In a message dated 9/1/2012 7:53:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, pm_mclaughlin@yahoo.com writes: > St. Monica's is in Jamaica. THe church closed years ago, and the > cemetery was in rather poor condition when I visited it 20 years ago. According > to their death certificates, some of my ancestors are buried there, but we > were not able to find any grave markers. > > Pam McLaughlin > looking for McLAUGHLIN, GREENE, and GWYDIR in the Jamaica area > > > ________________________________ > From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > To: NYQUEENS-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 10:35 PM > Subject: [NYQUEENS] Jamaica, Long Island, Catholic Cemetery, 1868 > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: JamesPMiller > Surnames: Maher, Meagher, Mahan, Whelan, Whalen > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.q > ueens/4424/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > Since it has the most interred, try Calvary Cemetery. 49-02 Laurel Hill Blvd., Woodside Queens County New York USA Postal Code: 11377-7396 Phone: 718-786-8000 > My ancestor, Mary (Whalen?) Maher (Meagher, Mahan, etc) died in Jersey > City, N.J., in 1868. Her obituary says she was to be buried at Jamaica, Long > Island, but it does not name the cemetery. Anyone familiar with Catholic > cemeteries in/near Jamaica that would be good candidates to check for her and > her relatives? I'm pasting the obit below in case it may be of help to > anyone else. > > > >From the New York Herald, Jan. 13, 1868: "MAHER - At the residence of her > son-in-law, William Whealan, 106 Bergen street, Jersey City, Mrs. Mary > Maher, aged 79 years, 5 months and 12 days, a native of Newtownforbs, county > Longford, Ireland. The friends of her family are respectfully invited, and > those of her sons, John, William, James and Peter, also her sons-in-law, > William Whalen, Thomas Thompson and William Boyle, to attend her funeral, from > St. Peter's Church, where there will be a requiem high mass celebrated for > the repose of her soul on Wednesday morning, at nine o'clock. Her remains > will be interred at Jamaica, L.I. Cincinnati papers please copy." > > Mary was the widow of William Maher. I descend from their daughter, > Catherine, born about 1825, who married William Whelan. > >