Rev. P. F. Pettit was a Catholic Priest in Madison in 1878. What church was he associated with? I believe Fr. Pettit died in 1899 and is buried in Fond du Lac. Thanks for any help. Virginia Nichols

Virginia Nichols wrote: > Rev. P. F. Pettit was a Catholic Priest in Madison in 1878. What > church was he associated with? I believe Fr. Pettit died in 1899 and > is buried in Fond du Lac. Thanks for any help. Have you checked the local newspapers of the time for marriages and obits that might have mentioned him and his church affiliation? Kathy

>From the "History of Dane County, Wisconsin-1880" there is a biographical sketch on the City of Madison for Rev. Patrick F. Pettit, Pastor of St. Raphael's Church; born in 1832, in the Province of Leinster, County Westmeath, Ireland; came to the United States in 1847; in 1851, he entered the college "St. Mary's of the Lake," at Chicago, Ill., where he remained until nearly the end of 1856, and then immediately entered upon a theological course at St. Francis Seminary, Milwaukee; he was ordained a priest on the 16th of December, 1859, in St. John's Cathedral, Milwaukee, by Archbishop Henni. He has had charge of the following missions: Cascade and three surrounding out-missions, from 1860 to the fall of 1862; then at St. Joseph's, Waukesha, until the spring of 1865; then in Portage, Columbia Co.; until the fall of 1867; then in Kenosha, until January, 1870; then to Watertown, until the winter of 1872; afterward, in Bay View, until August, 1875, when he was appointed to the pastorate of St. Raphael's Church, at Madison, Wis.; this is a large church, numbering 456 families. At beginning of Father Pettit's pastorate, the society was $1,500 in debt, as a result of building and making other improvements; this debt, by the prosperity and liberality of the congregation, is nearly extinguished; the stone church and parsonage are on Main street; 367 pupils attend the parochial school. Here are some websites that offer information about St. Raphael's: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Raphael's_Cathedral,_Madison,_Wisconsin http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/history/st._raphael.html --Joe Chase -----Original Message----- From: widane-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:widane-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Virginia Nichols Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 6:26 PM To: widane@rootsweb.com Subject: [WIDANE] Rev. P F. Pettit, Madison Rev. P. F. Pettit was a Catholic Priest in Madison in 1878. What church was he associated with? I believe Fr. Pettit died in 1899 and is buried in Fond du Lac. Thanks for any help. Virginia Nichols ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIDANE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message