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David Jones
Mose Bertrand
Eusebe Lapierre
Philibert Bertrand
Cornelius Luby
Joseph Caron
Joel Menard
John Caron
George Menard
Thomas Caron
Joel A. Menard
Fred Caron
Joseph Provencal
John Cashen
Gustave Provencal
Toussaint Denault
Louis Pare
Albert Denault
Peter Pare
Fred Denault
Joseph Plante
Remi Denault
Arthur Plante
Alec Denault
George Plante
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Adeline Dumas
Antoine Saucier
George Duval
Adolph St. Germain
Jacob Dluzak
Romain St. Germain
William Dwyer
Frederick Steyer
Joseph Desnoyer
Ferdinand Sweeney
Patrick Dunn
William Scanlon
Henry Flageole
Louis Tetreault
Marie Girard
Charles Tetreault
Joseph Gagnon
Theodore Tetreault
In the fall of 1899, shortly after his appointment, the pastor took up a subscription amounting to $1610.55 for the erection of a new parsonage at the cost of $5579.50, in- cluding heating apparatus. On August 30, 1900, the par- sonage was ready for occupancy.
On account of these activities the congregation was in a much neglected state, Easter duties were not attended to and older children were lacking the elementary knowledge of religion, but in spite of drawbacks and chaotic condi- tions none of the sheep had gone astray. In order to stim- ulate religious fervor and inspiration a mission was given, conducted by the Rev. Ignace Adam, S. J., from Canada, which proved to be a great impetus in bringing back reli- gious life to the parish. At the end of the mission the Apostleship of Prayer was organized. Again on June 9, 1901, a triduum conducted by the Dominican Fathers Couette and Benoit took place. On November 14, 1906, a successful mission was given by Father Lalande, S. J., from Canada. On September 19 to 26, 1915, another mission was given by Rev. A. Dallaire, O. M. I., of Duluth, during which a mission cross was blessed. In connection with the annual Forty-Hours' devotion a little mission is given every year in order to revive religious ambition, fervor and zeal. The Rosary and Altar society was organized December 8, 1915. The object of this society is to foster spiritual life and to provide for the adornment and embellishment of the altar, the members having in view the words of Holy Scripture : "I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth." Every married
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lady of the parish prides herself in being a member of such a worthy and honorable parish society. During the course of a mission in October, 1921, conducted by the Rev. Father St. Aubin, C. S. V., the Holy Name society and the Purga- torial confraternity were organized.
GOODRICH ILL.
GOODRICH-SACRED HEART CHURCH AND PARSONAGE
Statistics
Baptisms.
The first baptism entered was of Aldea Vina Plante, child of Arthur Plante and Emma Desnoyer, born July 7, 1899, and baptized July 16, 1899. The sponsors were Joseph Desnoyer and Emma Plante.
Number of baptisms in subsequent years:
1899- 4 1905-14
1911-15 1917-13
1900-11. 1906-10
1912-11 1918-14
1901-12 1907-12 1913-15 1919- 7
1902-10
1908-15
1914-11
1920-11
1903-13
1909-16
1915-17
1904-17 1910-15
1916- 8
First Communion.
(October 14th, 1900)
Frank Blanchette Gordon Bertrand George Bertrand
Frederic Bertrand
Edward Bertrand
Victor Bertrand
Benonie Menard
Walter Lacost Walter Gagnon
William Jarvais
Fred Tetreault Catherine Sweeney
Alec Desjardin
Mary Sweeney
First Confirmation.
On September 18, 1902, the Right Rev. Bishop P. Mul- doon, administered the sacrament of confirmation to 20 children. The sponsors were: Romain and Louisa St. Ger- main. The Most Rev. Archbishop J. E. Quigley adminis- tered confirmation on October 10, 1912, 61 being confirm- ed. Sponsors were: Elmer Taylor and Mrs. Cora Denault. On October 30, 1919, the Most Rev. Archbishop George W. Mundelein made his canonical visitation to the parish, when 22 were confirmed, the sponsors being Albert Denault and Mrs. Mary Dunn.
Marriages.
The first marriage solemnized in Sacred Heart church with a resident pastor was between Arthur Bertrand, son
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of Honore and Julia Bertrand, and Lola Caron, daughter of Joseph and Melvina Caron, on April 19, 1900.
Number of marriages in subsequent years:
1900-4 1905-1
1910-1 1916-1
1901-1
1906-3
1911-1 1918-2
1902-6 1907-2 1913-3 1919-
1903-1
1908-3
1914-1
1920-1
1904-3
1909-1
1915-2
Burials.
