Mother seton
saint elizabeth ann (bayley) (“mother seton”) 1774–1821, u.s. educator, social-welfare reformer, and religious leader: first native-born american to be canonized (1975).
ernest thompson, 1860–1946, english writer and ill-strator in the u.s.
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ernest thompson. 1860–1946, us author and ill-strator of animal books, born in england
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