Fanny Allen

Deceased Person

1784 – 1819

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Who was Fanny Allen?

Frances Margaret Allen was the first New England woman to become a Catholic nun. The daughter of Revolutionary War General Ethan Allen, she converted to Catholicism and entered the convent of the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph in Montreal in 1811.

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Born
Nov 13, 1784
Sunderland
Also known as
  • Frances Allen
Parents
Religion
  • Catholicism
Lived in
  • Vermont
  • Montreal
Died
Sep 10, 1819

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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