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Fitzgerald, Mary Ther- esa Sept 19
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Lafrance, Peter
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Moran, John Phileas
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Duford, Irenus Claud
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Simard, Mary Agnes
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Simard, Geo Philip
Nov 12 IS
Murphy, Fk
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Normandin, Wm Henry Edgar
Mch 27 '87 " 25 McCormick, Alice
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Normandin, Anastasia Min Louisa
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McCoy, John Edward
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Thibault, Irene
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Picard, Joseph
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2 Lalonde, Mary
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Raynold, Eliz Louisa
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9 Desrosiers, Levi
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Arquet, Marg
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16 Daoust, Beatrice Anas-
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Belleville, May Blanche
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Cavannagh, Ed and Mary Hayes Feb 13 Austin, Chas and Olive Charlebois Apr 15 Marshal, Chas and Emma Longtin May 12 Charlebois, Alphonzo and Anna McCann
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Denis, Leander and Amelia Johnson July 15
Carter, Win and Ida Pilon Ang 18 Bertrand, Jn and MaryAnn Charpentier 5
Sept 10
Rateau, Andrew Philip and Matilda Laforce Oct 13 Knight, Cornelius and Sarah Farrell " 30 Bertrand, Nap Band Clara Bertrand Nov 7
Boot, Frank and Eliz Ben Dec 4
Simard, Jacob and Cecelia Waters " IO By Rev M Win Kelley, of Rosiere Nolan, John and Mary McKinley Jan 17
DEATHS.
Date of
Death
Date of Burial
24 Fitzmaurice, Thos Nich- olas Feb
5 Feb
IS June 19
McCarthy, Wm Louis Denis, Caroline Burn- etta
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MARRIAGES. Date. Belleville, Joseph and Emma Yops Jan S Flood, John and Charlotte Sturtevant
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Ilayden, James and Eliz Charlebois 9
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Lawler, May Agnes
25 Duford, Sophia
Knight, Lulu Mary May 3 May 5
Laguerre, Joseph Manson, Anna Desrosiers, Cath
Boy, Peter Gillick, Patrick
Oct 10 Oct 12/Creamer, Mary Jane Oct 10 Oct 23
Duford, Ambrose Augus-
Nov 12 tine Sept 24 27
Nov 29
Dec 1 Delaney, Pauline Oct 24 Nov 16
Dec 24 26 Thibault, Leo Edgar Nov 11 .. 17
Dec Winslaw, Olan Jos Mch 12 '65 " 22 Longtin, Thos Charles Nov 8 26
Charlebois, Albert June 19 Dec I
Biddlecome, Francis Sept 20 2.5
Hayden, May Ruth
Dec 12'SS Jan 13
Philips, Leander Alfred July 9 '88
Feb 1
By Rev C Ramean, M. S. H. of Watertown Moineau, Wm Nov 3 Dec 16
Lachance, Henriette Lourina Feb
10
Hemlock, Lonis
18
25
Hemmondway, Mary Philenda S Mch
3
Jan
Rajean, Joseph Nicholas 17
3 Herbert, Joseph and Susan Pilon May 1
Lackey, Bertha Mary
29
Moinean, Niles Ang Mch 6 Apr
Mirmock, Mary Apr 1
June 19
Dickson, Mary Ann Mch 14
Bazinet, Mary Bernadette May 9 May 12
Burdick, Mirtle Almira " 12
19
Charpentier, Mary Sophia 22 June 2
Yott, Joseph Theodore
Apr 24
Picard, Mary Loretta June 24 July 13
Letarte, John Edgar July 9
Charpentier, Jn Henry ..
25
Bertrand, Ed Carl
24 Aug
Mckinley, Paul Kelsey ..
20
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Daoust, Beatrice Anas- tasia Aug 11 ٠٠
18
Nov 27
Emond, Anna Cora ..
21
25
Lafleur, Eva Jane July 14 Sept 4
Lepage, Rachael Amelia
Sept 2
8
Duford, Gifford Aloysi-
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O'Toole, Margarite " 16 Oct
9
6. Kinsella, Mick
Apr 26 Apr 29
Simard, John Roy July 7
Neville, Chas Aug 9 '67 "
Johnson. Frederic 27 ..