The first burial was on August 30, 1899, of Henry Flageole, born in Canada, age 74.
Number of deaths in the following years:
1899-3 1907-2
1912-2 1917-2
1901-4 1908-4
1913-3 1918-7
1903-1 1909-2 1914-3 1919-1
1905-3
1910-4 1915-1
1920-1
1906-4
1911-2 1916-3
On the occasion of confirmation, September 18, 1902, the Right Rev. Bishop P. Muldoon blessed a new bell. The sponsors were as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. O'Connor
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Caron
Louis Bertrand
George Duval
Mr. and Mrs. P. Schwarz
Mrs. A. St. Germain
Mrs. M. L. Venn
Mrs. Joel Menard
Joseph Lambert
Mrs. C. Thoomy
Julius Bertrand
A. Denault
Mr. and Mrs. P. Lambert Mr. and Mrs. W. Legris T. Lafond
J. Kruse
Mr. and Mrs. E. Bergeron Mrs. Sarah Nugent
F. Corcoran James Sweeney J. C. Dolan Mr. and Mrs. F. Sweeney
J. Provencal W. Meyer
W. Fritz
Mr. and Mrs. C. Reuse
Mary Rafferty
Mrs. Margaret Lacy
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Spiritual Fruits.
It is the distinct privilege of the church to segregate so many of her children, who form as it were the elite of Christ's flock, by entering religious life. Young men and young women who out of free choice consecrate themselves body and soul to a special and higher service of God by the vows of poverty, obedience and chastity, mindful of the Lord's sweet invitation, "Come, follow me." These privi- ledged ones spend their entire lives, not in the pursuit of personal gain or from other purely human motives, but in a spirit of abnegation and sacrifice of self for the sake and love of God and the spiritual, mental, moral and physical benefit of their fellowmen, be it in the class room, in a hos- pital, on the battle field or in foreign mission lands. They gladly listen to the call: "Go forth out of thy father's house and come into the land, which I shall show thee," (I Gen. XII. I).
Two young ladies of the parish responded to this higher call:
Miss Rosella Denault (Sister St. Vincent of Paul) entered the Congregation of the Sisters Servants of the Sacred Heart of Mary at Beaverville, Ill., in 1914.
Miss Mary Evans (Sister Saint Jerome) entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1918 at Mon- treal, Canada.
A number of converts have also been received into the church.
Church Improvements.
When the pastor took charge of the new parish he found a church with bare walls. The first improvement was the remodeling of the high altar in 1901. A Sacred Heart statue for it was presented by J. J. Caron in 1902. A beautiful ostensorium was the gift of George Menard. In the same year a bell was put in the tower. As the plast- er of the walls and ceiling was in a precarious condition it became necessary to cover the walls and ceiling with steel plates, which was done in 1910. A special division with
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arches was built to set apart the sanctuary from the nave. This addition with a vestibule in the front, the installation of a heating plant and the decorating of the inside was done at an outlay of $1972.21, collected by the pastor.
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In 1911 the old wooden sidewalk in front of the church was replaced by a cement walk.
Sacred Heart church enjoys the distinct honor of pos- sessing beautiful art glass windows, presented by the fol- lowing donors in 1911, 1912 and 1913: Sanctuary-Louis R. Joron, in memory of Louis Joron; John Cashen, in memory of Anna Cashen. Nave-Theophile and Felix Caron, Solo- mon Dumas, Jerome Evans, the children of Patrick Dunn, Eugene Schmidt, George Duval, D. Dwyer and Fred Den- ault. The center church front windows were presented by Mrs. Julia Joron, and the side windows by M. Martin and children and William Frieling.
A cork carpet was the gift of Arthur Denault in 1911.
In 1913 a beautiful carved communion rail was donated by Miss Bridget Daylor.
The sanctuary lamp in 1913 and the two brass chan- deliers in 1915 were additional gifts of Mr. John and Miss Julia Cashen.
In 1915 two more gifts were made: A baptismal font by Arthur Bertrand and a gold chalice by George Duval.
In the same year the church was furnished with a new confessional.
In 1916 a beautiful Christmas crib was presented by Mr. and Mrs. Peter Perry.
The small side altars were partly replaced by two larg- er ones in 1917, the gift of Remi Denault and Edward and Joseph Dumas, jointly. The larger St. Joseph's and Queen of Heaven statues, to harmonize with the improved altars, were respectively donated by William Frieling and F. Sweeney and Scheibel, jointly, in the same year. Various minor gifts were also presented to the church by other members of the parish.
