Hi Richard, The diocese only has sacramental records. If the records are from circa 1865, St John's would have baptisms or marriages. Dot ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brown, Richard BROWNR" <RICHARD.BROWN@LEAVENWORTH.ARMY.MIL> To: <MAWORCES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 9:03 AM Subject: RE: [MAWORCES] McNamara > Good day and Season's Greetings... > > From my gggrandfather James Coughlin's Civil War service record, I know that > he and his bride Anna Hennehan were also married at St John's in Worcester > by F. Boyce. > > Does the Worcester dioceses have other marriage records (baptismal, death, > etc)? How does one get access? > > Dick Brown > Ft Leavenworth, KS > > -----Original Message----- > From: GENTRIE@aol.com [mailto:GENTRIE@aol.com] > Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 09:14 > To: MAWORCES-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] McNamara > > Hal, > There were McNamara in the area < 1850. Alexander McNamara married Anne > Clarke on Jan. 7, 1848. On that same day F. Donahoe married Ellen Dooley. > Either Fr. Gibson or (more likely) the co-pastor at St John's (Worcester), > Fr > Boyce officiated. On April 8, 1849 James McNamara married Bridget Doe (same > Church). This was just after Lent so there was a number of marriages on that > > date: John Cummins to Catherine Flemming; James O'Brien to Anne Smith; Jerry > > Wilalhm to Sophia Fey or Fay. I have looked for McNamara children being born > > to James in Worcester in the years that followed their union & found none. I > > don't think this couple resided in Worcester, perhaps Westboro? > Female McNamara's married by the Catholic Church (Fr. Gibson @ St. > John's) <1850 in the area are. 4/21/1845 Michael Canarey to Margret McNamara > > (no others that day) and on 6/8/1849 Edmund Barnet to Mary McNamara (no > others that day). > Let us know if this helps, John > > > ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== > Need to UNsub for vacation or summer?? > Forget How to UN sub??? > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MA/worcester.html > > > ==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the ARCHIVES lately? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces/wo-gen.htm >