St. Joseph Catholic Church (Fort Jennings, Ohio) records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0212

Collection Overview

Abstract

Church record books with baptisms, first communions, confirmations, marriages, and deaths.

Dates

  • Creation: 1848 - 2001

Extent

2 Reels

Creator

Biographical / Historical

St. Joseph Catholic Church began as a Station of Glandorf in 1834. In 1840, the Catholics and Protestants in Fort Jennings built a church together. In 1848, the parish received their first resident pastor, Father George Boehne. In 1854, the parish built its second church so they could have a separate place of worship. Between 1860 and 1861, the parish was a Mission of Delphos. It was not long before St. Joseph received another resident priest. In 1883, the parish built its third and present church. Since that time the church has grown steadily and many renovations have been made to the church.

Mossing, Lawrence A. S.T.D. History of the Diocese of Toledo. Northern Ohio - West Section Missionary and Parish History. Diocese of Toledo. Toledo, Ohio. 1984. Pages 150 - 153.

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

English

Arrangement

Due to inconsistencies in pagination and transcription of data, researchers are encouraged to refer to all volumes within each series.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records of St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1848 - 2001, were transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, in October 2001, with the cooperation of Father Anthony A. Borgia of St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Processing Information

This finding aid and this collection was prepared by Jennifer Golis in November 2001.

Title
Guide to the St. Joseph Catholic Church (Fort Jennings, Ohio) records
Author
Jennifer Golis, Lisa Noward, Nick Pavlik
Date
November 2001, 2020, January 2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin