Mary Ann: Are you the person related to Bishop of Providence, Russell J. McVinney, who was related to the Blessings? I know a Matt Blessing here in RI whom I know. A young teacher. We also had a priest named Monsigneur Blessing (Peter?), born at end of 19th c., probably (therefore) related to the bishop (RI has fewer than a million...substantially fewer back then!). Jane in RI