Kittell, Sister Mary Teresita Mildred

Abt 1892 - 1990  (~ 98 years)    Has 4 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Kittell, Mildred
  Prefix	Sister Mary Teresita
  Born	Abt 1892
  Gender	Female
  Religious Vows	Abt 1918
  Obituary	Aft 18 Jun 1990
  Sister graduated from East High School, Green Bay, in 1910. She became a member of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity at Holy Family Convent in 1918.She received her B.A. from Catholic Sisters'College, Washington D.C.,her M.S. and Ph.D. in botany from the Catholic University of America, graduating in 1941. Sister Tersita taught for nineteen years in elementary and secondary schools in Wisconsin,Michigan,Ohio and Nebraska: twenty-nine years in college as a professor of biology at Holy Family College, Manitowoc,Wisconsin; one year as a guest professor of biology at Chaminade College, Honolulu, Hawaii. She received numerous awards for her work as biologist and conservationst. For years Sister was interested in the history of Manitowoc County and of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity,an interest which resulted in creating a movie and slide presentations to foster vocations. Beginning in 1971,her retirement year, she spent her time researching and writing articles on the county which were published in the Manitowoc County Historical Society Newsletter and on the Congregation which have been published in the Sampling, a quarterly of the Sisters. She is the author of the book Refining His Silver, Pioneer Days of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity 1866-1911,published in 1979
  Reference Number	8404
  Died	18 Sep 1990
  Person ID	I324834	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Kittell, William Orin,   b. 27 Feb 1859, , Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 15 Sep 1938, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Jacobs, Elizabeth Louise,   b. 31 Oct 1862, Meeme, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 19 Jul 1939, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F208409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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