Marie-Anne-Louise Taschereau

Marie-Anne-Louise Taschereau (October 18, 1743 – March 16, 1825) was a Canadian nun. As an Ursuline, she worked as a teacher, and served as a Mother Superior. She was the daughter of Thomas-Jacques Taschereau and Marie-Claire de Fleury de La Gorgendière, and sister of Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau. Her father had come to New France from France in 1726, married into a wealthy family and became the owner of the Sainte-Marie seigneury which was the family home. She entered the Ursuline convent in May, 1764 as a postulant. In August she took the religious habit as Sister Marie-Anne-Louise de Saint-François-Xavier. She had a lifetime of service with the order including serving as its superior. External links Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online (http://www.canadiana.org/citm/themes/pioneers/pioneers3_e.html) (http://www.premier.gouv.qc.ca/secteur/bienvenue_quebec/decouvrir_quebec_dates_en.htm) Conquest of Quebec