St. Patrick’s Church in Lowell by Emw from Wikimedia Commons
Today we’ve updated both of our Archdiocese of Boston databases! To the searchable database, Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, we’ve added five new volumes from St. Catherine of Siena (Charlestown). This update includes over 7,000 new records and 26,000 new names. The first Mass at St. Catherine’s was celebrated on Christmas 1887. To our free, image-only database, Massachusetts: (Image-Only) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1900, we’ve added the records of St. Patrick (Lowell). This update consists of six new volumes and over 1,900 new images. Irish immigrants came to Lowell for industrial jobs, and worshiped together as early as 1822, although a church was not built until 1831. We’d like to thank the following volunteers for their work on this project: Tom Dreyer, Margo Blank, Ross and Linda Weaver, Angela Napolitano, Jeff Erickson, Bob Rainville, Nancy Johnson, Stacey-Rae McCue, Loretta Brown-Aldrich, Kathleen Oberly, Judy Welna, Patricia Harney, Sue Hurlbut, Lauren Jefferson, Arlys LaFehr, Margaret Parker, and Kathy Terkelsen. The new volumes are listed below.
St. Catherine of Siena (Charlestown) Baptisms, 1888-1893
St. Catherine of Siena (Charlestown) Baptisms, 1893-1898
St. Catherine of Siena (Charlestown) Baptisms, 1898-1900
St. Catherine of Siena (Charlestown) Marriages, 1888-1900
St. Catherine of Siena (Charlestown) Confirmations, 1894-1900
St. Patrick (Lowell) Baptisms, 1836-1861
St. Patrick (Lowell) Baptisms, 1847-1878, Part 1
St. Patrick (Lowell) Baptisms, 1847-1878, Part 2
St. Patrick (Lowell) Baptisms, 1878-1900
St. Patrick (Lowell) Marriages, 1836-1872
St. Patrick (Lowell) Marriages, 1872-1900
Please note: Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1780-1900 is available to Individual-level and above NEHGS members only. Consider membership.