Saint Michael’s Churchyard of Springfield
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Sacred Heart Churchyard of Springfield
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Churchyard
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Churchyard
In the summer of 1887 Father Howard purchased land for the parish. By August 26 of 1888 the basement was finished and pastor Michael Howard served the first masses there. He died that year and was buried alongside his church (Findagrave page at the prior link). In the image above, the burial site of Michael Howard is on the steps of the church between the main portal of the church and the right door. He has a gravestone.
The body of Michael Howard had been disinterred and reinterred in the Calvary Cemetery in 1974 when the church was razed. A new gravestone was used.
Wildwood Cemetery Arboretum
Wildwood Cemetery Arboretum
Wildwood Cemetery Arboretum Walking Tour – has map and tree species list
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Precious Blood Churchyard
Precious Blood Churchyard
This stone was once in the Precious Blood Churchyard that was located in front of the church. Dufresne was the first priest of the Precious Blood Church and was pastor from 1869 to 1887. This stone was moved when the Precious Blood Church was removed. (Findagrave)
Saint Jerome Churchyard
Saint Jerome Churchyard
Jeremiah O’Callaghan was the first priest and when he died the next year he was buried alongside the east wall of the young church. He was the first priest buried alongside his church in Holyoke. Father Michael Howard was buried alongside Rosary Church and Father Andre Dufresne was buried alongside the Precious Blood Church. Father Sullivan served for 5 years and started Saint Jerome Cemetery. Then came the Builder – Father Patrick Joseph Harkins. He started many institutions and had built many structures.
Congregational Cemetery of Ireland Parish
For more on the gravestones and burials that were moved from the Congregational Cemetery of Ireland Parish see stops 1, 4, and 8 at the Forestdale Cemetery LINK. The cemetery was moved in 1888 mostly into Forestdale.
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Saint William’s Church
Saint William’s Church
The church burned to the ground in the period from 1928 to 1936.
| pastor | starts | ends | |
| William Gagnier | 1873 | 1883 | |
| E Pelletier | 1883 | 1885 | |
| J V Campeaux | 1885 | 1888 | |
| J H Biron | 1888 | 1890 | |
| Fred Bonneville | 1890 | 1892 | |
| J H Wren | 1893 | 1894 | |
| Joseph M A Genest | 1894 | 1904 | |
| Joseph A Dolpi | 1904 | 1908 | |
| J Marcoux | 1908 | 1909 | |
| Timothy J Fitzgerald | 1909 | 1925 | |
| Alfred Potvin | 1925 |
