About Muriel Barron
Lived 1904 – 1988 (aged 83). Muriel Barron was a New Zealand nun.
Sister Mary Gabriel (21 June 1904 – 29 February 1988), whose birth name was Muriel Marie Barron, was a New Zealand religious sister and pharmacist.
Background Barron was born in Waihi in 1904 to George and Margaret Barron, she was educated at Waihi High School and Waihi School of Mines. She later apprenticed in pharmacy with her father. She was named a Member of the Pharmaceutical Society (MPS) in 1925. She took her religious vows three years later, taking the name Sister Mary Gabriel. She taught music at Otahuhu Convent from 1933 to 1937.
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Who was Muriel Barron?
New Zealand nun and pharmacist
When was Muriel Barron born?
Muriel Barron was born on 21 June 1904.
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Muriel Barron died on 29 February 1988.
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Muriel Barron was a nun.
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Muriel Barron was New Zealand.
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