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Sister Rene Langlois

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TypePerson
Born1916
Died1970-08-08
ErasModern era
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Person
Born
1916
Died
1970-08-08 · Grand Rapids
Eras
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Summary

Sister Rene Langlois was Jeanne Langlois, born in 1916 in a French settlement near South Bay City. Her August 1970 obituary says she entered religious life after attending Marywood, taught music and elementary grades in several places, and later taught French and religion. Beaver Island was among her assignments, and the obituary says she loved her years there.

Evidence and limits

This is an episode-qualified biographical record. The source does not name her religious order, give exact birth or death places, identify her Beaver Island school or dates, or provide a burial record. Her connection to the Beaver Island Dominican Sisters is therefore not treated as membership.

Open questions

  • Which religious congregation did Jeanne Langlois join?
  • Which Beaver Island school and years correspond to the obituary’s assignment?
  • What records establish her full name, burial, and religious career?

See also

Sources

  1. Gives Jeanne Langlois’s 1916 birth, Marywood formation, teaching assignments including Beaver Island, August 7 surgery, August 8 death, and August 10–11 services; it does not identify her congregation or provide a civil biography.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Sister Rene Langlois”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/rene-langlois/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1970, “Obituaries: Sister Rene Langlois.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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