1889
Duford, Joseph
Aug
BAPTISMS.
Dowdall, Thomas
Oct 23 Oct 25
Goulet, Theodora Adel-
Reiley, Francis
" 25 Dec 26 Dec 28
aide
Oct 13 Oct 20 Burdick.
Date of Date of
Death Burial
Feb 18 IFeb 20
Nestor, Mick
Mch 3 Mch 5
Dubois, Louisa 6 Maher, Mary Aug 9 Aug 11
Aug 30 May 2
13 Burdick, Mary 10 12
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7 29 Maher, James and Alice Mckinley Aug 6 McCormick, Mick and Sophia Lanthier
Aug 22 Weever, John and Marg Kanally Sept 10 Neville, Chas and Sarah Kelly Oct X 23 Johnson, Joseph and Mary Laforce
Nov 1
28 21 Mckinley, Joseph and Nellie Lagurre Nov 1.4
4| Moineau, John and Delia Turgeon " 16 5 Turgeon, Jos and Virginia Rochon " 16 Winslow, Olon Jos aud Rosella Nestor
DEATHS.
, Simard, 30
MARRIAGES.
Bailey, Peter and Virginia Charlebois
17 Lagurre, Geo and Eliz Beach 7 7 Cummings, Thos and Marg Fitzgerald
McCoy, Mary
BAPTISMS.
Langlois, Matilda Mary Apr 6 '63 " 4
BAPTISMS.
MARRIAGES. .
Boyle, Eugene and Sophia Fitzgerald
Date of Date of
Birth
Bapt
Cillick, Jn Nestor
Dec 3'89 Jan 20
Belleville, Beatrice Ade- line
Jan 5 20
Mulcahey, Cath Sept 18 '62 31
Laguerre, Marg
Nov 16 '63 Feb 15
Campbell, Hugh and
James
Dec 5 '89 " 23
Thibault, Phileas
Mch 5 Mch 9
Cantwell, Francis Har- old
16
Simard, Charles and Rose Daniels " 29 DEATHS.
Marshall, Don Lawrence Feb 17 16
Boss, Mary Lena Apr 22 '87 22
Boss, Agnes Mable .. 5'89 " 22 Simard, Jessie Apr Apr
Hayden, Eliz Agnes Feb 6 Apr 20
Rhodrigue Fk " 26 25
O'Rois, Byron Joseph Duane Oct 27 May
Moineau, Mary Stella
Sept 6 Sept 7
Flynn, May Edith May 5
I1
Preville, Wm
7
9
Graves, Wm Thos
2
18
Bertrand, Edward
18
20
Laguerre, Wm Henry
12
18
Mckinley, Arthur "' 30
Oct I
McCormick, Alice Irene ..
21 June
Lepage, Anna Laura May 31
S
Cummings, Mary Liliark Dec 22 '89 3
1891
BAPTISMS.
