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Page 124 .-- Armand, not the Marquis who died of fever in Phila., in 1798; Gen. Armand suffered death on the guillotine during the French Revolution.
Page 127 .- Tryer is more correctly spelled Treier.
Page 129-Rev. Pierce Maher.
Page 133 .- Father John Dubois landed at Norfolk, where not so; was founder of Mt. St. Mary's, and afterwards Bishop of New York.
Page 134 .- Richard and Wm. McSherry were twin brothers.
Page 135 .- In speaking with Misses Anna and Magdalene McSherry, who knew Father Whelan personally, we learn that he was a man of great merit in every way ; sweet in his disposition ; plain in his ways and self-denying to the last. He was born in Baltimore, educated at Liege ; died in Balti- more ; and buried at Wheeling, which is greatly indebted to his labors. Leaving his See of Richmond because his great peace-loving soul was ever willing to give others their own way. he went to Wheeling, where he be- came the father of the church and the first Bishop of what will some day be a flourishing diocese. Labor with him overcame all difficulties ; if he had a church to build he collected the money and worked at the building with his own hands : it he had missionary duties to perform, nothing could deter him : hundreds of miles to ride or walk were nothing to him : if the roads were impassable he took to the fields ; if the creeks were high he took to the water and swam across. When yet a priest he built a small brick church at Berkeley Springs. While working at the building himself one day, some strangers looked on and inquired of him who the architect was ; he answerd that he was ; they asked him who the contractor was ; he replied himself ; and who is the pastor, said they : I am. While in Europe he had letters to influential persons, of whom he asked aid in his work. In Vienna he call- ed on a rich nobleman, who had many such calls and was in consequence
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often compelled to limit his assistance to small sums. He gave Father Whelan $5, who expressed his thanks in so earnest and sincere a manner that the noblemau was moved to make inquiries as to the merits of the aid asked, and when Father Whelan returned to America the gentleman sent him a considerable sum. The life of Bishop Whelan was most edifying, and the example he leaves is truly that of a saint.
In speaking to these ladies we ascertained further that the Rev. Sylester Boarman, S. J., one of the early priests at Georgetown College, was a brother to the father of Commodore Boarman, whose daughters Misses Anna and Nora, are now living in Martinsburg: the family, like that of the McSherrys. is one of the oldest in Maryland and Virginia.
Page 138 .- No Sister died in Martinsburg ; Sister Victoria's death took place only recently.
Page 143 .- John Boler and August Thumel were ordained the Sunday before Christmas, 1885 : the Sunday after Christmas there was a Grand High Mass at St. Joseph's, Martinsburg. Father Thumel, celebrant ; Father Rector of St. Alphonsus', Balto., deacon ; Father Boler, sub-deacon ; Father McKee- fry, Pastor, Master of Ceremonies. Same Page .-- Albert Carroll's remains were removed to Baltimore by the family.
Page 144 .- CUMBERLAND CHURCH .- 1879, Rev. F. S. Ryan appointed to take charge of a new parish at Washington. He was at St. Patrick's, Cumber- land, for eight years ; at his departure received gifts from St. Patrick's Sun- day-school, and silver altar service from pupils of Sisters of Charity ; was accompanied to the depot by Revs. O'Brien, of Lonaconing ; O'Connor, of Mt. Savage ; Schmidt, of Frostburg, and Fenie of Barton. Rev. Luigi Sar- toris assistant at St. Patrick's. The monument erected by St. Patrick's con- gregation in memory of the late Rev. Edw. Brennan, for twenty-six years pastor of the church. was unveiled Dec. 9th, 1885, the first anniversary of his funeral. It is in St. Patrick's Cemetery ; of dark Quincey granite. 20 feet high, surmounted by a cross, and cost $800. Rev. Ed. Brennan was born April 13th, 1827, in Kilkenny, Ireland : died at Cumberland, Md., Dec. 6th, 1884 ; was pastor of St. Patrick's from July 16th, 1858. The priests present at the unveiling ceremonies were, Fathers O'Connor, Clarksburg, W. Va. ; Mattingly, Oakland, Md. ; Frioli, Keyser, W. Va. ; McDevitt and Wunder, pastors of St. Patrick's ; Schmidt, of Frostburg ; O'Connor, of Mt. Savage ; Manning, of Lonaconing ; Clark. of Barton ; Brennan, of Westernport ; Wilson, of Harper's Ferry ; and Francis and Hermann, of St. Peter and Paul's Church, Cumberland.
