Ivy May Bolton

Ivy May Bolton was born in London on May 18, 1879. She was the daughter of Reginald Pelham Bolton and Kate Alice Behenna, and the sister of Guy Bolton, the playwright.[1] She lived in England until she was fourteen, when the family came to the United States, settling in New York. Ivy attended St. Gabriel's School, a boarding school run by the Sisters of St. Mary, in Peekskill, New York, from which she graduated in 1898. She was still living at St. Mary's Convent in 1900 [2] and 1910[3]. In 1911 she entered the Community of St. Mary, where she took the name Sister Mercedes. She made her life vows on August 18, 1914 at the Motherhouse in Peekskill. She taught English and History in various schools run by the order[4], and between 1923 and 1952, she wrote more than a dozen books. She eventually retired to the Motherhouse in Peekskill and died there on May 9, 1961.

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  1. ^ "Historic Pelham: Brief Biography of Reginald Pelham Bolton, Local Historian". Historicpelham.blogspot.com. 2008-01-10. http://historicpelham.blogspot.com/2008/01/brief-biography-of-reginald-pelham.html. Retrieved 2011-12-28. 
  2. ^ US Census 1900: Cortlandt, Westchester, New York; Enumeration District 60, Page 17A
  3. ^ US Census 1910: Cortlandt, Westchester, New York; Enumeration District 7, Page 5A
  4. ^ US Census 1930: District 18, Franklin, Tennessee; Enumeration District 21, Page 14B
  5. ^ "Father Junipero Serra;: Illustrated by Robert Burns: Ivy May Bolton: Books". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Father-Junipero-Serra-Illustrated-Robert/dp/B0006AT3ZW. Retrieved 2011-12-28. 

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