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Sr Mary Frances Clarke

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Sr Mary Frances Clarke

Birth
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Death
4 Dec 1887 (aged 84)
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Plot
Buried in the Crypt
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Religious Figure, Educator. Mother Mary Frances Clarke emigrated to the United States from Ireland. She organized the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. At the invitation of Bishop Loras, the community moved to Dubuque, Iowa. She founded a school for girls in Dubuque, Iowa. Today that school is known as Clarke College.
Religious Figure, Educator. Mother Mary Frances Clarke emigrated to the United States from Ireland. She organized the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. At the invitation of Bishop Loras, the community moved to Dubuque, Iowa. She founded a school for girls in Dubuque, Iowa. Today that school is known as Clarke College.

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  • Originally Created by: Jesse
  • Added: Sep 17, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6784678/mary_frances-clarke: accessed ), memorial page for Sr Mary Frances Clarke (2 Mar 1803–4 Dec 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6784678, citing Sisters of Charity Cemetery, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.