Page 146 .- First priest ordained in America, " Etienne " Badin ; Mr. F. X. Deckelmayer writes from Chambersburg, that he was well acquainted with Rev. Stephen Theodore Badin at Bardstown, Ky., from 1839 to 1843, where he heard him preach and . say Mass. Father B. told him he was the first priest ordained in America, Father Gallitzin the second. and Father Floyd. an Englishman, the third. Father Badin was born in Orleans, France, July 17th, 1768 ; was ordained priest in the old Cathedral church. Baltimore, May 25th, 1793; he died April 21st. 1853, with Archbishop Purcell, in Cincinnati.
Page 148 .- Last line, I. H. S.
Page 154 .--- Father Emig's birthplace is Bensheim, Diocese of Mentz.
Page 155 .--- 16th line, Althoff's, where not so.
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Page 163 .--- 17th line, contract awarded Jan., 1852.
Pages 162 and 3 .--- "Laurah " Eline and " Laurah " McIntire should be Sarah.
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Page 164 .--- 12th line, Mulgrew. Lewis Kumerant, a native of Gettys- burg, finished his studies at Mt. St. Mary's and became a priestabout 1881 or 2.
Page 165 .- 7th line, in anticipation 4000 years ago.
Page 168 .- Fr. Steinbacher died.
Page 169 .- The Painter Overbach was doubtless Overbeck.
Page 170 .- 3d line from bottom, Deiparacque.
Page 173 .- Michael Egan, O. S. F .; he was assistant to Father De Barth and attended Conewago occasionally from Lancaster, but did not reside at Conewago.
Page 180 .- 2d line of 2d paragraph, about 28 instead of 35 years.
Page 183 .- 19th line, plies his oar.
Philip Mayer was one of the builders of Conewago Church in 1787. He had a saw mill in the mountains and was killed there.
Many minor typographical errors have to be passed by unnoticed. Proper names are sometimes spelled differently, and names of persons are often hard to get correct. So many names and dates have made our work partic- ularly difficult.
AN OLD CAUSE .- From the records of a suit pending in the Circuit Court of Berkeley Co., W. Va., Mr. D. C. Westenhaver, a young Catholic lawyer of Martinsburg, has prepared a sketch of an old legal case that throws some light on the early settlers of the Potomac Valley. James Quinn died in 1805, and directed in his will that he should be buried in the Catho- lic graveyard near Smithfield. or " Wizard Clip." Rev. Denis Cahill and Dr. Richard McSherry, both connected with the Livingston affair, were the executors. The estate consisted mainly of bonds, made by one Josippi Min- ghinni, for the payment of the purchase money vet due ou a piece of land sold by Quinn to Minghinni; these were bequeathed to Fr. Cahill, J. Minghinni and the Misses McSherry living in Martinsburg. The only indebt- edness was an open account due Luke Pentoney, of Martinsburg, but so com- plicated that Fr. Cahill considered a suit necessary to settle the amount due before paying the claim. Before its termination. Fr. C. left for Ireland in the Spring of 1806, assigning the bonds bequeathed to him to Luke Tiernan, member of the Catholic publishing company, of Michael Tiernan & Co., Bal- timore. The claim of Luke Pentony was finally paid by Josippi Minghinni, the security of the executor, Father Cahill having in the meantime died in Europe in 1816. It is thought that one of the bonds willed to him had been left with some one to pay the claim, but no proof exists except that one of the bonds was never heard of. When the bonds assigned to Luke Tiernan became due, Josippi Minghinni declined to pay them, because he expected
to be called upon as security of the assignor, Fr. Cahill, to pay the Pentoney
claim yet in litigation. Tiernan consequently instituted suit upon these bonds in 1818 ; and it is to enforce the collection of the judgments then ob- tained, that the present suit of Tiernan vs. Minghinni was brought. These matters have continued in controversy in one form or another to this day, and the case has now gone to the Court of Appeals for the third time, a striking monument to the " law's delays, " equaling in antiquity and interest Dickens' famous creation of "Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce, " in the Bleak House. Three generations of htigants, a host af lawyers on one side and the other, many of whom have been men of national reputation, have passed away, but the cause still continues on the docket. The names of Catholics mentioned
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in this connection, the presence of Father Cahill in Martinsburg, and the existence of a graveyard known distinctly as " Catholic." prove that the pioneers of the church and the Church itself had found a home here much earlier than is generally believed by historians. It is also a fair inference that Mass was celebrated at certain intervals in Martinsburg before 1800, and not after that as the date of the first Mass is generally placed.
