St. Mary of the Lake Roman Catholic Church of Watkins Glen records, 1848-1868.
Collection Number: 6093
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
St. Mary of the Lake Roman Catholic Church of Watkins Glen records, 1848-1868.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
6093
Abstract:
One volume baptismal and marriage records (1848-1869) in Latin.
Creator:
St. Mary of the Lake Roman Catholic Church of Watkins Glen (Watkins Glen, N.Y.)
Quanitities:
1 microfilm reels.
Language:
Collection material in English
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.
Contains 1 volume each of baptismal and marriage records (1848-1869, 1849-1869). All
entries except one page of 1849 baptisms are in Latin.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
St. Mary of the Lake Roman Catholic Church of Watkins Glen records, #6093. Division
of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Names:
Cunningham, James.
English, Dennis.
McManus, James C.
Catholic Church -- : New York (State) -- : Watkins Glen.
Places:
Watkins Glen (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
Schuyler County (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs.
Subjects:
Church records and registers -- New York (State) -- Watkins Glen.
Catholic church buildings.
Form and Genre Terms:
Baptismal certificates.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Microfilm Reel 1 | Item #1 |
Baptismal Register,
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1848-1869 |
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Scope and Contents
Baptismal information in the front of the volume lists date, name of child, parents,
sponsors and priest. This is followed by a list of names and pew rents due or paid.
A marriage list for 1849 includes names of the couple, the date and the officiating
priest and witnesses. Next is a confirmation list for December 24, 1859, marriages
performed in 1850, 53 and 58 (other dates are illegible), "Christmas dues" for 1871,
2 marriages performed on April 29, 1871, and a list of youth confirmed in 1862 with
their sponsors.
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| Microfilm Reel 1 | Item #2 |
Marriage Register,
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1848-1869 |
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Scope and Contents
This volume lists the names of the couple, date, priests, and witnesses. At the end
of the volume are two passages entitled "Blood" and "Body," a list of donations (June
6, 1869) and miscellaneous financial notes.
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