St. Peter's (German)
Roman Catholic Church
1854 - after 1957
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Newspaper Articles:
June 14, 1885 - The Rev. Gottfried Prieth Passes
St. Peter's (German) Roman Catholic Church was founded in 1854 as a mission.
On February 2, 1855 the parish was founded. The church building was dedicated
on October 27, 1862. The parish school was erected in 1887 although it
was around since 1855. St. Peter's Orphan Asylum on Lyons Avenue was founded
in 1897.
| Reverend |
From |
To |
| Gottfried Prieth |
May 11, 1855 |
June 8, 1885 (Death) |
| Sebastian Mesmer |
1885 |
1888 |
| Alois Stecker |
August 15, 1886 |
1916 |
| Matthias Timmes |
1911 |
after 1957 |
| Assistants |
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| I. Mendl |
1873 |
1873 |
| J. J. Hasel |
1889 |
1889 |
| J. Lambert |
1892 |
1894 |
| V. Chlebowski |
1895 |
1896 |
| F. Gruber |
1897 |
1899 |
| Michael A. Mechler |
1911 |
1920/21 |
| Ambrose Huebner |
1917 |
1918/19 |
| Thomas Bonner |
1919/20 |
1920/21 |
| Peter Fischer |
1919/20 |
1920/21 |
| Address |
From |
To |
| 36 - 44 Belmont Ave. |
October 27, 1862 |
after 1957 |
LDS FHC Microfilm #'s
| Information |
Starting Year |
Ending Year |
LDS Microfilm # |
| Baptisms |
1855 |
1858 |
1378065 |
| Baptisms |
1867 |
1883 |
1378065 |
| Baptisms |
1883 |
1898 |
1378066 |
| Baptisms |
1898 |
1914 |
1378067 |
| Marriages |
1855 |
1859 |
1378067 |
| Marriages |
1867 |
1923 |
1378068 |
| Confirmation |
1886 |
1970 |
1378068 |
| Communion |
1866 |
1926 |
1378068 |
Archive Information (Last
Known location)
Forms used for recording information (& most information) are in
Latin. Baptisms 1889-1894 are in English. Communions are in English too.
There are individual indexes for most volumes of baptisms and marriages.
The marriage indexes are for the groom only.
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