Churco, Pauline Edna
24 July
6 Fitzgerald, James Pat 19 Herbrect, Edward J11 Oct 23 '90 " 1
Nov 26 Jan 4
Riga, Leo Francis
July 7
Gilchrist, Benj Claud 26 Aug 2 Desrosiers, Marg Irene Nov 990 "IS
Langevin, Helen Edna Aug 8 24 Yott, Eliz Maude Jan 9
Charpentier, Paul 27
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30 Charlebois, Anastasia . 30 Lena 6 . I.S
McCarthy, Mary Agnes 22 Sept 5 Barrett, Theresa Francis 2 20
O'Brien, Wmn White Aug 12 Oct 21.Turgeon, John Edward " 19 Feb 1
Charron, Lena Loretta Oct 22 26|Denis, Mary Ella Man- ville Feb 23 Mch I
Duford, Bernadette Nov 19 Nov 24
Duford, Cath Austina
22
30 Hesler, Benj Henry 24
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Ilayes, Cath Ann Dec 1 Dec 7 Charpentier, Jn Nap 16
Farrell, Lena Mary 5
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21 Collin, Mary Virginia Bea-
Bailey, Mary Laurina 13
Bertrand, Mary Jane
Mch 1 '43 "
26 Moineau, Sophia Stella 12
22
By Rev Fr Frowley, C. S. S. R
Hagdey, Josephine Ver- onica 24
27
Marshall, Albert
June 27 61 "
I Daoust, Ambrose Cleveland 22
20
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Apr 7
Docter, Alfred and Mary Delaney " 22 Kilburn, Herbert and Theresa York July I Ryan, Henry and Eliza McCormick
Aug 26
Howard, Win and Eldridge Bazinet Sept 29 Miller, Geo and Mary Ann Daniels Nov 9 Murphy, Wm and Philomina Bazinet Nov 26
Ragoux, Raymond O Jan 15 Jan 17
0 Hayden,
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Brabant, Florence Louisa 12 18 ١١
Lalonde, Cyprien 2.8 .. 30
Moineau, Mary Stella June 16
17
Lalonde, Mertin Ed July 16
21 trice Mcli 12 16
Marshal, Louis
Sept 27'56 Feb 1
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BAPTISMS .
Emond. Henry Ed Apr 5 Apr
Gillick, Mick Francis Feb 19
Gillick, James Alfred June 14 June 28
19 Burns, James and Mary Vincent Aug 30 Sheehan, Jeremiah and Marg Campbell Sept
Daibault, John and Marcelline Rochon
Simard, Lyda Apr 27 17
Nov I
Brabant, John B Jos May 19 .. 24
Sureau, Mary Louise Mch 5 June 21
Sureau, Adolp and Nellie Delaney Lec 3 DEATHS
Thibault, Pauline U'lanie July 3 July
Fitzgerald,
27 Jan 26 Jan 27 29
Bearman, Francis Earl June 28
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Picard, Clarence
Miller, Mildred Edith July 2
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24 Moineau, Mary Stella
Moineau, Anna Laura " 23
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26 Moineau, Anna
July 13 July 14
Fitzgerald, Maurice Jas June 15
26 McKinley, Nellie
Nov 17 Nov 19
Belleville, Geo Anthony July 31 Aug 2
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4
1892
Arery, Ethel Mar Apr 10
16
BAPTISMS.
Charlebois, Anna Nellie Aug 28
30
O'Toole, Jn Alex Dec 18 '91 Jan 10
Bertrand, Clara Pauline
Sinard, Mary Eva Sept 9
13
Sureau, Georgianna Angela » 20 .. 24
Charpentier, Thos Isaie ..
12
13 27
Amond, Sarah Jane Mary Nov 10 '65 26
Thibault, Helena Jan 31 Feb 7
4 Graves, Anastasia Marg Feb 20 20
9
11
Creamer, Sarah Helena Feb 25
25
Duford, James Louis ..
23
Nov
1
Emond, Paul Roy
8 ..
19
Duford, Anna Laura
Nov 4
Cummings, Thos Ben- ton
Sept 3
Campbell, Cecelia
Oct
25
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13 O'Brien, Mich Jn
June ١١
30
Flood, Mary Mable
Aug
17
Laguerre, Marg Ella Nov 25 Dec
MARRIAGES.
Thomas, Jn and Flo Delia Quesnel
Jan
7 Mckinley, Geo Victor 24 11
Fitzgerald, Wm and Mary Charlebois
Boyle Leo Claude 9
11
27 Moinean, Rolland Ed Sept 10
Rocheleau Fred ١١
25
Feb 5 Mulcahey Anna Lauretta ١١
25 2,5
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30 Sept 13 Fitzgerald, Jas Wm Jan 1 15
Purcell, James Henry
25
Carter, Wm Earl ١١
4
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Charlebois, Howard Al- phonsus
29 Oct
Austin, Ethel Mary
Oct 27 '90 ..
