I'm getting confused now (easy to do). If I'm looking for 1870-1902 records would I be contacting the Diocese of Providence? Thank you. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Francis Pimentel" <Rpimentel@peoplepc.com> To: <mabristo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:27 PM Subject: Re: [MABRISTO] Annulment Records & Death Records > In 1904 Pope Pius X set apart as a distinct portion of God's people the > parishes of Southeastern Massachusetts and gave them a bishop who would > have his Cathedral in the City of Fall River. This of course was not > the beginning of the Catholic Church in this area. Since 1872 the > territory of the new Diocese of Fall River had been a part of the > Diocese of Providence and previous to that part of the Diocese of > Boston. > For more information go to http://www.fallriverdiocese.org > > Rick > > Richard Francis Pimentel > Epping, New Hampshire, USA > > A decendant of: > Pimentel, Teixeira, Carvalho, and Rocha >>From Sao Miguel, Acores > > -----Original Message----- > From: mabristo-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:mabristo-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of TOMIAMI@aol.com > Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:16 PM > To: mabristo@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MABRISTO] Annulment Records & Death Records > > > Hi, > > Thanks for this information. How long has Fall River been a separate > diocese? Prior to that time, was it part of Providence or Boston? > Thanks. > > Betty g. > > In a message dated 09/13/2006 8:03:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > Rpimentel@peoplepc.com writes: > > Fall River is a separate Diocese serving SE MA. > > > Richard Francis Pimentel > Epping, New Hampshire, USA > > A decendant of: > Pimentel, Teixeira, Carvalho, and Rocha >>From Sao Miguel, Acores > > -----Original Message----- > From: mabristo-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:mabristo-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of TOMIAMI@aol.com > Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 7:56 PM > To: mabristo@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MABRISTO] Annulment Records & Death Records > > > In a message dated 09/12/2006 6:12:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > nanonine@adelphia.net writes: > > Can anyone tell me how to find annulment records, death records and > adoption > records for Bristol Co., Fall River in the years 1899-1902? Also, what > > Catholic Church would have been located at 274 Second Street, Fall > River > in May > 1900? Thank you for any help you can offer. > > Nancy > > > > Hi, > > I'm not sure if I've seen all of the posts in this thread, but I > believe > > that the Catholic churches of Fall River are part of the Diocese of > Providence > (RI), not part of the Diocese of Boston. > > I visited the Archives at the Diocese of Boston, across from Boston > College, > several years ago. I recall that they told me that after my ancestors > left > Boston and moved to Fall River, their records would no longer be there > (@ the > Archives across from Boston College). > > Betty G. > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MABRISTO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MABRISTO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message