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Noun

1. elizabeth seton, mother seton, saint elizabeth ann bayley seton, seton

United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821)

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Ernest Thompson. 1860–1946, US author and illustrator of animal books, born in England

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1. 
Saint Elizabeth Ann(born Elizabeth Ann Bayley) (1774-1821); Am. Rom. Catholic leader: 1st native-born Am. saint: her day is Jan. 4
2. 
Ernest Thompson(born Ernest Seton Thompson) 1860-1946; U.S. naturalist, writer, & illustrator, born in England

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American religious leader. A widowed mother of five, she converted to Catholicism (1805), opened a parochial school in Maryland, and founded a religious order, the Sisters of Charity (1809). She was the first native-born American to be canonized (1975).

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