Frances Margaret "Fanny" Allen | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | November 13, 1784 |
| Died | September 10, 1819 (aged 34) |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Nationality | American |
| Profession | May 18, 1811 |
| Organization | |
| Order | Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph |
| Senior posting | |
| Profession | May 18, 1811 |
Frances Margaret "Fanny" Allen (November 13, 1784 – September 10, 1819) was the first New England woman to become a Catholic nun.[1][2] 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.