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Subject: Re: [CATHOLIC] re: Information request
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:07:54 -0400

I agree, the Catholic Church keeps very good records of baptisms, and other things. Luckily, the Catholic Church is also run in a centralized, top-down way. You should be able to find out what churches were in the area at that time and where the old church records are kept by contacting the diocese for that area - usually located in the nearest "large" city. An archivist should be able to help you identify a short list of churches that were operating in the early 1850s and be able to tell you where the records are.

Good luck.
-Liz McGough

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>
>In a message dated 10/20/2005 8:44:38 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> writes:
>
>
>If  my great grandfather was baptised Catholic in 1852 (53 or 54) at birth
>but  
>I don't
>know his parents first names (mother's first name known;  father's last name
>known)
>is there a "list" somewhere that might reveal  his paternity?  He was
>supposedly
>born in Allamakee Iowa in 1852  (or those other two years) ... His name is
>Adolphus Develow Stanley.   His mother's name is Sylvia; father's first name
>unknown
>but could be  Horatio or John.  
>
>We can not find Adolphus listed anywhere on  census etc. until he marries in
>MN about 29 years later ... appears by a  "minister of the gospel" but no
>denomination
>and not a JP.  We  know he moved around a great deal before marriage so is it
>conceivable he  missed EVERY census ... There is an Alexander Stanley listed
>as
>son of  Hannah and John in IO but I don't know what to make of that altho'  
>the
>dates coincide.  
>
>Just thought I would ask about the  possibility of the church records and
>whether they
>were possible to  find using the child's name???  Please if you have any
>ideas  
>or
>can point me somewhere I would appreciate the  information.
>
>
>
>It's been my happy experience that the Catholic Church maintains very good  
>baptismal records.  I found two dating back to the 1850's.  I suggest  you
>contact any Catholic Church in the area and find out where those records are  kept.
>
>
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