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Church Committee.
The church committee was organized by a decree of the diocesan synod in 1905 to assist the pastor concerning the financial matters of the church. It was ordained that a comimttee of two, and of more in larger parishes, approv- ed by the ordinary, be appointed in every parish. The fol- lowing have been appointed to that office:
1906-1910-L. Joron Sr. and D. Dwyer.
1910-1917-Afred Bertrand and D. Dwyer.
1917-1921-Ed. Dumas and D. Dwyer.
1921-E. Taylor, Alfred Bertrand, P. Knittel.
Sunday collectors: J. J. Caron. D. Dwyer. John Schmidt.
Financial.
One of the most interesting studies in the history of a parish is the financial or business side of religion. Granted money is not everything in church work, but is after all just as necessary as the daily bread, being that members of a congregation are not merely spiritual members but mem- bers composed of body and soul. The average pastor in our modern days has to be more or less a financier. He has to raise funds for the church and this is not as easy as it may appear. This science is only acquired in the great school of practice, called experience. Many of the laity, who considered this a pleasure and distinctive honor, gave it up in disgust, hence the burden falls upon the pastor who has to face the cold bare facts of collecting and of meeting unfounded objections and lame excuses. The life of a pas- tor has at least in this respect more rain than sunshine, more thorns than roses. Collecting funds is the least ap- pealing of all labors in the Lord's vineyard.
The reminiscence of his many and repeated collecting trips afford perhaps ample opportunities for lugubrious re- flections, but also-and this is the consoling part of it- very often he meets with a kind and welcome reception. He will find-thanks to God-some warm, golden hearts who give readily, generously, and this will amply compen- sate for his disappointments and hardships in collecting the funds for the advancement and fostering of the interests of the church.
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On the first collecting tour in Sacred Heart parish the sum of $1610.55 for the erection of a parsonage was subscribed. An additional sum was raised by two bazaars. The parish members cooperated generously with the pas- tor and achieved remarkable results.
A few items of the first semi-annual financial report of 1899 show:
Sunday collection, $29.08.
Pew rent, $303.25.
Christmas offering, $18.26.
The financial income has been growing steadily as shown by revenues in 1900 of $1033.44-Subscription for erection of parsonage not included-and in 1920 when they reached $2332.64.
Increase, Decrease, Pew Holders.
It is a rather peculiar fact about Sacred Heart parish that its retiring members have not settled near the church for which they have made so many sacrifices and where they worshipped in their younger days. The observer is the more mystified, as the retiring members would live at less expense if they clustered around their country church, with it's railroad facilities and other modern accomoda- tions, where they could spend the remaining days of their lives in peace and ease near their children, instead of fol- lowing the modern trend to move to a neighboring town, where they surely must feel out of their element. The nat- ural result caused by this fact was a decrease instead of an increase of families. Another fact cannot be overlooked: It is the fashion, if it may be called thus, to move to other states with great uncertainties. If we once more examine the family list of 1899 and compare it with the names of families in 1919 we will discover that many names have en- tirely disappeared.
Pew Holders in 1919.
Charles Aultz Albert Denault Joseph Denault
William Seimetz Herman Martin Arthur Bertrand
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Solomon Dumas William McGovern
Joseph Girard
Fred Denault
John Steyer
Edward Dumas
Louis R. Joron
Peter Perry
William Frieling
Mose Bertrand
Jerome Evans
Arthur Plante
David Dwyer.
Victor Bertrand
Peter Knittel.
Joseph Dumas
Henry Bertrand
Joseph Antosz
David Bertrand
Felix Caron
Mrs. L. Meyer
Mrs. E. Keefe
Alvia Garreau
George Bertrand
Eugene Schmidt
Walter Thedrault
William Dunn
Henry Steyer
C. Luby
William Bertrand
Milford Yates
Julius Meyer
John Dunn
James McGinnis
Elmer Taylor
Thomas Martin
John Cashen
John Schmidt
Michael Geelan
Edmond Perry
Remi Denault
The seat holders were: Joseph Clodi, Charles Couture and Joseph Schmidt.
Visiting Priests
We shall not omit to mention the visits of many priests on the occasion of Forty Hours' Devotion. The parish owes special gratitude to the fathers of St. Viator college, Bourbonnais, who for many years have always so readily responded to the pastor's call to assist him whenever their services were needed. Their forceful sermons were an in- spiration to the parishioners and shall long be remembered.
Double Silver Jubilee.
