Mary Faustina Driscoll

1904 - 2000  (95 years)

• Name	Mary Faustina Driscoll
  Nickname	Sister Mary Georgetta
  Birth	28 Aug 1904	Freetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Christening	3 Sep 1904	St. James Church, Summerfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Ordained	19 Mar 1925
  	Sisters of St. Joseph - Sister Georgetta
  Death	21 Feb 2000	Bethany Convent, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
  Burial	Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minnesota, USA
  Person ID	I2331	The McIver Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Michael Patrick Driscoll,   b. 18 May 1869, Cape Traverse, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. 29 Jun 1934, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Georgiana Winnifred McIver,   b. 5 Jun 1871, Newton, Prince Edward Island, Canada d. Feb 1956, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	31 Jan 1899	St. Peter's Church, Seven Mile Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Family ID	F333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Photo - Georgie and MP Driscoll's Family Back, L-R: Lorne, Georgie, Katherine, Marion, Emily, John Front, L-R: Florence, Sr. Georgetta, Kathleen
  		Photo - Sister Georgetta Driscoll
  		Photo - McIver family (L-R) Sister St. Hugh (Emily Florine), Charles, Sister Mary Charles (Emily), Peter, Adilla, Hugh John, Sister Damian (Faustina), Sister Georgetta (Mary Driscoll)

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Census - 1921 Census of Canada - Freetown, Prince, Prince Edward Island (formerly Lot 25)
  		Census - 1911 Census of Canada - Lot 25, Prince, Prince Edward Island (Freetown)
  		Baptismal Record - Mary Faustina Driscoll Baptized on September 3, 1904 by Father D.J. Gillis at St. James Church, Summerfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  		Census - 1940 US Census - St. Joseph's Provincial House, St. Paul, Minnesota

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone - Sister Georgetta Driscoll Located at Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minnesota, USA. Plot: Section 9; Block 6; Row 6; Grave 18

  
  

  Histories

  Document - Sister Georgetta History of the life of Sister Georgetta from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.

  
  

• Notes

  Mary Faustina Driscoll was born August 28, 1904 in Freetown, Prince Edward Island, the sixth child to Michael Driscoll and Georgina McIver. At the age of 20 years she followed her aunts, Mary Charles McIver and Damian McIver, to join the Sisters of St. Joseph on March 19, 1925 and received the name of Georgetta, a form of her mother’s name. She made the long journey back to PEI many times to visit her family, her parents, her brother Lorne, her sisters Marion and Georgie, nieces and nephews, her beloved “Island”. This homeland was always a very deep and important part of who Georgetta was! As a sister, while still a novice, she began her long ministry of teaching. For most of those years, she taught seventh and eight graders with her real specialty being literature. Which came first – her love of reading or the love that developed because of teaching it? It doesn’t really matter because she instilled a love of classic prose and poetry in her students and continued to deepen her love also as she read everything under the sun! Georgetta had a great thirst for knowledge. She explored many areas. She read contemporary theology, kept current on movements within the church, and was aware of developments in society around the world. She continued throughout her life to seek knowledge and to learn new things. Georgetta died on February 21, 2000 at Bethany Convent in St. Paul, Minnesota. On March 19, 2000 she would have celebrated her 75 years as a Sister of St. Joseph. Her strong, independent spirit will remain with all.