Who were the Nuns?

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

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Anne Canning, in religion Anne Mary.
Born: 1749 in Warws.
Died: 9 Mar 1820 in Paris, aged 71.

father: Francis Canning Esq of Foxcote, Warws
mother: Mary Petre of Fithlers, Essex

Augustinians, Paris choir nun.
She was clothed 24 Sep 1771, aged 22.

She professed 13 Oct 1772.

Prioress 1808 - 1820

She was the great niece of Bridget Petre, Hellen Petre, Mary Petre, Elizabeth Canning, Mary Barker, Anna Agnes Barker.

Sources: Paris pd; Cedoz ms list; Paris Augustinians Profession Book: 60; Chapter Book: 73-4, 87.

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