On July 1, 1924 the Silver jubilee of Sacred Heart church as an independent parish, and the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Rev. J. Meyer's pastorate, were duly celebrated.
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The Boys in the World War.
The following soldiers of the parish nobly served their country in the world war:
CHARLES GARDNER-Enlisted Dec. 8, 1917. As- signed to Battery C, 13th Field Artillery, regular army Camp Green, North Carolina. Discharged Feb. 28, 1918.
LEWIS GARDNER-Volunteered April 29, 1918. Assigned to Company C, 357 Infantry. Sailed for France May 29th. Wounded Sept. 12, 1918 near Metz. Returned to U. S. Nov. 28 and was discharged Jan. 29, 1919.
LEWIS RINVILLE-Enlisted Aug. 1, 1918. Assign- ed to Company E, 124th Infantry, 31st Dixie Division. Stationed at Camp Wheeler, Ga .; Camp Mills. Long Island; Camp Merritt, Hoboken, N. J. Served with A. E. F. and sailed from U. S. A. Nov. 2, 1918. Landed at Brest, France, Camp LeMans. Returned to U. S. Jan. 29, 1919 to Camp Stewart, Va. Discharged at Camp Gordon, Ga., Feb. 12, 1919.
ALDEMORE BERTRAND-Enlisted June 24, 1918. Assigned to Company E, 124th Infantry. Stationed at Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga .; Camp Mills, N. Y .; Embarca- tion Camp, N. Y .; Camp Lee, Va .; Camp Grant, Ill. Dis- charged Dec. 26, 1918.
HERMAN MARTIN-Enlisted May 23, 1918. As- signed to Co. E, 3d division, infantry. Stationed at Jeffer- son Barracks, St. Louis; Fort Mackintosh, Laredo, Texas; Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas. Discharged Nov. 5, 1918.
FRANK STEYER-Enlisted June, 1918. Assigned to 106th regiment Ammunition Train. Stationed at Camp Grant, Ill. Served with A. E.F. and sailed for France Oct. 28,1918. Was stationed at Bordeaux, St. Nazaire, Le Harve, Rouen, Brest, Marseilles, Paris. Discharged July 16, 1919.
JOHN L. RINVILLE-Enlisted June 24, 1918. As- signed to Co. H, 124th infantry, 31st division. Died of dis- ease at Camp Mills, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1918. Remains enter- red in St. James cemetery, Irwin, Ill.
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ROBERT GARDNER-Enlisted April 1, 1918. Made privte first class, Co. F, 139th infantry. Serial number 2,144,557. Killed in action Sept. 26, 1918. Remains en- terred in grave No. 18, plot No. 1, section No. 41, Argonne American cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Cemeteries
Old St. James Cemetery.
When St. James church was transferred to Irwin in 1895 most of the bodies in the cemetery on the west side of the old church were transferred to the new cemetery southeast of Irwin. Only two tomb monuments were no- ticeable by the writer in 1918. They bear the following in- scriptions:
GEORGE
Died Aug. 25, 1869 Age 21 Years
EMMA
Child of John and Mary Jane Brown Died April 10, 1868 This tomb stone was taken from the former grave at Lehigh cemetery where the above mentioned had been buried and afterwards trans- ferred.
EVA Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Caron Died Aug. 18, 1889 Age 1 Year-4 Months.
A precious one from us has gone A voice we loved is stilled
A place is vacant in our home Which never can be filled.
Mount Hope Cemetery Goodrich.
By the consent and approval of a number of the mem- bers of the newly organized parish at Goodrich, ground for cemetery purposes was purchased, a short distance east of the church. This location, however, not being entirely satisfactory to some other members, they organized and formed the Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery association, chartered December 13, 1899, with two acres of land, sit- uated about one mile south of Goodrich. This disagree- ment caused for the time being some minor disturbances. Meanwhile matters were adjusted and the grounds of the first intended cemetery were exchanged for some addition- al church land. Some of the bodies of the old St. James' cemetery were now transferred to this new burial place.
The new cemetery contains grave stones and tomb monuments with inscriptions as follows, up to 1919: (Some inscriptions are in French, but their translation in English is given here)
MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY, SACRED HEART PARISH
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Nicholas Rinville,
Co. K, 76th Illinois Infantry. April 28, 1838-Dec. 16, 1905.
Edward W. Lewis, 1838-1914.
Bridget Lewis, 1838-1912 May their souls rest in peace.
T. H. Tetreault, 1906.
Lama Tetreault, died Feb 4, 1906, Age 41 years.
