1975 Event Pope Paul VI declares Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton 1st U.S. saint 1975 Birthday Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton canonized as 1st US-born saint 1937 Birthday Barrington J[ohn] Bayley, born in UK, sci-fi author, Collision Course 1774 Birthday Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, 1st American Catholic saint, 1975
