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Potvin, Annette
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Annette Potvin was born in Victor, Colorado sometime prior to 1917. She was the third of six children to Pierre Léandre Potvin (originally of Grande Baie, Quebec) and Albertine Hébert (originally of Rhode Island). In 1917, Pierre, Albertine and their first three children, Georges, Raymond and Annette, moved from Colorado to Legal, Alberta where the rest of the Potvin children, Sylvianne, Emile, and Jean-Maire, were born. Annette Potvin was educated in Legal and joined the congregation of the Grey Nuns (Sisters of Charity) at the age of 20, taking her vows on August 15, 1939. She attended the University of Alberta, earned a degree in education, and subsequently taught in Alberta and Saskatchewan for twenty years. After retiring from teaching, Annette continued to do pastoral work for the Grey Nuns. Sister Annette Potvin died in 2003.