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Subject: Re: [Rensselaer] Directory Question-1850 timeline
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 06:54:15 -0400
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Patti,
Yes, they are.
Click on the links to the Catholic Diocese webpages and you will see the contact information.
Carla
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Sent: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:03:57 -0400
Subject: Re: [Rensselaer] Directory Question-1850 timeline
Thank you Carla!
Do you know if these churches in West Troy are still in existence?
I really appreciate your help!
Patti
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Subject: Re: [Rensselaer] Directory Question-1850 timeline
> Chris,
>
> Roman Catholic parishes contemporary to your Gray's in West Troy would be:
> St. Patrick's founded 1839-1840
> St. Brigid's founded 1850-1853
>
> Go here for a complete list of the Albany Diocese churches in Albany > County w/addresses & founding dates:
> http://www.rcda.org/parishes_albany.html
>
> Go here for Albany Diocese churches in Rensselaer County:
>
> http://www.rcda.org/parishes_rensselaer.html
>
> Good Luck.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Smith <>
> To:
> Sent: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 15:36:22 -0400
> Subject: [Rensselaer] Directory Question-1850 timeline
>
>
> Hi Listers,
>
> My huge part of my brick wall has finally come down! I found my Gray > (Indexed
> as Goay) family in the 1850 census in West Troy! The problem is that the > census
> page has no street name. I am hoping to find the nearest Catholic Church > next.
> I have had some help on the Albany list searching for them in the city > directory
> but nothing has come up. According to this helpful person, she thinks my > next
> best bet would be a Troy directory. See explanation below:
>
> "At any rate, I think you need the Troy list. I have the 1859 Albany and > Troy
> directories on CD. West Troy is at the back of the 1859 Troy directory. > I am
> pretty sure that some of the smaller towns were sometimes in the back of > the
> Albany books, and other times in the back of the Troy books. This happens > with
> Cohoes also. Doesn't matter that they were in Albany COUNTY."
>
> Unfortunately she does not have the 1849-1850 city directory. If there is
> anyone on the list that can help me I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> Here is what the West Troy census for 1850 states:
> Name:William Goay (Gray)
> Age:45
> Estimated birth year:abt 1805
> Birth place:Ireland
> Gender:Male
> Home in 1850
> (City,County,State):West Troy, Albany, New York
> Image Source: Year: 1850; Census Place: West Troy, Albany, New York; Roll:
> M432_474; Page: 96; Image: 39.
>
> William, 45, Laborer, born Ireland
> Ellen, 45, born Ireland
> Edward, 14, born NY
> John, 7, born NY
> James, 5, born NY
> Thomas, 3, born NY
>
> Thank you in advance to anyone who can help me push down a few more bricks > so I
> can lead my research on the correct path to Ireland!
> Patti (Gray) Smith
>
>
>
>
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