SUPERIORS OF THE MARYLAND JESUIT MISSIONS.
1633. Andrew White ; 1636, Philip Fisher, alias Percy, alias Thomas Cop- ley ; 1639, John Brock, or Poulton ; 1642, Philip Fisher, alias Percy ; 1645, Bernard Hartwell. The Society was dispersed and its members fled into Virginia. 1646 to '51, Philip Fisher : 1654, Francis Fitzherbert. 1656, Soci- ety again dispersed. 1661, Henry Warren. alias Pelham ; 1678, Michael Fos- ter, alias Gulick ; 1684, Francis Pennington ; 1686, Tho. Harvey, alias Barton; 1690, Francis Pennington ; 1696, Wm. Hunter, alias Weldon ; 1701. Robert Brooks or Brooke ; Peter Atwood. Thomas Mansell, alias Harding : 1725, George Thorold ; 1735, Vincent Philips ; 1736, Richard Molyneaux ; 1740, Thomas Poulton, alias Brook, alias Underhill : 1747, George Hunter. In Oct. 1756, he returned to England ; came back in July, 1757 : Jacob Ashby, alias Middlehurst, Superior in the interim. He went to England in 1769, and in 1770, Ferdinand Farmer, true name Steinmeyer, Superior during his absence. 1771. John Lewis, until Bishop Carroll was appointed in 1783 ; Robert Molyneux, 1805 : Charles Neale, 1808 : John A. Grassi, 1812 ; Anthony Kohlman, 1817 ; Peter Kenney, 1819 ; Charles Neale, 1821 ; Francis Dzier- ozynski, 1823 ; Peter Kenney, 1830. In 1831 the Missions of Maryland were formed into a Province, Wm. McSherry first Provincial : his successors were : Thos. F. Mulledy, 1837 ; Francis Dzierozynski. 1840 ; James Ryder, 1843 ; Peter Verhaegen, 1845 ; Ignatius Brocard, 1848 : Chas. H. Stonestreet, 1852 : Burchard Villiger, 1858 ; Felix Sopranis, 1859; A. M. Paresce, 1861 : Joseph E. Keller, 1869 : Robert W. Brady, 1877 : Pennsylvania always be- longed to the Maryland Missions, and in 1879 New York was added, and in 1880 the title was changed to the Maryland-New-York Province, Robert Fulton Provincial since 1882. The Colleges of the Society have a long line of illustrious members who presided over them, commenceing with George- town, 1791, with such names as Plunkett, Molyneaux, Dubourg, Neale, Mat- thews, Grassi, Fenwick, Kohlman, Dubuisson, Mulledy. McSherry. Ryder, Maguire, Early and others. So with Gonzaga College, started in 1821, at the head of which were Kohlman, Marshall, Keiley, Blox, Barber, Deneck- ere, Villiger, Stonestreet, Clarke, Wiget, Jenkins, Fulton, Murphy, McGurk. What material for Catholic history ! The Novitiate of the Society was start- ed at Georgetown in 1806 ; transferred to St. Inigoes, then to Whitemarsh, and after that to Frederick where it is still located. It has had at its head such Masters as Francis Neale. Peter Epinette, J. W. Beschter, A. Kohl- man, Charles Vanquickenborne, Francis Dzierozynski, F. Grivel, Samuel Mulledy, Samuel Barber, A. M. Paresce, B. F. Wiget, J. A. Ward, Joseph O'Callahan, Felix Cicaterri, A. J. Tinsdall. The Society numbers many learned and saintly men. Its members were with the first discoverers ; they braved every storm, gained every inch of ground by labor and perseverance, until now vast is there domain ; in christian warfare, powerful as an army in battle array : their deeds would fill volumes upon volumes of history ;
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they have preserved the faith by their labors, and embellished the Church by their lives and their learning. We have seen great things in our day ; what the future will reveal we may not know.
