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Part 1:  1845 to 1876, the beginnings at the time of Mother Élisabeth Bruyère

Some information about Sister Élisabeth Bruyère and her foundation companions

        Sister Élisabeth Bruyère
        Sister Éléonore Thibodeau
        Sister Rodriguez
        Sister Saint-Joseph
        Élisabeth Devlin, postulant  
        Mary Jones, aspirant  

A – Axis: The care of the poor, in line with the Youvillian charism

1 - Social Services : Assistance to those in need

1.1 – Care for the poor in general

a) Home visits to the poor
b) Visits to the emigrants
c) Visits to prisoners
d) The repentant girls  
e) Soup kitchen  

1.2 - The Orphans

a) Orphans and abandoned children from 1845 to 1865

i) Abandoned children
ii) The orphans
iii) Irish orphans
iv) Statistics 

b) St. Joseph Orphanage

Obituary notice for Sister Raizenne
                                    Sister Brassard 
                                    Sister Angélique
                                    Sister Saint Cécile
 
                                    Sister Saint Aurélie 
                                    Sister Saint Rémi   
                                    Sister Saint
Victoire  

c) St. Patrick Orphanage

Obituary notice for Sister Xavier
                                    Sister Fitzmaurice 
                                    Sister Saint Martha

                                    Sister Rodriguez

1.3 - The Elderly

2 - Health Care      (to come)

B – Axis:  Education, a particular Bruyère trait      (to come)

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