There is a Meneely bell outside St. Michael Archangel Church in North Greenbush. It was one of the few items that survived the fire in the old Church that was originally located on Stow Avenue in South Troy. I noticed that the bell was inscribed and wrote down the information in the event a name might be of interest to someone. The bell was dedicated in 1878 by the Happy Death Society. The following names are etched on the bell: John Sweeney D. Curtin Thomas Kernan J. Healy Michael Maloney J. Ryan John Carr P. Brady C. King J. E. Ryan Edmond Staunton J. Gallagher John Fitzgibbon P. Kennedy

Hi Kay. The John Sweeney and the Patrick Brady on that bell are both great-great grandfathers of mine. John Sweeney lived at 685 Burden Ave and Patrick Brady somewhere around Stowe Ave and the church. My grandfather Michael E. Sweeney was baptized in St. Michael's church in 1881. His older sister Mary was the organist and musical director of St. Michael's. At one time she lived on Forbes Ave. Do you have any idea if any records survived the fire ? Amy LaPietra -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kay Brearton Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2012 2:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Information - St. Michael Archangel, Troy NY There is a Meneely bell outside St. Michael Archangel Church in North Greenbush. It was one of the few items that survived the fire in the old Church that was originally located on Stow Avenue in South Troy. I noticed that the bell was inscribed and wrote down the information in the event a name might be of interest to someone. The bell was dedicated in 1878 by the Happy Death Society. The following names are etched on the bell: John Sweeney D. Curtin Thomas Kernan J. Healy Michael Maloney J. Ryan John Carr P. Brady C. King J. E. Ryan Edmond Staunton J. Gallagher John Fitzgibbon P. Kennedy ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Kay, T'm pretty sure that C King is my great great grandfather Christopher King from Stow Ave. I think his obit mentions the Happy Death Society which seemed odd to me when I read it. I wonder if it was a precursor of the Knights of Columbus. Kris White -----Original Message----- From: Kay Brearton <[email protected]> To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Oct 4, 2012 2:13 pm Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Information - St. Michael Archangel, Troy NY There is a Meneely bell outside St. Michael Archangel Church in North Greenbush. It was one of the few items that survived the fire in the old Church that was originally located on Stow Avenue in South Troy. I noticed that the bell was inscribed and wrote down the information in the event a name might be of interest to someone. The bell was dedicated in 1878 by the Happy Death Society. The following names are etched on the bell: John Sweeney D. Curtin Thomas Kernan J. Healy Michael Maloney J. Ryan John Carr P. Brady C. King J. E. Ryan Edmond Staunton J. Gallagher John Fitzgibbon P. Kennedy ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message