Among the names of priests appearing on the marriage registers of Trinity Church, Georgetown, D. C., are the following :-
Father Neale, 1806-118 ; J. Grassi, 1806-'18 ; T. Detheux, 1818-25 ; Father Fenwick. 1815-'17 ; J. McElroy, 1821 : G. Saunen, 1824 ; St. Dubuisson, 1825 ; J. Smith, 1825-29 ; M. Dougherty, 1825-27; ( at Conewago after that ;) Van. Lommel, 1828-30 ; Th. Finigan, 1828, now at Conewago, bent under the weight of nearly ninety years, and has become as a little child ; F. M. Lucas, 1830 ; St. Dubisson, 1831 ; R. B. Hardy, 1833-4; F. M. Lucas, 1832-39 ; F. Barbelin, 1836 ; P. Leary, 1837; W. Grace, 1837 : J. Curley, 1838 ; Ph. A. Sac- chi, 1838-40, after that at Conewago ; P. P. Kroes. 1833-43 ; S. Fenwick. 1839; T. Ryder, 1840 : P. B. O'Flannigan, 1841-52 : Bishop Eccleston, 1842 ; J. X. Aiken, 1843 ; Anthony Rey, 1845 ; J. McElroy, 1846 ; J. Combs, 1847 ; J. Ralfe, 1847 : C. Vincinanza, 1847 ; whose name appears in a diary at Conewago in 1846, where he stopped several times as a guest of the Fathers ; J. M. Finotti, a learned Italian, ordained at Georgetown ; priest, teacher and writer ; died at Denver, Col .. ( from the effects of a fall ), Jan. 10th, 1878, after having received the last Sacraments from Father Matz, of Georgetown, Col. R.I.P. J. McGuigan, 1848 ; L. Vigilante, 1849; D. Lynch, 1849 ; J. A. Ward, 1850 : J. A. Aiken, 1850-60; T. Arnellini. 1851; F. Wiget, 1851; D. Solari, 1852 ; James Ashwander, 1853-63 ; J. E. Pallhuber, 1853-63 ; Rt. Rev. J. McGill. 1855 : John Early, various times ; L. Roccofort, 1861-63 ; A. L. Jamison, 1863- 68 ; A. Charlier, 1863-67 : A. Janalick, 1863 : Chas. Stonestreet, 1864 ; F. N. Jubitosi, 1866 ; A. F. Ciampi, 1867-68 ; Charles Jenkins, 1868. L. H. Sache, 1868-70; J. Guida, 1869; B. A. McGuire, 1868; C. Stonestreet, 1870-74 ; C. Cicaterri, 1871 ; P. Duddy, 1873 ; E. Sourin, 1873 ; L. Roccofort, 1873-76 ; J. S. Sumner. 1873: G. B. Cleary, 1875; J. B. DeWolf. 1874. Others are : Fathers Epinette, Redmond, J. P. DeCloriricre, J. Wallace, J. Contiume, F. Dzycrozinsky.
Among the subscribers to " The Catholic Christian Instructed," publish- ed at Baltimore in 1809, are the names of a number of Priests. but unfor- tunately the copy we possess has several pages torn out. The following names appear :
Boston .- Rev. T. A. Matignon. Rev. Mr. Chevreus.
Philadelphia .- Revs. Dr. Egan, Mr. Hurly, Mr. Harold.
Georgetown .- Rt. Rev. Leonard Neale, Bishop of Gortyna ; Rev. Francis Neale, Pastor of Holy Trinity Church.
Washington .- Rev. Win. Mathews, Rector of St. Patrick's Church ; Rev. Notley Young.
St. Inigoes .- Revs. Francis Neale, Richard Clarke.
St. Mary's ( Newtown.)-Revs. Igns. B. Brooke, Francis Maleve, M. Boulton.
St. Thomas, Charles Co .- Rev. Charles Neale, Mount Carmel ; Rev. John Henry Zachiah, Revs. Henry Pele, Charles Waters, John Fenwick, John Henry.
Kentucky .- Stephen Theodore Badin, Bardstown ; Rev. Charles Ner- inckx.
