GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 4: Outside United States
Quebec: QC-9

Soeurs grises de Montréal. Generalate
Soeur grises of Montreal. Generalate
Maison de Mère d’Youville
138 rue Sainte Pierre
Montréal, QC H2Y 2L7 Canada

Phone: 514-842-9411 
Email: asscong@sgn.ca

 

History: St. Marguerite Dufrost de Lajemmerais founded the Soeurs grises in Montreal, 1737, which self-identify with the post-nominal initials, “S.G.M.” They administered and taught at the following Catholic schools for Native Americans in the United States.

1874	Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel and School (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), St. Michael, Fort Totten Reservation, North Dakota
1886-1926	Government Indian School (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), Fort Totten, Fort Totten Reservation, North Dakota
1929-1971	Little Flower School, St. Michael (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota), Fort Totten Reservation, North Dakota

 

Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans in the United States:

Inclusive dates: 1874-1960

Volume: Less than 1 cubic foot

Description: 2 series with records.

 

/1 Chronicles

Inclusive dates: 1874-1960

Volume: At least 1 volume

Description: Fort Totten Reservation schools and the Soeurs grises.

 

/2 Correspondence

Inclusive dates: 1870s-unknown

Volume: At least 1 folder

Description: Correspondence in French and English to/ from Sister Clapin, S.G.N. [Soeurs grises of Montreal], regarding the Fort Totten schools and the Soeurs grises.

 

 Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the Marquette University Archives.

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