Ken: Here's what I found on a quick search for St. Martin College. Try to reach the college. They may have a history of their Catholic staff. Norma http://www.osb.org/osb/acad/benchaps.html http://www.catholic.org/colweb/links.shtml Kenneth Breau wrote: > > Hi ... > First, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Kenn Breau > and am > the archivist for the Université de Moncton, in New Brunswick, Canada. I > am originally from Neguac, NB the birthplace of a person who spent a few > years in the state of Washington - Father Luc Allain, who died and is > buried in Saint Martin's Abbey Cemetery, Lacey. > For those interested... here are a few biographical notes : > Luc Allain, (1848-1929), priest, son of Michel Allain and Esther > Robichaud of Neguac. > Born in Neguac on January 17th 1848, he made his classical > studies at > Saint-Joseph College in Memramcook, NB. In 1877, he entered the order of > the Holy Cross Fathers in Montreal. The next year, he was accepted in > the diocese of Chatham, NB and was ordained on Spetember 21st at the age > of 32 in the chapel of the Sister of Hotel-Dieu by Bishop James Rogers. > The following day he celebrated his first mass in his native parish, > Neguac. The 23rd, he went to Petit Rocher, NB, where he had been named > vicar. > On February 12th 1880 he obtained his «exeat» authorizing him to > leave > for another parish. In the diocese of Toronto, Ontario, he was named, > that same year, chapelin and professor of the Pentanguishine Reform > School, then in 1881, curate at Caldwell. That same year he became > curate for Uxbridge and Markham, in Ontario, and remained there until > October 17th 1886, when he then became curate in Merriton. In 1892, we > find him in the Star of the Sea parish at Port Dalhousie, town of > St-Catherine. He leaves there January 16th 1902. > NOTE: Transferred to the diocese of Seattle, in the state of > Washington, he became, in 1903, curate of Bremerton which he left > January 5th 1908 for an extended tour around the world. On June 25th > 1909, he arrived back home in Neguac, NB, his native village which he > had not seen in over 8 years. He left again for Seattle on July 6th. > On May 4th 1909, aged 80, he died at St Antony's hospital in > Pendleton, > Oregon. After his funeral in the chapel of the St. Joseph Hospital in > Tacoma, where he was residing, he was buried on May 9th in Saint > Martin's Abbey Cemetery, Lacey, Washington. > > Here is a picture of Luc (Luke) Allain, sitting and of his brother > Jacques (James) who was known as Brother Paesidius of Mary. > http://www.umoncton.ca/csjm/la.gif > I hope this may be of some interest to the list .... I was wondering if > there might just be someone out there who may be able to furnish me with > a bit more information ... especially I would like to know how I could > obtain a photo of his tombstone ... any little tidbit would be > appreciated ... mention in a census ... newspaper clipping ... letter .. > In the meantime I would wish you all a great day from New Brunswick, > Canada .... small world when we begin to think how peoples lives > intertwine ... > Kenneth Breau > breauk@umoncton.ca > Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada