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MY MOTHER HAD AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT PREGNANCY WITH MY
SISTER. SHE PROMISED ST. JUDE THAT SHE WOULD NAME THE
BABY AFTER HIM (THE PATRON SAINT OF HOPELESS CASES) IF
THE BABY WAS BORN HEALTHY. MY SISTER'S NAME IS JUDITH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | Person / Nickname BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 00-00-1947