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From: "Ed McKeown" <>
Subject: Re: [PAPHL] Minister of the Gospel
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 15:00:41 -0400
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Joe,

I am amazed you got a answer so fast from the church. I called them about
ten years ago and I was told to submit my request in writing and the cost
was $15.00 per name. You must have called on the right day.
Sorry, I can't help you with what was the practice when the mother died and
who took care of the children. I think it was the parish who helped getting
the children into an orphanage. I'm sure that was commonplace back in those
days. The fathers would not or could not stay home to care for the children.
The book that I referred to was--"A Century Together in Christ"--Visitation
of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
copyright 1974 and says it was a limited edition publication produced
especially for the Visitation BVM Church by Custombook, Inc., The Custom
Building, So. Hackensack, NJ 07606. It does not have an ISDN number.

Good Luck, Ed




Joe Hunter wrote:
>
> Thanks for the info. You were correct. I spoke to Helene at Visitation
> this
> AM. Father Walsh did marry Patrick BOYLE and Mary SULLIVAN. She is going
> to
> mail me a certificate. I was surprised to learn they were married there. I
> did
> not think they were married in a Catholic church. He was a bartender and
> she
> died within 11 years of alcoholism. I simply expected something else.
>
> Of additional interest, my other great grandparents George HUNTER and
> Sarah
> HAMILL were married at Visitation BVM on November 27, 1901. So you can
> imagine
> my surprise. They may have known one another.
>
> With your knowledge of the parish, I am wondering if you can shed some
> light
> on this: Sarah died of tuberculosis in 1910, Mary in 1906. Both of my
> grandparents Joseph BOYLE and Edward HUNTER, as well as some of their
> siblings were
> sent off to St Francis orphanage in Eddington, eventhough their fathers
> were
> still around. I am sure this was fairly commonplace in those days, but I
> am
> wondering how the parish may have helped or if this was commonplace
> throughout the
> archdiocese. Do you have any thoughts on this?
>
> Also, can you provide me with the title of your book and publisher or an
> ISDN
> number? I would like to see if I can get a copy.
>
> Again, thanks for the help. All the best to you and yours.
>
> Regards,
>
> Joe Hunter
>
>
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