Posted on: GreenLake Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/GreenLake/313 Surname: Murphy, Gorey ------------------------- My gg-grandparents John Charles MURPHY and Margaret GOREY of Montello were married in 1856 or 1857 in the Catholic church that was then in the village of St. Marie in Green Lake County. Does anyone know whether this church's records still exist somewhere, perhaps intermingled with those of another Catholic church in the area? The village of St. Marie was on the east bank of the Fox, about two miles northeast of the present location of Princeton. That church, usually called St. Mary, then had a resident priest, who also served other nearby congregations. In the succeeding years, the village of St. Marie suffered serious floods, and rather than rebuild, most residents moved, in some cases taking buildings with them, to Princeton. The Catholic church in St. Marie continued operating for a time as a mission church, without a resident priest. Services there were discontinued in 1875, but it was operated as a shrine from 1892 to 1903. The small red brick church was torn down in 1916. I am hoping someone can tell me where its records are, so I can see my gg-grandparents' marriage record.