradley
for teaching royal doctors to do smallpox
vaccination. The royal doctors received 200 baht
each.
1840/2383
Reverend Jessie Caswell (ABCFM)
arrived. Later, he became an English teacher for the
Prince.
1840/2383
Doctor Bradley was successful to produce vaccine for
smallpox for the first time in Siam.
1840/2383
Presbyterian mission in Thailand began.
1844/2387
The motor vessel arrived Siam for the first time.
1845/2388
Dr. Caswell gave English lessons to Prince Mongkut
and colleagues at Wat Bovorn
1846/2389
ABCFM moved to China
1847/2390
Reverend Stephen Mattoon and his wife, also Doctor
Samuel R. House of American Presbyterian arrived.
1848/2391
Dr. Caswell passed away.
Prince Mongkut came to the funeral and gave a roll
of white silk cloth to his wife.
1849/2392
There was a wide spread of cholera epidemic.
1849/2392
ABCFM permanently closed the office in Siam.
1849/2392
First Presbyterian Church was set up (among
foreigners)
1850/2393
AMA began to work in Siam.
1851/2394
Baptist’s Office was on fire.
1851/2394
On the 3rd of April, King Rama III passed
away.