Barbara Collins sent this to me, as this is relative of hers and she wanted to share the info with the NJ people who might want to have it. Her email is [email protected] I sent to the Archives Diocese of Bklyn, NY. and this is what I got: St. Patricks Cathedral Newark, NJ 9/4/1906 4/10/1883 Bernard Quinn cor Colden & Bleecker St. Teamster, age 27 years, born in Ireland of Bernard Quinn and Catherine McGear to Sarah Shields 25 Colden St, age 30 years, born in Ireland o Joseph & Ellen Fitzgerald Witnesses Earnest oran & Bridget Butler. Rev. James J. Hall The above is a copy of the marriage record of St. Patricks Church. Thomas Walsh Sexton St. Patricks Cathedral Newark, NJ 9/4/1906 9/4/1906 Bernard Quinn born 1/15/1888 of P.W. Quinn & Sarah Berghman baptised 1/29/1888 Sponsors: Corcoran, Andrew & Molynaux, Anastasia Rev. T. A. Wallace The above is a copy of the baptism record of St. Patricks Church. Thomas Walsh Sexton The P.W. Quinn here named is said to be the same with Bernard Quinn in the marriage certificate accompanying and to be consequently, the father of Bernard John. This name "Berghman" is said to be an erronious form of "Bergen". Bergen was the maiden name of Mr. Bernard J. Quinn`s mother, and the Sarah Shields mentioned in the marriage certificate was Sarah Bergen who first married a man named Shields and, after his death, Bernard Quinn, father of Bernard J. Quinn. Thus stated Mr. Bernard J. Quinn to me, 11/11/1906. Wm. C. Hoctor C.M. Director of seminarians St. Patricks Cathedral Newark, NJ 11/11/1906 Bernard Aloysius Quinn was confirmed by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Wigger at St. Patricks Cathedral, Newark, NJ on 5/11/1899. The above is a copy of the confirmation record of St. Patricks Church. Thomas Walsh Sexton Office of the Chancellor Request for following infomation: Name Bernard John Quinn date and place of birth 1/15/1888 Newark, NJ Collegiate studies, where made St. Charles College, Ellicott City, MD. & St. Peter`s Jersey City, NJ date and place of ordination 6/1/1912 St John The Baptist Church Bklyn Ordained for diocese of Brooklyn Dates & assignments as assistant St. Patricks, Ft. Hamilton, Mineola [filling in] 11/1912 to 5/1914 St. Gregory`s 5/1914 to 6/1918 Chaplain U.S. Army 6/1918 to 7/1919 St. James Pro-Cathedral 7/1919 to 10/1919 Holy Immaculate as A[unreadable] 10/1919 5/1920 Dates & assignments as Rector 5/1920 To start Colored Mission of Bklyn. This information is sought for the purposes of completing certain Diocesan records at this site. By order of the Rt. Rev. Bishop, Francis X. Driscoll OBIT card of: Right Reverend Monsignor Bernard J. Quinn Church of st. Peter Claver Bklyn, NY born 1/15/1888 ordained 6/1/1912 died 4/7/1940 [picture included] All info above from the Deceased Priests Files Archives Diocese of Bklyn, NY. Msgr. Quinn established the first African-American parish in Brooklyn, then went on to found an orphanage for black kids and a children's home out at Wading River on Long Island. Barbara : ) Irish: BARRETT, BURKE, BYRNE, CORRIGAN, GALLAGHER, McNALLY, QUINN German: BAUER, BEARE, BEIMANN, BEEKMAN, BEUSCHER, BLANKENMEYER, CASTLE, DECKER, ENGLEHARD/T, HELMKEN, HOHLER, HURRINUS, JOHNSON, KELLER, KITTELBERGER, LOW, MILLER/MEULLER/MULLER, RINGEISEN, ROLLMANN, SCHNEIDER, SOFFEL, STERRITT, STRATTON, TRAVER, UMBROLIA, VETTER, WAGNER, WEIGAND, WILLIAMS Polish: BUDARZ, ROMANSKI -----------------