I am trying to determine which Roman Catholic Church would had been close to Manhattan Borough NY NY 328 E. 33rd Street according to the 1900 census. Charles & Elizabeth McCarthy had a baby, James, who died 21 Jan 1887 3 Months old and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, 49-02 Laurel Hill Blvd., Flushing NY with his parents and one other sibling. I've not been able to acquire a death record for James so thought perhaps the Catholic diocese might be able to further assist in obtaining a Christening Record and/or Death Record for James. I am in the process of ordering the Death Records for Charles 18 Dec 1903 and for his son Edward 08 Jan 1898. I've recently received the Death Certificate for Elizabeth which led me to contact the cemetery. There's a wonderful lady there, Joann, that filled my heart which such joy after telling me who is buried with Elizabeth so I can pursue this further. Charles & Elizabeth MCCARTHY are my great-grandparents whom I've searched unsuccessfully for years until a gracious lady in NJ found Elizabeth's death certificate for me. Any suggestions? Thank you in advance from southeastern Nebraska Charlene Email: _mihnbu@aol.com_ (mailto:mihnbu@aol.com) **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)

The Catholic Church is not required to keep records of burial so they will not be able to help you. Baptismal records are mandated and should either be in the parish office, transferred to another parish if that one has closed or in the archives. I believe that both St. Simon Stock and Our Lady of the Scapular, both Carmelite Churches were in that area. I also believe one has closed but the records are with the other parish. Sorry but I do not have time to look them up for you now. The Arch-Diocese of NY does have a website that lists all of their parishes. You can find it on google and hopefully it will help you. Good Luck Elizabeth V. Cardinal evc1369@comcast.net