Delima Duval, 1837-1884.
George Duval, 1831-1915.
Joseph Provencal, Sr., Born Jan. 25, 1833.
Lecadie, his wife, Born June 3, 1835 Died Oct. 20, 1906.
Lecadie, daughter of J. L. C. Pro- vencal. Born, Aug. 29, 1862. Died, October 29, 1906.
Solomon Dumas. Born, Sept. 8, 1841. Died, Dec. 10, 1893. Gone but not forgotten.
E. E. Lane. Born, Feb. 2, 1860. Died, July 13, 1895. Age 35 years, 5 months, 11 days.
F. T. Denault
George, son of F. T. & Z. Denault. July 27, 1899-Feb. 27, 1919. Rest in peace.
J. & H. Bertrand (1900).
Louis Bertrand, 1850-1916.
Albe Bertrand,. Age 7 years.
Lilly Bertrand. Age 3 years. Died, Feb. 8, 1884.
Antoine Saucier, husband of Alber- tine Dubord. Died, Nov. 5, 1899. Age 66 years.
Flore Devost, wife of A. Saucier. Died, Sept. 30, 1891. Age 28 years. Pray for her.
Marie Leduc, wife of Antoine Sau-
cer. Died, July 29, 1889. Age 47 years. Requiescat in pace.
Robin, March 10, 1895. Age 14. 1901.
Aglaie Bertrand, July 11, 1824-June 25, 1876.
Leon Bertrand.
Aug. 4, 1824-Aug. 15, 1893.
Adeline, wife of Geo. W. Bates. May 15, 1863-May 28, 1896.
Delima Bertrand, 1838-1894.
Honore Bertrand.
Oct. 29, 1852-March 9, 1894.
Julie, his wife, Jan. 17, 1849.
Bertrand, Honore, April 15, 1902-Feb. 24, 1913.
Mose Bertrand, (1900).
Frederic Mayette. Born, March 3, 1858. Died, Oct. 31, 1912.
Sophie Bertrand, Jan. 7, 1885-Jan. 7, 1886.
Henry Flageole, June 15, 1825-Aug. 28, 1899.
E. J. Joron, Louis Joron,
Co. F, 156 Illinois Infantry.
Oct. 1, 1842-Feb. 10, 1910.
Eleonor, his wife, April 16, 1839-Sept. 17, 1897.
Amelia B. wife of Toussaint Denault, Born, March 16, 1833. Died, Feb.
2, 1899. Age 66 years.
Edmond Denault, Died, May 5, 1882.
Age 7 years, 3 months.
Amelia Boudreau,
Died, Jan. 5, 1882.
Age, 4 years, 6 months.
Lesee Bertrand, Died, Feb. 5, 1894.
Age, 31 years.
Sebastian Boner, Lot No. 32.
The pioneer settlers who now lay in their resting places until judgment day deserve our respect and grateful re- membrance. They came to this country with nothing they could call their own. How well they have succeeded, facts speak for them. Most made their mark and proved to be useful citizens. We now occupy the soil enriched and made sacred by their tears, their toils, their sufferings. May they rest in peace.
Conclusion
Some parishes have been organized at an early, some at a more recent date, yet all have a history of their own. It will not matter how long a parish exists; its members al- ways organized with a great end in view, and this alone is sufficient reason why we should cherish and treasure their memories, why we should write the history of their noble works. The early settlers have left us one by one, taking to their graves valuable information. This would mean an urgent appeal to those who are supposed to compile at least a concised parish history before it should be too late. This would be rendering a good service to those who later on would like to know something about olden days. Many a pleasant hour could be spent in the perusal of such a history, and this would likewise be of great value to the his- torian of the parishes of the diocese, and the county, who cannot do justice to his work as long as the history of each parish is not recorded.
And now our task is done. It may not be all that could be expected in a work of this kind, but if only some good has been accomplished the writer shall feel amply re- warded for the many hours spent in arduous and patient research work.
GLORY TO GOD
Everlasting Gratitude to Our Pioneer Settlers.
Nathan Lewis
Mrs. N. Lewis
BUILT THE FIRST HOUSE IN GOODRICH
Settled on the site of the present village of Goodrish in 1853, where he built the first house and planted the popular trees along the front of the church premises and the land property south of same.
TERRITORY OF KANKAKEE COUNTY. SOME INTERESTING LANDMARKS IN THE WESTERN
DR. KNOTTS SUMMER RESIDENCE IN EARLY DAYS. PARTLY BUILT BY NATHAN LEWIS IN 1853. PILOT TOWNSHIP SECTION 3.
