Deshon, George
missionary, author, was born Jan. 30, 1823, in New London, Conn. He is a Roman catholic priest of the redemptorist order, whose Guide for Young Catholic Women has had very extended circulation. a DESIREE, sister superior, was born in 1815 in Belgium. After taking her vows in 1845, she came to the United States, and was stationed at Cincinnati until 1852, when she was sent to Lowell to found a convent and school for catholic girls. She died in 1879 in Lowell, Mass.
DE SMET, PETER JOHN, missionary, author, was born Dec. 31, 1801, in Belgium. He was a noted Roman catholic missionary to the Indians, who came to the United States in 1821. His writings, originally published in French, include The Oregon Missions and Travels over the Rocky Mountains; Indian Letters and Sketches; Western Missions and Missionaries; and New Indian Sketches. He died in May, 1872, in St. Louis, Mo.