Margaret McKenna^[1]

1867 - 1942  (75 years)

• Name	Margaret McKenna
  Nickname	Sister Germaine / Maggie
  Birth	13 Jan 1867	Kelly's Cross, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Christening	24 Jan 1867	St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, Lot 65, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Death	8 Oct 1942	Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
  Person ID	P1531	The McIver Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Francis McKenna,   b. 1828, Monaghan, Ireland d. 1892, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Anne McKeever (McIver),   b. 1834, Monaghan, Ireland d. 28 Dec 1876, Newton, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1856	Prince Edward Island, Canada
  Family ID	F325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Census - 1881 Census of Canada - Lot 19, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  		Baptismal Record - Margaret McKenna Baptized on February 24, 1867 by father M. Reynolds at St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, Lot 65, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  		Census - 1901 Census of Canada - Saint John, New Brunswick

  
  

• Notes

  The death of Sister Mary Germaine of the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception took place in Ste. Joseph’s Hospital after an illness of three weeks on October 8, 1942. Sister Germaine was Miss Margaret McKenna of Hampton, P.E.I., a daughter of the late Francis and Anne McKeever McKenna. She was born January 13, 1867. She entered the novitiate of St. Vincent’s in 1885 and was professed as a Sister of Charity in December 1887. Having passed the provincial examinations for teacher, Sister Germaine taught in the Saint John Schools for many years – in St. Peter’s; St. Patrick’s, West Saint John; St. Joseph’s and as Principal at St. Thomas School. After sick leave of two years she returned to the work of teaching, succeeding Sister M. Winnifred at St. Vincent’s Orphanage. There she taught for more than 20 years. Following her retirement she continued her interest in the girls who had passed through her classes, many of whom never failed to come to see her when he returned to Saint John. Besides her work as a teacher, Sister Germaine was for several years Mistress of Novices in St. Vincent’s Convent. In that work she won the affection of the young Sisters and still is remembered reverently by those she trained in the religious life. For several years Sister Germaine had been Treasurer General of the Sisters of Charity as well. She is survived by two sisters, Sister Mary Constance, Ste. Patrick’s Orphanage, Silver Falls, and Mrs. Lavinia Trainor, Sudbury, Ontario; also one brother, Charles McKenna, Deland, Florida. The funeral was held on Monday, October 12, from St. Vincent’s Chapel where High Mass of Requiem was sung. Burial was made in the Sisters’ lot at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Submitted by Sister M. Genevieve Hennessey, Archivist

  
  

• Sources

  [S218240922] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=119634274&pid=1531