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English: This is a photo of Sister Regina Purtell's family. Regina Purtell (1866-1950) was a Roman Catholic nun, and for one year a nurse for the US Army who took care of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War. She became known as "The Florence Nightingale of the Spanish-American War." At President Roosevelt's personal request, she was also his nurse when he had surgery, and the family says that she also cared for his children later.

Her mother Catherine and father John are seated at center left and center right in the front row. Here is the whole lineup: Rear Row: Mary (Burg), John Jr., Margaret (Ennis), Ellen (Sr. Regina), Joseph, Catherine (Beston)

Front Row: Edward (EJ), Francis, Catherine (Sullivan), John, Thomas, Julia (Donnelley). Photo provided July 4, 2023, by Colin Purtell.
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Author Unknown, circa 1880.

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A family photo of Sister Regina Purtell (back row center right) with her family, circa 1880.

1 July 1880Gregorian

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