His mother, Margaret Rees, was the first woman baptized into the Church in Merthyr Tidvil, Wales. My father, his parents, brothers and sisters, numbering ten in the family left Liverpool, England in April 1856 on the ship Carlin with Dan McArthur Captain. The voyage on the ocean was somewhat long and rough and very tedious. They landed in Boston the latter part of May 1856. While on the ship, my father met with an accident that left a scar through
He was brought up in a highly religious Roman Catholic atmosphere imbued with saints, sacraments, prayers and priests. Riel decided not to become a priest, however, and he returned to the Red River area. In 1864 his father had passed on. When he was 21, he completed his education in Montreal. Louis Riel had fallen in love with Marie Guernon.
Mary’s Life and family On January 15, 1842 Mary Mackillop was born of Scottish parents, Alexander Mackillop and flora MacDonald in Fitzroy, Melbourne. Mary is the eldest of eight children. She was well educated by her father who spent some year studying for the priesthood in Rome. Mary started work at the age of fourteen as a clerk in Melbourne and later as a teacher in Portland. To provide for her needy family Mary took up a job as governess in 1860 at her Aunt and Uncle's place at Penola in South Australia.
John Simpson Kirkpatrick was born in England, in South Shields to a Scottish couple in 1892. Simpson was educated from the age of 6 to his 13th birthday, learning how to read and write fluently. In June 1903 he decided to leave school and start work on a horse drawn milk delivery run. He was a member of the Territorial Army (the British Army reserve corps) serving with the Royal Field Artillery in a Howitzer Battery at South Shields. In 1909 Simpson’s father died and he wanted to follow in his footsteps, so he joined the Merchant Navy at 17 years of age, working as a stoker and steward.
St. Martin de Porres St.Martin de Porres was born at Lima, Peru, on December 9, 1579. When St. Martin was fifteen, he became a lay brother, (a person who has taken the vows of a religious order but is not ordained or obliged to take part in the full cycle of liturgy and is employed in ancillary or manual work) at the Dominican Friary at Lima and spent his whole life there-as a barber, farm laborer, almoner, and infirmarian among other things. St. Martin de Porres, died on November 3, 1639 and was canonized on May 6, 1962. His feast day is November 3. The most impressive thing about St. Martin de Porres was that his love was all-embracing, shown equally to humans, and to animals.
Albert Namatjira Date: 30th October 2013 Author: Judy Beddoni Namatjira, Albert (Elea) (1902–1959) Albert (Elea) Namatjira (1902-1959), artist, was born on 28 July 1902 at Hermannsburg (Ntaria), Northern Territory, son of Namatjira and his wife Ljukuta. Elea belonged to the western group of the Arrernte people. In 1905 the family was received into the Lutheran Church: Elea (who was given the name Albert) and his father (who took the name Jonathan) were baptized, and his mother was blessed (as Emilie). Albert attended the Hermannsburg mission school. In accordance with the practice of the missions, he lived separately from his parents in a boys' dormitory.
He also spoke to 100,000 people in Los Angeles about the horrors of war. He visited the double amputation war of Walter Reed Hospital to comfort the men who fought. Patton visited many other California army hospitals. At these hospitals, emotions returned as he swore and wept. After his many appearances, he spent some time with his wife at their home in California.
Clara Barton and the American Red Cross Clara Barton was born on December 25, 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts. She was the youngest child of four. Her parents were Stephen and Sarah Barton. Her father served in the Revolutionary War under General Anthony Wayne. At the age of 15 Clara Barton began teaching at nearby schools.
Saint Winefride was born at Holywell, Wales, about 600, she was a descendant of the early kings of Powys. Her father, Trevith was a great, rich man in North Wales who was advisor to the king. Her mother Wenlo, was a sister of St. Bueno. While visiting her family, St. Bueno was in search of a place to build a monastery and asked Saint Winefride’s father for some of his land so that he might build a church. In exchange St. Bueno offered to teach Winefride.
women, arguably, hold significant influence within their respective bands. It is not uncommon for women to hold core leadership positions in their band. Typically, women who control land, food, or water sources are held in high regard. These women have substantial voice in family decisions such as who their children will marry as well as band decisions (pgs 11-12). While women are responsible for