St. Nicholas Catholic Church (Frenchtown, Seneca County, Ohio) records
Collection Overview
Abstract
Baptismal registers, marriage, death, first communion, and confirmation records, and record book.
Dates
- Creation: 1856-2002
Extent
3 Reels (3 microfilm reels)
Creator
- St. Nicholas Catholic Church (Frenchtown, Ohio) (Organization)
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages and deaths. Due to inconsistencies in pagination and transcription of data, researchers are encouraged to refer to all volumes within each series. (See order of microfilming for a detailed list of these records.) Researchers should note that in the past, Frenchtown's postal address has been variously at Berwick, Adrian, and New Riegel.
Biographical / Historical
In 1856 French speaking members of a German parish in New Reigel received permission to break off and form a separate congregation. Mass was held in private homes at first. Around 1856 a log chapel was erected for temporary use. In the fall of 1856, the first resident pastor, Father Louis Molon, was appointed. In late 1856, a second church was built across from the old log chapel and was in use by the spring of 1857. The first school was built by Father Joseph Gloden in 1872. In 1890 a third church was completed due to a need for a larger church. After completion the parish suffered a loss of members, which brought membership down to less than sixty families. By 1915 only two French families remained in the church.
Mossing, Lawrence A. S.T.D. History of the Diocese of Toledo. General History P rior to and after its Establishment in 1910. Diocese of Toledo. Toledo, Ohio. 1985. Pages 129-131.
Conditions Governing Access
There is a seventy (70) year access restriction on baptism and marriage records. No restrictions apply to the remainder of this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
Some of the earlier records in the collection are recorded in Latin.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The first part of the St. Nicholas Catholic Church Collection was transferred for microfilming in June 1997. The second group of records of St. Nicholas Catholic Church, 1979-2002, were transferred for microfilming with the cooperation of Reverend Conrad Sutter of St. Nicholas Catholic Church. The records on this added roll are an update to the original filming.
Processing Information
This collection was prepared by Rachel Diegel in April 2002.
Subject
- St. Nicholas Catholic Church (Frenchtown, Ohio) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the St. Nicholas Catholic Church (Frenchtown, Seneca County, Ohio) records
- Author
- Rachel Diegel, Michelle Sweetser
- Date
- April 2002, December 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Reel: 1 (Microform)
- Reel: 2 (Microform)
- Reel: 3 (Microform)