Fanny Allen

Frances Margaret "Fanny" Allen (November 13, 1784 – September 10, 1819) was the first New England woman to become a Catholic nun. The daughter of Revolutionary War officer Ethan Allen, she converted to Catholicism and entered the Montreal convent of the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph in 1811.

For the American photographer Frances Stebbins "Fanny" Allen (1854–1941), see Frances Stebbins Allen.
Frances Margaret "Fanny" Allen
Personal
Born(1784-11-13)November 13, 1784
Sunderland, Vermont Republic
DiedSeptember 10, 1819(1819-09-10) (aged 34)
Montreal, Lower Canada
ReligionCatholic
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMay 18, 1811
OrderReligious Hospitallers of St. Joseph
Senior posting
ProfessionMay 18, 1811
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