Cantwell, Anna Lucy
Sept 13
12
Lachance, Matilda
June 10 June 13
6 26
¿ Langlois, Geo Augutus Lalonde, Mich 14 July 3
Stockwell, Mary Ellure July 3 13
23
13 Churco Pauline Aug 2 Aug 1.4
13 McKinley, James Harald July 24 21 2! Levesque, Nettie Louisa Ang 20 " Fitzgerald. Rebecca Carmin " 9 Sept 4
Fitzgerald, Mick and Mary Connally
Marshall, Cornaire and Kate Connally Feb 9 Emery Wm and Mary Fitzgerald Mch 30 N Moran, Jas and Hellen Collin July 15
McCormick, Joanna May 23
28
Winslow, Mary Ethel
Nov 23 '90 May 10
5 Quesnel, Joseph 5 Daniel,
29 30
May 15 19 Burns, Bridget
17
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Roussel, Nina Mary June 7
Emond, Jos Raoul Omer 25
Marshal, Henry Munson Mch 7 Mch 20
Gauthier, Mary Louise
Oct 22
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Bailey, Peter Eugene Sept 27 Oct ( | Marshal, Anna Mary Emery, Lottie Mary Apr 14 Apr 16
Mch 19 Mch 26
Barrett, Clara Eva Mirtle Oct II 3€ Marshal, Eleanor Mary
4 16
Turgeon, Mary Annetta Nov 3 Nov ( Emond, Mary Stella
20 23
Lalonde, Thos Jn ١١
19
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13 May 2
Boganchitz, Francis Al- phonsus 16
Herbrecht, Fk I,eo Ang 30 Dec 2º
Murphy, John Urban Dec 5 11
MARRIAGES.
Delaney, John and Sarah J. M. Annond Jan 2,
Lalonde, Mich and Marg Levesque
Apr 23
Russel, Hiram and Mary Lavary Sept 12) Letarte, Peter and Marg Lachance " 20
Lanthier, Gaspar and Marg Duford " 26
DEATHS
Moineau, Lona Bell 2 Jan
Jan
Moinean,
Mccarthy,
26
26
Downes, Fira Mary Mch 14 Aug 9
Knight, Kate
Feb 13 Feb 15
Lachance, Oliver
16
19
Pilon, Fred
24
Dowdall, Debora Mch
2 Mch
4 Charpentier, Irene
Sept 6 Sept 10
Fitzgerald, Eliz May 21 May 23 Lawler, Jas Ed
Thibault, Helena-
June 9 June 10 McCormick, Edward
Cantwell, Anna Lucy
July 13 July 15
Gonlet, Wm Chas
Oct 12 22
Bertrand, Peter
Oct 4 Oct 6 Emond, Walter Sam
Duford, Sarah Christiana Dec 16 Dec
24
Johnson, Marg
19
21
Hayden, IIellen Nov 29 31
Moineau, Anna L, Sept 11 Sept 12
Bertrand, Peter
Nov 29 Dec I
5 Thibault, Mary Marg Apr IS May 7
Cantwell, Mick Mch 27 ..
7
MARRIAGES.
1893
BAPTISMS.
Thibault, Henry and Iellen Charpentier
Jan 3
Miller, Georgiana
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7 66 25 Collin, Lynn and Sarah Russel Mch 25
Langevin, Jn Roy
IO Feb 5 Morrin, Peter and Kate Calfer Aug 3
Belleville, Damas Ed Feb 12 " 13 Dubois, Henry and IIellen Bazinet
Laguerre, Anna Steph-
Oct 25
anie
McCarthy, Francis Estes
17: Cummings, Fk and Anna Bazinet Nov 15 Marshal, Alex and Anna Delaney 22
Mch 14 Mch 19| Bertrand, Jn and Mary Lachance 30
26
Fitzgerald, Mary Charlebois, Anthony June 4 " II May 16 July 2
Picard, Ella Mary Lalonde, Hellen
June 25 9
Gauthier, Anna Lucy July 11 66 16
Burdick, Emma Jane 6
16
Marshal, Anthony Cleve- land Mch 16 16
Lavary, Agnes Hattie Apr 16 '78 " 21
3
Letarte, Oliver Andrew July IS 23
McCormick, James Ernest June 12 .“ 30
Charlebois, Anna Ren- etta
Ang 25 Sept 3
26 Carter, Wm
July 15
3
Ang 20 2.1
Sept 21 Oct 22
20 22
Langhlin, Hellen Nov 12 Nov 14
By Rev Fr F. G. Moriarity, O. S. A., of Carthage
Emery, Harald
Dec 4
Lawler, Michael
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Murray, Mary Eva Agnes 27
2.º
Apr 6 31
Thomas Mary Stella May 24 June 11
2C Purcell, Hellen Eliz Hesler, Panl Harald Delaney, Harald Aimond
May 16 21
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Marshal, Jn Albert Jan 14 '91 Jan 15
Mattis, Conrad and Eliz Fitzgerald Barend, Mary Portance Oct 12 Oct 14
Dec 3: Emond, Chas Ed 25 .. 2%
By Rev Fr M. F. Ambrose, of Redwood Lefebvre, Cath Marion Goulet, Albert and Louisa Lavary Apr 10 Orvis, Bernard Wm By Rev W. S. Kelley, of Cape Vincent Lalonde, Win Fk Duford, Eli and Anna Duford
25 25
May 19 Nov 4
Qct 21
4
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11
27
17
DEATHS.