The assertion made by some one and repeated by many Catholic writers,
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that in Father Gallitzin's time there was no Catholic priest from the Sus- quehanna to the Potomac, or from Baltimore to St. Louis as Scharff has it, must not be taken literally. From the beginning of 1700, when Southern and Western Pennsylvania, and the borders of Maryland and Western Vir- ginia began to be settled, priests were to be found wherever there, were Catholics,-here to day,- miles away to-morrow. We have endeavored in this work to follow the outline of their labors. In the Indian settlements on the Ohio and its tributaries, priests found their way with the French and Canadian expeditions long before the early missionaries traveled the circuit. and the See of Gallipolis was no fancied creation but a movement of Rome to carry the Gospel into the unexplored regions of America. ( See Lambing's Researches.)
The mists of time have long since gathered over the pathways in the early history of the Catholic Church, which we have endeavored to trace. Names and places are almost forgotten, and the even ground we walk on to- day may conceal the graves of the past. Why then should the spirit of mortal be proud ? The same fate is in store for all ! What matters it how humble were the lives and lowly the occupations of the pious settlers who have gone before ? All honor to them. They made more sacrifices for God and for us than we are making in our time. The arm that swung the axe belonged to a hero who could wield the sword. More honor to the men who handled the pick to clear the lands of this free country, than to the " heroes " who crushed Europe with tyranny and deluged the world with blood.
HIERARCHY OF THE UNITED STATES.
ARCHBISHOPS.
NAME.
SEE. CONSECRATED.
Most Rev. Peter Richard Kenrick, D. D.
William H. Elder, D. D. V
Cincinnati, Ohio, 1857. May 3
Patrick A. Feehan, D. D.
Chicago, Ill. 1865. Nov. 1
John Joseph Williams, D. D.
Boston. Mass. 1866. Mar. 11
James Gibbons, D. D. V
Paltimore, Md. 1868. Aug. 16
Michael Heiss, D. D.
J. B. Salpointe,
Milwaukee, Wis. 1868. Sep. 6 Santa Fe, N. M. 1869. June 20
Patrick John Ryan, D. D.
W. H. Gross, D. D.
Philadelphia, Pa. 1872. April 14 Portland Oregon. 1873. April 27
Michael A. Corrigan, D. D. Coadj. New York, N. Y. 1873. May 4 F. X. Leary, D. D. New Orleans, 1877. April 22 San Francisco, Cal 1883. Sept. 16
BISHOPS.
R't Rev. Dr. John Loughlin, L. De Goesbriand,
Brooklyn, N. Y. 1853. Oct. 30
Burlington, Vt. 1853. Oct. 30
Thomas L. Grace,
St. Paul, Minn. 1859. July 24
Dubuque, Iowa, 1866. Sept. 30
Little Rock. Ark. 1867. Feb. 3
Louisville, Ky. 1868. May . .. 24
Rochester, N. Y. 1868. July 12
John Hennessy. Edward Fitzgerald,
William G. McCloskey B. J. McQuaid,
Patrick W. Riordan, D. D.
St. Louis, Mo. 1841. Nov. 30
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William O'Hara, Tobias Mullen, J. F. Shanahan, J. P. Machebeuf, Thomas A. Becker, · Johu J. Hogan, S. V: Ryan, P. J. Baltes,
Scranton, Pa. 1868 July 12
-- Erie, Pa. 1868 Aug 2
Harrisburg, Pa. 1868 July 12
Denver, Col. 1868 Aug 16
Wilmington, Del, 1868 Aug 16
Kansas City, Mo. 1868 Sept 13
Buffalo, N. Y. 1868 Noy 8
Alton, Ill. 1870 Jan 23
C. H. Borgess,
Detroit, Mich. 1870 April 24
P. T. O'Reilly,
Springfield, Mass. 1870 Sept 25 Leavenworth, Kan. 1871 June 11
Joseph Dwenger.
'Fort Wayne, Ind. 1872 April 14
Richard Gilmour,
Cleveland, Olio 1872 April 14
Francis McNeirny,
Albany, N. Y. 1872 April 21
T. F. Hendricken,
Providence, R. I. 1872 April 28
E. P. Wadhams,
Ogdensburg, N. Y. 1872 May 5
Montery. Cal. 1873 Aug 3
Wheeling, W. Va. 1875 May
23
R. Seidenbush,
St. Cloud, Minn.
