St. Mary of the Lake Roman Catholic Church of Watkins Glen records

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Identifier: 6093

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Contains 1 volume each of baptismal and marriage records (1848-1869, 1849-1869). All entries except one page of 1849 baptisms are in Latin.

Dates

1848-1868.

Creator

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

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

There is no record of early Catholic missionaries to Watkins. From 1850 to 1854 Rev. 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 twenty-two thousand dollars, 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. The church was in the Buffalo Diocese as of 1876.

Extent

1 microfilm reels. (1 microfilm reels.)

Additional Description

Abstract

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

Physical Description

Microfilm.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: S.L.
Date completed:: Oct. 1979
EAD encoding:: Andrea Hektor, Aug. 2004
Date modified:: Fredrika Loew, January 2019