Thibault, Ben
Mulcahey, Thomas
Apr 20 Apr 22
Gauthier, Adeline Isa- bell
Nov 22 Nov 25
Gillick, Peter June 2 June
4
Marshall, Walter James
Oct 20 .. 25
Biddlecome, Agnes .. 26
28
Martin, Jos Milo
Apr 11 Dec 5
Thibault, Anthony Oct 24 Oct 26 Bertrand, Henry Wm
Downes, John Dec 4
Dec
6
1894 BAPTISMS.
Hesler, Marg Ann Apr 16 '18 Jan 20 Simard, Frank 27
Thibault, Bernard Aug Jan 16
Lalonde, Fred Cleveland Feb 7
Feb II
Charpentier, Alice Aure- lina ..
7
Denis, Eliz Evelina Jan 19
11
Belleville, Lena Emma Feb 8
II
Thibault, Hector Anth- ony 13
IS
Churcot, Mary Gladus Dec 21 '93 Feb 25
Denis, Lulu Cath Mch 20 Mch 25
Graves, Ruth Helen Feb 14 ..
Burns, James May 22 '34
19
Apr I Burns, James
21
23
Moineau, Geo Ed Mch 24
1
Purcell, Nellie May 6 May 8
Creamer, James Ray- mond Fk Apr 5 May 6
Delaney, Mich
10 12
Kanally, John
Thibault, Mary Dec 9 Dec 11 20 .. 22
Farrell, Edward Fk Apr 18 ..
13
O'Toole, Mary Katleen Annond, Adeline- Amelia Feb 10 '89 May 15
1895 BAPTISMS.
Cummings, Ursula Maude 14 .. May 26
Mulcahey, Theresa Dec 12-94 Jan 6
Thomas, Augustina Jan 4 .. 6
Turgeon, Helen Edith Adeline June 14 June 17
Dubois, Jos Henry Feb 13 Feb 17
Mahony, Maurice R Mahony, Anna
July 31 '93 June 24
Bush, Mary Nov 14 '94 17
3 MARRIAGES.
Fitzgerald, Ifellen Eliz July 20
Miller, James Wn Aug 15
Aug 19 Gregor, Jos C and Eliz Kannally Jan S 25 White, Geo and Mary Alice McCandie
Rennie, Jos Henry July 25 25
Feb 12
Marshal, Jos Alex Sept 13 Sept 16|
MARRIAGES.
Lefebvre, Fred and Anna Hayes Jan 16 McKinley, John and Kate Delaney " 31 Letarte, Angustus and Nettie Levesque
May 30
Larpentiginy, Xavier and Cath Lafrance June 16
Bennett, Chas Pand Emma Laporte Aug & Jegoux, Anthony and Cora Denis Sept 1 DEATHS.
Purcell, Henry Mch 22 Mch 23
Mckinley, Mary Hellen Jan 24
Purcell, Hellen ..