1875 May 30
J. A. Healy,
Portland, Me. 1875 June 2
F. X. Krautbauer,
Green Bay, Wis. 1875 June 29
St. Paul, Minn. 1875 Dec 21
John Tuigg,
James O'Connor,
J. L. Spalding,
Peoria, Ill. 1877 May 1
John Moore,
St. Augustine, Fla. 1877 May 13
F. S. Chatard.
Vincennes, Ind. 1878 May 12
J. J. Keane,
L. S. McMahon,
Hartford, Conn. 1879 Aug 10
John Vertin,
Marquette, Mich 1879 Sept 14
Ægidius Junger,
Vancouver, Wash.T1879 Oct 28
J. B. Brondel,
Helena, Mont 1879 Dec 14
Martin Marty,
Yankton, Dak 1880 Feb
J. A. Watterson,
Columbus, Ohio 1880 Aug 8
P. Manogue,
Virginia City, Nev 1881 Jan 16
F. Janssens,
Natchez, Miss 1881 May 1
J. C. Neraz,
San Antonio, Tex 1881 May 8
Kilian C. Flasch.
La Crosse, Wis 1881 Ang 24
W. M. Wigger,
Newark, N. J 1881 Oct 18
M. J. O'Farrel,
Trenton, N. J
1881 Nov 1
H. P. Northrop.
Charleston, S. C
1882 Jan 8
N. A. Gallagher,
Galveston, Tex
1882 April30
H. J. Richter,
Grand Rapids, Mich 1883 April22
J. Rademacher,
Nashville, Tenn 1883 June 24
D. M. Bradley,
Manchester, N. H
1884 June 11
H. Cosgrove, Isidore Robot.
Indian Territory
A. J. Glorieux,
Boise City, Idaho
1885 April19
C. P. Maes,
Covington, Ky 1885 July 18
R. Phelan.
Pittsburg, Pa 1885 Aug 2
J. O'Sullivan,
Mobile, Ala
1885 Sept 20
Savannah. Ga
Vacant.
Davenport, Iowa
1884 Sept 14
John Ireland,
Pittsburg, Pa. 1876 Mar 19
Omaha. Neb. 1876 Aug 20
F. Mora,
John J. Kain,
Richmond, Va. 1878 Aug 25
L. M. Fink,
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ADDENDA .- Page 158 .- Fr. Deluol came to this country in Sept., 1817. left in Nov. 1849. Page 204 .- Wm. McSherry, S. J., first Provincial, son of Richard McSherry ; born in Jefferson Co., W. Va. ; died Dec. 17th. 1839, at Georgetown. His father Richard with the twin brother Wm., came from Ireland and settled near Leetown, Va., which is near Smithfield. ( Wizard Clip). Win. had no children, and all the present McSherrys are descendants of Richard MeS. and Anastasia Lilly. " Richard " is a family name. the late Dr. Richard McS. in Balto. leaving a son Richard, great grandchild of the elder Richard. Page 201 .- Fr. Whelan partly educated at Mt. St. Mary's and with the Sulpicians in Paris. Page 202 .- Rear Admiral Charles Boarman born in Charles Co., Md., Dec. 24th, 1797 ; occupied prominent positions as officer in U. S. Navy ; died Sept. 13th, 1879, at his home in Martinsburg. His father, Charles, was a Professor at Georgetown as early as 1797 : died 1819 : educated with his brother at Liege. in Belgium. Page 193 .- Fr. Charlin should be Charlier. Page 100 .- Fr. Phelan. &c .- Catholics of Ky. petitioned Fr. Carroll for a priest. He sent Rev. Mr. Whelan, an Irish Franciscan, residing with Jesuits at New Town, and " past the flower of his age ;" start- ed with some emigrants in 1787 ; returned in 1789 ; this may be the "trav- eling priest" called Phelan. Failin, &c. There were living iu Pa. and Md. in 1774, twenty-two priests. members of the Society of Jesus when it dis- banded : Thos. Digges, Benedict Neale. John Lewis. Mathias Manners, Ferdinand Farmer, Josephi Moseley: James Frambach, James Pellentz. Lewis Roels. John B. De Ritter. John Boone. James Walton. Ignatius Mathews, Peter Morris, Lucas Geisler. Geo. Hunter. Robert Molyneux, John Bolton, Sylvester and John Boarman, Charles Sewall. Austin Jenkins. Sylvester Boarman was a native of Md., educated at St. Omer's. died at Newport, Charles Co., Md., Jan. 7th, 1811 ; his brother John died at Newtown, St. Mary's Co., in 1797. aged 54. Fr. Roels born in Belgium. 1732. died at St. Thomas Manor, Feb. 27, 1794. John Bolton born in Eng. 1742, came to Md. 1771, died Sept. 9, 1809. When Fr. Carroll was appointed Spiritual Superior of the Church of the Provinces in 1783. steps were taken to establish a form of government for the church, at a meeting known as the Whitemarsh Con- vention, held June 27th, 1783-present Revs. Carroll. Ashton, Sewall, Dider- ick, Boarman (Sylvester), Neale, Roels, Bolton.
