 elizabeth ann bayley seton, s.c., (august 28, 1774 &ndash; january 4, 1821) was the first native-born citizen of the united states to be canonized by the roman catholic church (september 14, 1975).frances xavier cabrini was the first american citizen to be canonized; she was born in sant'angelo lodigiano, in the lombard province of lodi, italy (then part of the austrian empire). she established the first catholic school in the nation, at emmitsburg, maryland, where she founded the first american congregation of religious sisters, the sisters of charity. ==biography== ===early life=== elizabeth ann bayley was born on august 28, 1774, the second child of a socially prominent couple, dr. richard bayley and catherine charlton of new york city. the bayley and charlton families were among the earliest of the new york area. her father's parents were prominent french huguenots living in new rochelle, new york. he later served as the first professor of anatomy at columbia college. as chief health officer for the port of new york, he attended to immigrants as they disembarked from ships onto staten island and cared for 
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