27
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19 22
By Rev M F Ambrose, of Redwood
Apr 13 Apr 15
Moineau, Wm
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17
23
Oct 18 Boganchitz, Ella Mary Fitzgerald, Jn Ed Duford, Regina Edna ..
Knight. Sarah July 24 July 26 Fitzgerald, Eliz Ruth
NOV 1 Dec 2
Dec 7 .. 23 By Rev J F. Moriarity, A S A of Carthage Moineau, Earl Mick
Nov 15 July 18
Thibault, Anthony Her- ald May I
7 Moineau,
May 11
Bush, Louisa Jan 24 '92 17
Mahony, Geo Leo Mch 28
Feb 18 '70 July 3
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CHAPTER XV.
Rev. P. S. Garand, J. E. Derome and H. Mayer. The indebtedness on the church is paid in full. The rec- tory and church are repaired. The church grounds are improved. A cement walk is built. New stat- ions of the cross, stained glass windows, statues and a pipe organ are presented to the churchi.
The present incumbent, Rev. P. S. Garand, author of this short history, is the twenty-first priest who has ministered to the spiritual wants of the catholics of Clayton. He was appointed pastor Feb. 26, 1895, but took charge of the parish only March 21, 1895.
When he arrived, he found the following debt :
Jefferson county Savings Bank two Mortgages $12,000.00 First National Band of Clayton note . . 2,400.00 Win. Whaley of Lafargeville, N. Y., note ... . 1,200.00 Floating debts. 2,314.49
Interest due 413.70
Total . . $18,328.19
And he met people divided into dissenting factions. Many had upheld and approved the former adminis- tration, whilst others had bitterly opposed it and had lost confidence in the financial management of the parish affairs. These dissensions gave the new pastor
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more anxiety than the heavy debt, and he realized from the start, that unless peace and union could be re-established, the great indebtedness on the church, could never be paid. Thus his first words to the people of Clayton were those of our Lord : "Peace be unto you," and never since, has he ceased to preach peace, union and harmony. Docile to his words, these op- posing factions have long since buried the hatchet of contention, and they now reap the fruit of their union and harmony in the consecration of their church.
Knowing that without the divine assistance neither peace, nor success could be obtained, the new pastor with the bishop's authorization, established the league of the Sacred Heart and the Archconfraternity of the Most Holy Rosary. He told his people that the Rosary would be recited every Sunday either after Mass or Vespers, the procession of the Most Holy Rosary would take place every first Sunday of the month after Vespers, that the first Friday devot- ions with the Communion of reparation, the exposit- ion of the blessed sacrament for one hour and the other league exercises would be observed on the first Friday of each month, and all this would be done with one intention in view, viz., to obtain from heav- en the means to pay the heavy indebtedress (11 the church.
"With the Sacred Heart and the Blessed Virgin Mary on our side," did he often say to his people, "fear not
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REV. P. S. GARAND
PASTOR AT CLAYTON FROM MARCH 19, 1895 TO THE PRESENT TIME.
the debt will be paid, and sooner than you expect."
To these words of encouragement and reliance on heavenly assistance, lie added that he would publisli quarterly and annual reports, which would keep them well informned as to every cent received and expended. To these two causes, viz., the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Blessed Virgin and the publishing of reports does the present pastor attribute all his success in wiping out the indebtedness on the church. A syn- optic table of the yearly payments on the debt and the other receipts and disbursinents will show better than written words what has been accomplished.
