Justine Lacoste-Beaubien
| Justine Lacoste-Beaubien | |
|---|---|
 Justine Lacoste-Beaubien (1903) | |
| Born |
October 1, 1877 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | January 17, 1967 (aged 89) |
| Known for | Opening the Saint-Justine hospital |
| Relatives | Alexandre Lacoste, father |
Justine Lacoste-Beaubien (October 1, 1877 – January 17, 1967) was one of the founders of the children's hospital Sainte-Justine Hospital.
Born in Montreal, the daughter of Alexandre Lacoste and Marie-Louise Globensky, she married Louis de Gaspé-Beaubien, son of Hon. Louis Beaubien, in 1899. Her maternal great-grandfather was born in Berlin to a family of Polish origin.[1]
In 1934 Lacoste-Beaubien was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire "for services for sick and crippled children; in founding and extending the St. Justine Hospital".[2]
Further reading
- Nicolle Forget; Francine Harel-Giasson; Francine Séguin (1995). Justine Lacoste-Beaubien et l'Hôpital Sainte-Justine (in French). PUQ. ISBN 2-7605-0861-7.
- Anne-Marie Sicotte (2002). Justine Lacoste-Beaubien: au secours des enfants malades (in French). XYZ Publishing. ISBN 2-89261-324-8.
References
- ↑ Généalogie du Québec et d'Amérique française. "Arbre généalogique famille : Globensky" (in French).
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 34010. pp. 11–11. 1934-01-01.
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