The oldest RC churches in Utica are the following. You might try contacting them for info. St John's (estab 1819) 240 Bleecker St. Utica, NY 13501 315-724-6159 St Joseph's (estab 1841) and St Patrick's (estab 1849) 702 Columbia St. Utica, NY 13502 315-735-4429 (St Joseph's was a German church, St Patrick's was Irish. The parishes are now combined.) MCasey863@aol.com wrote: >Dear Friends, > >I'm trying to find information on Fr. William HOWARD, a Catholic Priest >working out of Utica in the 1840's/1850's who attended Roman Catholics in >several small towns who didn't have an established church yet. I'm >particularly interested in my Irish relatives, Michael FLYNN and wife, Mary >HOLLORAN from Ireland who married about 1850 in Hudson, Columbia Cty., NY. >St. Mary's Church in Hudson, records don't start until 1855 and I learned of >the baptism of their third child and my ggrandmother's maiden name thru those >records but earlier sacramental records of Fr. HOWARD are not to be found, as >I've been told by the Albany Archdiocese. > >I've been trying to talk to an archivist in the Syracuse Diocese (which Utica >belongs to) but his hours are sporadic and I haven't been able to get him. > >Would anyone know anything of this Priest or a book about him? If he was of >a particular order perhaps the records are in the order's home archives. > >I would greatly appreciate any info you can provide on this topic. Thank >you. Mary L. Casey in Michigan > > >==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== >Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data >Cooperative?