Years
New furni- Repairs ou tures for church and church and Insurance Rectory
house
Interest
Paid on Principal
Total Receipts and Total Expenditures
IS95
$245.00
$1,132.05
$3.904.49
$6,616.47
1896
$ 94.25
697.97
1,920.00
4,647.72
1897
328.19'
S 191.48
554.00
1,370.00
4,336.49
1898
538.27
1,750.85
244.50
531.12
1,010,00
6,071.44
1899
1,069.861
208.45
25.50
466.00
1,000.00
5,074.58
1900
204.28
658.84
390.00
2, 110.00
5,563. 18
190I
39.50
3,971.52
322.85;
304.00
4,000.00|
11,372.82
1902
374.48
604 53
105.00
2,000,00
5,913.15
Total
$2,554.63
$7,385.67
$837.85
$4,210.14
$17,914.49
$49,595.85
How was all this money raised ? By means of socials, contests, excursions, suppers, entertainments, subscrip- tions, monthly collections, donations, annual fairs and other lionest devices. Not long after the present pastor arrived, he formed a loan association. He found forty persons willing to loan St. Mary's church $30.00 at 5 per cent, and he gave thein a loan Certifi- cate in return. With this money, he redeemed thie Whaley note of $1,200.00. This deal practically
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paid the Whaley note and caused the interest on it to cease, as most all the members of the loan association donated their interest and in the end the $30,000 or part of same. Following are those who donated their loan certificate or part of it :
Foley, John
$ 30.00
Casselman, James
10.00
Fitzgerald, James (Defurno)
30.00
Fitzgerald, Wm and Mick (E L, R 30.00
Rev P S Garand,
30.00
Fitzgerald Peter Sr 30.00
Bazinett, J B
30.00
Denis, Leander Sr 30.00
Charlebois, Joseph
30.00
Dubois, Henry 30.00
Hayes, John W
30.00
Maher, MC
30.00
Fitzgerald, John E
30.00
Downes, Christopher
20.00
Fitzgerald, Maurice B C
30.00
Thibault, Geo E
30.00
Fitzgerald, Theo and Mick B C
30.00
Brabant, Jos H
30.00
Duford, Joseph
30.00
Thibault, John O
30.00
Delaney, James
30.00
Thibault, Joseph Sr
30.00
Dwyer, Anna
30.00
Fitzgerald, MI J
30.00
Bertrand, N B
30.00
Delaney, Marcus
20.00
Fitzgerald, Mrs B Ann
30.00
Mckinley, Geo II
15.00
After paying the Whaley note, his next endeavor was to reduce the interest from six per cent to five and four per cent. Thus he borrowed money first from Victor LeClerc of Clayton, N. Y., and another party and paid off the bank note of $2,400.00 Then he bor- rowed $2,000.00 from a third party which he paid on the mortgage. Having thus equilibrated the finances of the parish, he set to work in earnest about decreas- ing the church debt with the result above stated. After the successful fair of 1901, perceiving that the ill- debtedness on the church would remain only $4,000.00 by the first of January, 1902, George Thibault whom God has since called to his reward, thought that the time was ripe to take up a final subscription to liquid- ate the entire indebtedness on the church and made this
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suggestion to the pastor. The latter had already plan- ned this new scheme several months before and was agreeably surprised to discover that some of his parish- oners had the same trend of mind that he had. So he appointed a committee of two men for each street in the village and each road in the country to find out if this plan would be feasible. It took very little persuasion to convince the whole parish that a sufficient amount of money could be raised to liquidate the debt on the church and that this was the best and wisest thing they could do. Therefore, they promised very liberal sub- scriptions and the pastor then went around and had everybody sign a regular subscription list. The names of those who signed the final subscription will be found further on in this book. Such is the history of the liquidation of St. Mary's church debt.
Besides paying off the indebtedness on the church, the present pastor had the church, rectory, barn and horse sheds painted on the outside, the tower and walls of the church pointed, the rectory entirely renovated. The south wing was raised, the present long piazza built, the interior plastered, papered and painted, water works were put in the house and church, a hot air fir- nace was placed in the rectory, house furniture was bought, the grounds around the church and house were graded and sodded and the beautiful cement walk was built along the whole property. No alteration of the inaterial structure of the church was made inside, ex- cept the setting up of two iron posts to support the
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gallery, in which is placed the heavy pipe organ, the veneering of the columns in quartered oak, the widen- ing of the space in front of the first pews, which was done by cutting off a few steps of the sanctuary and raising the railing.
If no important alteration of the material structure of the church was made inside or outside, yet, the interior was greatly embellished by handsome and costly don- ations.
