Marguerite D'YOUVILLE

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CanadianBorn Marguerite DU FROST

French Canadian widow who founded the religious order the Order of Sisters of Charity of Montreal

Born on October 15, 1701 in Varennes, Québec, Canada , Canada

Died on December 23, 1771 in Montréal, Québec, Canada

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She was born Marie-Marguerite Dufrost de Lajemmerais at Varennes, Quebec, oldest daughter of Christophe du Frost, Sieur de la Gesmerays (1661–1708) and Marie-Renée Gaultier de Varennes. (Pursuant to Quebec naming conventions, she would have always been known as Marguerite, not Marie.) Her father died when she was a young girl; despite her family's poverty, at age 11 she was able to attend the Ursuline convent in Quebec City for two years before returning home to teach her younger brothers and sisters. ...   She was born Marie-Marguerite Dufrost de Lajemmerais at Varennes, Quebec, oldest daughter of Christophe du Frost, Sieur de la Gesmerays (1661–1708) and Marie-Renée Gaultier de Varennes. (Pursuant to Quebec naming conventions, she would have always been known as Marguerite, not Marie.) Her father died when she was a young girl; despite her family's poverty, at age 11 she was able to attend the Ursuline convent in Quebec City for two years before returning home to teach her younger brothers and sisters.



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