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Early life
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When Miriam Agnes Williams was born on 23 March 1855, in West Virginia, United States, her father, George W. Williams, was 20 and her mother, Margaret Elizabeth Walton, was 24. She married William Henry Haddox on 9 April 1876, in Braxton, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Troy, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States in 1880 and Harrison Township, Ross, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 9 January 1930, in Williamsport, Pickaway, Ohio, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in South Bloomfield, Pickaway, Ohio, United States.
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Prioress General: 1964-1976
It is not uncommon to notice sisters pausing at a particular tombstone under a certain tree in the convent cemetery. Each sister is grateful to Sister Marie William MacGregor for the Congregation’s fidelity to the Church and to its Dominican charism. Mother Marie William served the community with wisdom and foresight as Prioress General from 1964-1976, years of rapid change following the Second Vatican Council. Under her direction, the sisters studied the documents from the Council and responded with an intelligent fidelity to the call for renewal.
Mother Marie William’s numerous letters to the sisters, whether at the Motherhouse or on mission, are marked by a deep devotion as well as a realistic candor. These letters comment on the difficulties of the times as well as the perennial challenges of teaching, living in community, and maintaining spiritual fervor. Take, for example, this passage from Tuesday of Holy Week, 1966: “Be faithful to the heritage of Community devotion. Above all else, nurture a constant and stable reliance on the Presence of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. Pray, not necessarily long, but with deep love and earnestness.” Forty years later, sisters continue to turn to her correspondence for fresh inspiration.
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