Born on April 3rd, 1867, Georgina Sterling was the daughter of Dr. Sterling and maternal granddaughter of John Peyton Jr. At a very young age, Georgina was known to be a very good soprano opera singer. With no local training available, Georgina used her father’s resources and moved to Paris where she studied under the direction of Madame Marchesi. She performed under the stage name Mme. Marie Toulinguet (Toulinguet being the French name of her hometown, Twillingate). Georgina’s opera singing brought her to both Italy and France where she performed for many people, including the Italian Royal Family. Georgina became ill and had to end her singing career. She died in 1935 and was laid to rest at St. Peter’s cemetery on North Twillingate Island. In 1964 a memorial was erected at her grave site which remains there today. More information can be found at the Twillingate Museum.