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Subject: St. Peter's Church
Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2005 21:51:06 EDT

On 10/8/05 (7:53:41 AM MDT), in a posting to , Mill
Ryan () asked,

"I recently received a marriage cert. for my grt-grandparents. they were
married 31 Mar 1860 at the Rectory of St. Peter's Church # 346 West 20th St.
City of New York by Alfred Beach, Rector of St. Peter's"

my questions are -

"1. where is or was this church located ? Manhattan maybe?"

The church is located in the Chelsea neighborhood in Manhattan. Circa 1860,
New York City included only New York County, and thus, this would have to be
on Manhattan Island, which then and now is in New York County. (There was no
Borough of Manhattan until 1898. Currently, the NYS New York County and the
NYC Borough of Manhattan are coterminous, but this has not always been the case:
from 1898 to 1914, New York County was coterminous with BOTH the Borough of
Manhattan and the Borough of the Bronx, until the Bronx County seceeded from
New York County.)


"2. is this church still being used now ?"

The church is at the same location and is still being used:

St. Peter's Episcopal Church
346 West 20 Street
New York, NY 10011

Tel: 212/929-2390
Fax: 212/ 989-6625

eMail:

http://www.stpeterschelsea.com/


"3. what demonination is the church ?"

Episcopal.


"4. what does the Rectory of St. Peter's mean ?""

The Rectory is the residence building associated with the church. The St.
Peter's Rectory is a landmark building, conceived by Clement Clarke Moore and
built in Greek Revival style in 1832. Clement Clarke Moore is the author of a
"A Visit from St. Nicholas", sometimes referred to as "'Twas the Night Before
Christmas", and grandfather of Benjamin Moore, founder of Benjamin Moore & Co.
(manufacturer of paints, stains, varnishes, clear finishes).


I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting.

L'Shannah Tovah* & Happy 5766,

Walter Greenspan

* L'Shannah Tovah (li-SHAH-nuh TOH-vuh; li-shah-NAH toh-VAH)
Hebrew. Lit. for a good year. The common greeting during Rosh ha Shannah and
the Days of Awe. This is a shortening of "L'Shannah tovah tikatev v'taihatem"
(or, to women, "L'Shannah tovah tikatevi v'taihatemi"), which means, "May you
be inscribed and sealed for a good year." This year, Rosh ha Shannah begins
at sunset on Monday, October 3 on the civil calendar.

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