Who were the Nuns?

A Prosopographical study of the English Convents in exile 1600-1800

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Bridget Petre, in religion Mary Bridget.
Born: 1695 in Bellhouse, Stanford Rivers, Essex.
Died: 25 Oct 1739 in Liège.

father: William Petre Esq of Bellhouse, Stanford Rivers, Essex
mother: Penelope Woolfe of London

Sepulchrines, Liège choir nun.
She entered 8 Oct 1709.

She professed 22 Nov 1711, aged 16. Her dowry was 300ll.

She was the sister of Penelope Petre, Mary Petre, Winefride Petre, Mary Anne Petre, Anne Petre.
She was the great niece of Lucy Petre, Mary Petre, Elizabeth Petre.

Sources: Chap: 14.

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