John Lewis born 1721 in England, came to Md. 1750, succeeded George Hunter as Superior of the Missions before 1773, and was himself succeeded by John Carroll ; died at Bohemia 1788, March 24th. Charles Sewall born in St. Mary's Co. near St. Inigoes, 1744, educated at St. Omer's. became a Jes- uit and returned to Md. in 1774. Bernard Diderick came to Md. in July, 1782 or 3 ; died at " Notley Hall." July 3d. 1793. Father Wapeler returned to Europe in 1748. Page 21 .- " Digges' Choice." The Digges were an old Md. family. Edw. D. was an early Governor of Va., son of Sir Dudley Dig- ges, who lost his life in the service of Charles I. He left a son Wm. who settled in Md. and left an older and a younger son. ancestors of two branches of the family ; the latter were Catholics and the Conewago Digges are their descendants. There was a Rev. Thomas Digges, S. J. Ignatius D. was mar- ried to Mary Carroll. sister of Eleanor. Fr. Greaton born about 1680 ; enter- ed Society July 5, 1708 ; became a priest Aug. 4th, 1719 ; was at St. Inigoes in 1721 and '24; died at Bohemia Sept. 19, 1753. Rev. Robert Molyneaux born in Lancashire, Eng .. June 24, 1738 ; entered So. 1757 ; arrived in Md. 1771. Page 205 .- Rev. Camillus Vicinanza, S.J., long pastor at Leonardtown, Md., died Dec. 30, 1878, aged 64. Rev. Charles Duhamel, a venerable and edifying priest, early pastor of Hagerstown and surrounding missions, was banIshed from France to the Island of St. Croix, where he labored for the salvation of souls. The early priests who attended the Cumberland missions were, Revs. Cahill, Dubois, Zocchi, M. Ryan, Maleve and Red- mond ; after 1820, Revs. T. Ryan, F. X. Marshall, H. Myers, B. S. Piot and L. Obermyer, up to 1841. Fr. Dubois also visited Hagerstown, Chambersburg, Martinsburg, Winches- ler, and other places, from Frederick, where he was sttaioned in 1791. Father Gildea, who attended the Martinsburg missions from 1830, was born in Baltimore, Feb. 2d, 1804 ; ordalned March 25th, 1829. The bell on the old church at Martinsburg, (now at Berke- ley Springs,) was among a lot of confiscated convent bells sent to this country from Spain; it was cracked probably in the sacking of some building in the revolutions. Page 193 .- Miss Catharine Hemler, of Adams Co., Pa,, made her profession at George- town Visitation Convent, Feb. 26th, 1845 .- Sister Mary Ann. The corner-stone of the Paradise Church (page 88) was laid June 18th, 1843. At Trinity Church, Washington, July 4th, 1848, ordained by Archbishop Eccleston, J. A. Ward, John E. Blox, C. H. Stonestreet, Francis Clarke, W. M. Logan. Rev. J. H. N. Joubert, who established the Oblate Sisters at Baltimore, was born Sept. 6th, 1777, Franee ; went to San Domin- go in 1801, came to Balto. in 1804, died at St. Mary's Seminary, Balto., Nov. 5th, 1843.
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