Seven stained glass windows were donated during the the present incumbent's pastorate. The window of the apparition of the Sacred Heart to blessed Margaret Mary was donated by August Potter, in remembrance of himself and his mother Anna. The window of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Beri adette Soubirou is the gift of Alex Manson and wife. The window of St. William and St. Elizabeth in memory of William J. and Flizabeth Burns and that of St. Anth- ony and St. Theresa to commemorate the wedding day of her daughter, Cora E. Barns, to A. X. Phelan, Oct. 23rd 1900, is the gift of Mrs. W. J. Burns, the great benefactress of St. Mary's church. The window of St. Augustin and St. Mary Magdalen in memory of Rev. J. E. Derome and Cora E. Burns was presented to St. Mary's church by Miss Cora E. Burns. The windows of St. Peter and St. Paul were donated by the two in- cumbent trustees Joseph Brabant, in remembrance of himself and wife Josephine, and Michael C. Mahier, in memory of his father and mother, Michael and Joanna
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Maher. Finally, the window of St. Francis Xavier and St. Rose of Lima, in memory of Francis Xavier and Rose de Lima Garand was donated by Rev. P. S. Gar- and.
One of the finest gifts made to St. Mary's church was that of the beautiful stations of the cross by Miss Hel- len C. Wall, of New York city, now Mrs. John S. Carey of Brooklyn. These were inade to order in France and are of Carton-pierre and terra cotta. The blessing of these stations of the cross is one of the most mnemorable events in the annals of St. Mary's parish. Right Rev. Bishop Gabriels performed the ceremony March 1, 1899 and Rev. Fr. J. P. Murphy, O. M. J., of Ottawa, Uni- versity P. O. preached the sermon.
The following clergy were present : M. F. Ambrose, of Norwood, Rev. F. X. Chagnon, of Champlain, N. Y., W. S. Kelley, of Cape Vincent, N. Y., P. L'Esperance, M. S. C., of Watertown, W. A. McDermott, of Alexan- dria Bay, C. A. Burrick, of Ogdensburg, A. L. Dufresne of Evans Mills, Joseph Pontur, of Lafargeville, J. E. Derome and P. S. Garand, of Clayton, N. Y.
Out of a few hundred names placed in an urn, the fourteen following gentlemen were drawn.
They carried in their hand the little wooden cross to which is attached the indulgence of the way of the cross, and after it was blessed by the bishop, they climb- ed a ladder and placed it on the top of the large frames. As they descended, each dropped in a basket an envel- ope containing their name and an offering for the
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church. These names and offerings were as follows :
Ist Station-Bazinet, Joseph $ 10.00
Sth Station-White, Wm
15.00
211
-Lalonde, Geo Sr
10.00
9th -Lefebvre, O J 10.00
3d .. -Charlebois Joseph
10.00
roth
-Laguerre, Stephen 10.00
4th .. -Bazinet, John B
10.00
11th -Foley, E J 5.00
5th ..
-Mckinley, Patrick
10.00
12th -Fitzgerald, Mick E I, R 10.00
6th -Solar, John E
5.00
13th -Fitzgerald, Maurice B C 15 00
-th
-Lepage, Edward
10.00
14th
.. -Hagan, John
10.00
Besides the stations of the cross, Miss Wall has donat- ed beautiful altar linens to the church and a magnifi- cent set of white and gold vestments to the pastor. Miss Wall has then a right to our gratitude and she should always be counted among the number of the generous benefactors of St. Mary's church.
Another great benefactress of our church, whose gen- erosity is proverbial, is Mrs. W. J. Burns. Besides con- tributing most generously to collections, she has donated to the church, along with the two windows, already spoken of, the new electric system, the complete shrine of St. Anthony, two brackets for statues, $200 towards the pilgrimage, a pair of brass vases and candlesticks; she has subscribed $500 towards liquidating the debt on the chureli gave a set of purple, black and red dalmatics, an minbrelino and has presented the pastor with a gold chalice studded with precious stones, a pair of brass vases, a pair of three branch candlesticks, nearly all the house furniture and a set of white and gold dalinatics. Her daughter Mrs. A. X. Phelan, donated the statue of St. Ann, one of the costly confessionals, three copes and a good share of the furniture which the pastor now pos- sesses. The latter's daughter Collette Burns Phelan
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