St. Mary of the Lake Roman Catholic Church of Watkins Glen records, 1848-1868.

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St. Mary of the Lake Roman Catholic Church of Watkins Glen records, 1848-1868.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63938490

One volume baptismal and marriage records (1848-1869) in Latin.

1 reel microfilm.

Cornell University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7906367

Cornell University Library

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English, Dennis.

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Cunningham, James, d. 1697?

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McManus, James C.

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St. Mary of the Lake Roman Catholic Church of Watkins Glen (Watkins Glen, N.Y.)

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There is no record of early Catholic missionaries to Watkins Glen. From 1850 to 1854 Reverend James Cunningham of Elmira visited regularly. In approximately 1846 or 1847 the Catholics bought a church, constructed in 1833, from the Presbyterians. In 1865 a new church, seating four hundred and costing $21,000, was built under the direction of Father Dennis English of Penn Yan. The first resident pastor, Father James C. McManus, arrived in February 1869 and remained for three years. Fro...