ONE OF THE FIRST POST OFFICES ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER. LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP.
ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER.
MAPE'S SCHOOLHOUSE. IN EARLY DAYS, POST OFFICE.
LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP SECTION 22.
ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER. IN EARLY DAYS, HAWKINS BARN, 80'x100' LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP SECTION 22.
OLD COUNTY POOR HOUSE. SALINA TOWNSHIP SECTION 13.
BUILDING ERECTED IN 1850. AT PRESENT (1920) SAME CLAP- BOARDS, AND FOR THE MAJOR PART SAME WINDOWS AND SHINGLES. SALINA TOWNSHIP SECTION 28. HERTZ'S GROVE.
OLD LANDMARK. LOG HOUSE PRESERVED TO THE PRES- ENT TIME (1920) BUILT IN 1851 BY DAVID HERTZ. LUM- BER ON ROOF WAS HAULED FROM CHICAGO WITH A TEAM OF OXEN. SALINA TOWNSHIP SECTION 21.
OLD CREAMERY ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER IN USE IN THE 1870'S. LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP SECTION 9.
SITE OF HANFORD'S LANDING (KANKAKEE RIVER) WILL COUNTY.
PIERS OF THE PROPOSED DECATUR AND STATE LINE R. R. IN THE 1870'S KANKAKEE RIVER. WILL COUNTY
DWELLING HOUSE OF MOREY
FRINK (PILOT GROVE). SOUTH PART ERECTED BY JOEL B. HAW- KINS, WHO BUILT THE FIRST LOG HOUSE OF BLACK WALNUT TREES IN PILOT GROVE IN THE EARLY 1850'S.
PILOT TOWN HOUSE
Appendix
Historical Synopsis of the Parishes of Kankakee County
Including a Few Other Contiguous Parishes.
The presentation of a few historical notes and dates of the following parishes was deemed justified from the fact that the parishes historically described in the preceding pages and a few others were originally more or less con- nected with and attended by a common mother parish. For the sake of completeness and in order to gain a better general view other parishes were included in this synopsis and this should not be considered as a matter altogether foreign to the sketch.
BOURBONNAIS (Maternity B. V. M.)
I. Missionary priests from Vincennes, Ind. and other places :
Rev. Crevier.
Rev. Maurice de St. Palais. Stopped several times at Bourbonnais.
Rev. Hypolite Pontavisse. Built first log church.
Rev. Stephen Theodore Badin. A native of France and first ordained priest in the United States; last visit to Bourbonnais, June 13, 1846. (78 years of age. 53 years a priest.)
II. Resident Pastors:
Rev. Rene Courgeault, from France 1847-1852
Rev. B. Wieg (L'Huicq) 1852
Rev. Chas. Chiniquy 1852-1853
Rev. J. Maistre (Lemaitre) 1853-1854
Rev. Antoine Lebel 1854-1855
Rev. Louis Cartuyvels, from Belgium 1855-1856
Rev. Isaac Desaulniers 1856-1857
Rev. Alexis Mailloux 1857-1860
Rev. Joseph Neree Gingras 1860-1863
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Rev. C. Ducroux, from Switzerland 1863-1864
Rev. Jacques Cote 1864-1865
Rev. P. Beaudoin, C. S. V. 1865-1900
Rev. Cyrille Fournier, C. S. V. 1900-1908
Rev. M. T. Dugas, C. S. V. 1908-1912
Rev. J. A. Charlebois, C. S. V. 1912-1918
Rev. M. J. Marsille, C. S. V. 1918-1919
Rev. P. Dube, C. S. V. 1919-1920
Rev. W. J. Surprenant, C. S. V. 1920-
Most of the above priests came from Canada.
ST. GEORGE. (St. George)
First wooden chapel in 1848.
I. Missionary Priests :
Rev. Rene Courgeault, from Bourbonnais .. 1849-1853 Rev. Epiphane Lapointe 1853-1860
II. Resident Pastors:
Rev. Epiphane Lapointe 1860-1861
Rev. Pierre Paradis 1861-1871
Rev. Prosper Beaudry 1871-1879
Rev. Urgel Martel 1879-
Rev. Jos. C. Lesage 1879-1889
Rev. Armand L. Labrie 1889-1896
Rev. Onezime R. Boudreau 1896-1898
Rev. F .X. Chouinard, C. S. V. 1898-1903
Rev. A. J. Tardif, C. S. V. 1903-1909
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