Mother Teresa of Calcutta founded the Sisters of Charity.
.Catholic AnswerHistorically, the Daughters of Charity were formed to help the sick and the poor. See the article attached below:
According to my reference dictionary it is a "superfluity"
Mother Teresa founded the Missionary Sisters of Charity. Actually, the Missionaries of Charity are not just sisters. The group also has priests, brothers and lay volunteers who are both Catholic and non Catholic.
Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth was created in 1858.
Sisters of Divine Charity was created in 1799.
Religious Sisters of Charity was created in 1815.
Sisters of Christian Charity was created in 1849.
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati was created in 1829.
Vincentian Sisters of Charity was created in 1902.
Catherine McAuey founded them in Dublin, Ireland, in 1831.Catholic AnswerThere are many Orders who call themselves "Sisters (or daughters) of Charity" but the grandmother of them all was founded in France by St. Vincent de Paul in 1633, see link below.
there were many different orders, it would depend on what region in the country you are asking about.
The common name given to the Sisters of Charity was the "Grey Nuns".