Charles Ora Card (1839 – 1906), founded the town of Cardston, Alberta in 1887, as the first Mormon settlement in Canada, under the direction of John Taylor. This was motivated in large part by strained relations the Mormons were then experiencing with the government of the United States of America over the practice of polygamy. Card went to Canada as a fugitive from the "raid" having jumped a train following his arrest. 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Cardston is a small town in southwest Alberta, Canada. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the most-recognized architectural symbol of Mormonism For other uses, see Mormon (disambiguation). ... John Taylor (November 1, 1808 – July 25, 1887) was the third President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1880 to 1887. ... The term polygamy (many marriages in late Greek) is used in related ways in social anthropology and sociobiology and sociology. ...

Charles Ora Card was a son-in-law of Brigham Young, and is the great-grandfather of prominent writer Orson Scott Card. See also, Brigham Young University Brigham Young (June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) was the second prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951)[1] is an American author, working in numerous genres. ...

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online