Canal Days

Our Lady of the Annunciation Churchyard of Northampton

Our Lady of the Annunciation Church

Patrick Callery FINDAGRAVE is buried in the churchyard.

Saint Augustine Mortuary Chapel holds the first three bishops of the Cathedral and the 8th.

bishops	starts	ends	burials
Patrick O’Reilly	1870	1892	burial
Thomas Beaven	1892	1920	burial
Thomas O’Leary	1920	1949	burial
Timothy McDonnell	2004	2014	burial

Saint Michael’s Churchyard of Springfield

CHURCH

Sacred Heart Churchyard of Springfield

Church

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 Walking Tour – has map and tree species list

Wildwood Cemetery

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Winter

Precious Blood Churchyard

Precious Blood Cemetery

Precious Blood Church

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

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.

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.

Saint William’s Church was on Church Street. The school was behind it. The church and school burned in 1924. The church was left at one floor and fixed up to serve as a church hall. In 1970 it sold to a social group. In 2003 it was taken down.

Saint Teresa’s Church was made as its replacement. The school was not replaced.

The Saint William’s rectory was at 5 Church Street. The Convent for the Sisters of the Holy Ghost was at 19 Church Street. The convent was made just for that reason.

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