Dexter Townhall Cemetery

Old St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery

 

 

"The year 1840 marks the beginning of St. Joseph Parish, even if only on mission status.  For the Dexter (Catholic) faithful, their first church building was a small frame building at the corner of Dexter Townhall and Quigley Roads.  It was here, also that the first cemetery was provided for the little parish, records showing that the former was on the northeast corner, the cemetery on the northwest corner.  The land had been donated by Mr. and Mrs. James Walsh.  The first recorded headstone in the cemetery is from 1839; the last is from 1910.

Today the cemetery stands in a grove of trees, refurbished recently to salvage as many monuments and gravestones as possible.  Since there are no extant records of plots, a plaque commemorates all those who were buried in the first years of St. Joseph Parish."  It was in 1854 that the Church was destroyed by fire, and rebuilt in town, part way up the hill from the river at the corner of Fourth and "D" Streets.

            By 1870, a new (Catholic) cemetery was established on Baker Road, just south of the Village of Dexter, to accommodate the growing needs of the parish.  The new cemetery was consecrated on October 1, 1870, the land having been donated by John Costello, after he had purchased it from Mr. F. Wygant.  The five acres were enclosed by a white picket fence, with hitching posts in front and a crucifix in the center."  

 

 

The history of Old Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery has been copied from the 150^th Anniversary

Celebration Book, published and sponsored by St. Joseph Catholic Church, Dexter, Michigan. 

 

 

These headstone transcriptions have been copied from the original WPA work of Mrs. Charles Chamberlain and Mrs. W.F. Jerome

 

 

 

A special 'thank you' to Judy who donated the transcribed records for this cemetery in Nov 2002. If you have any questions about the content of this data, Judy can reached at the following email address: Rosie_Mom_2000@yahoo.com and a special 'thank you' to Barbara Burns for the picture.

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Conklin, Elizabeth Eagan            died February 28, 1861 age 32 yrs  wife of Thomas Conklin of  Lemanaghan

                                                Parish, Kings County, Ireland

Conner, Allice                died February 5, 1870   wife of J. Conner

Conner, Margaret              died May 9, 1869 age 50 yrs   wife of Patrick Conner

Conners. Michael B.              died November 11, 1875 age 4yrs 1mo 6da;  son of William and Ellen

Cook, Thomas              died March 9, 1861  age 29yrs;  a Native of County Westmeath,  Ireland

Cordley, George              died                   son of M. and J.

Cosgrove, Margaret              died November 25, 1866  age 64yrs  wife of Michael;  a native of Kings County, Ireland

Daly, Elizabeth              died September 3, 1860  age 55yrs  wife of Guinan

Daly, George E.              died 1868  age 3mo  son of Thomas and Ellen

Daly, Thomas                died March 1, 1863

Dolan, Catherine              died April 26, 1851  age 44yrs  a native of Kings County Ireland

Dolan, Thomas Henry    died  August 22, 1850  age 1yr 5mo 18da  son of John  and Catherine Dolan

Doody, Ann                   died  May 3, 1882  age 64 yrs  wife of John Doody

Doody, John                  died April 13, 1898  husband of Ann

Doody, Mary Ann            died May 16, 1872  age 32 yrs  wife of Nicholas Doody

Doody, Nicholas              died February 10, 1872  age 28yrs 8mo  husband of Mary Ann

Doody, Thomas             died June 1, 1875  age 30yrs

Duffey, Margaret            died July 8, 1862  age 58yrs  wife of John Duffey   born in Ireland

Dunlavey, Felix              died August 17, 1865  age 88yrs 4mo 17 da   husband of Ann

Dunlavey, James            died 1864  age 2yrs  son of Felix and Ann Dunlavey

Dunlavey, John H.            died 1865  son of Felix and Ann Dunlavey

Dunn, Ann                     died November 2, 1868   age 48yrs   wife of Christopher Dunn

Dwyer, Edward              died April 23, 1856  age 18yrs  son of Morris and Ann Dwyer

Eagan, Bridget               died August 24, 1902  age 65yrs   wife of Patrick Eagan

Eagan, Patrick               died March 7, 1866  age 32yrs

Farley, Bernard              died July 18, 1871  age 75yrs 10mo   R.I.P.

Farley, Bernard              died March 13, 1870  age 27yrs  3mo  16da  son of B. and R.

Fay, Thomas                 died June 18, 1864  age 29yrs

Fleming, Emmit             age 1yr  son of Philip and Ann

Fleming, John                died August 15, 1841  age 56yrs   husband of Julia;  from County of Cork,

Parish of Churchtown, Ireland

Fleming, Julia                died December 31, 1855  age 70yrs  wife of John;  Ireland, County of Cork, Parish of Donerail

Fleming, Philip               died March 18, 1862  age 42yrs   A Native of Ireland

Gallagher, Ann               died August 14, 1861

Gallagher, Bridget            died May 1, 1863   age 8yrs 9mo  daughter of J. and B.

Gallagher, James            died April 29, 1885  age 86yrs

Gallagher, Owen            1827 - 1895

Gorman, Edward            died November 2, 1859  age 84yrs   husband of Ruth

Gorman, Ruth                died June 4, 1851  age 62yrs   wife of Edward Gorman

Grant, William               died November 11, 1869  age 58yrs  6mo

Guinon, Mathew died February 5, 1867 85yrs   a native of Kings County Ireland

Hankerd, Michael            died August 10, 1861  age 52yrs  a native of County Cork, Parish of Cline, Ireland

Haran, Margaret died January 9, 1855  age 56yrs  wife of Michael Haran

Haran, Michael              died March 22, 1842  age 49yrs   husband of Margaret

Hoogens, Margaret            1811 - 1848  wife of Joseph MARTIN

Hughes, James              died October 18, 1863  age 61yrs  a native of Killallon, County West Meath, Ireland

Hughes, Susan              died January 1, 1877  wife of James

Hughes, Susie               died February 24, 1881  2yrs  2mo  11da  daughter of John and M.A.

Kelly, Hugh                   died December 1862  age 82yrs  husband of Jane  a native of Parish Killallon,

County West Meath, Ireland

Kelly, Jane                    died September 1846  age 67yrs  wife of Hugh Kelly  a native of Parish Killallon

                                                            County West Meath, Ireland

Leavy, Julia                   died November 18, 1860  age 53yrs   wife of Michael Leavy

Leavy, Michael               died November 5, 1850  age 52yrs   husband of Julia

Leavy, Patrick                died February 26, 1866  age 29yrs  son of Michael and Julia Leavy

Ledwidge, Patrick            died August 26, 1861  age 35yrs 6mo

Lyman, Mary                 died April 29, 1888  age 69yrs  wife of Thomas Lyman

Lyman, Thomas             died February 4, 1856  age 50yrs  husband of Mary

Lyman, William              died June 19, 1864  age 16yr  son of Thomas and Mary Lyman

Maginnis, Margaret            died March 6, 1863  age 82yrs  a native of Parish Killallon, County West Meath, Ireland

Maloney, Ann                died July 21, 1839  age 25yrs  wife of Lawrence

Maloney, Lawrence            died September 19, 1856  age 47yrs  husband of Ann  born in Ireland

Martin, Joseph               1810 - 1883  husband of Margaret HOOGENS

Martin, Joseph               1840 - 1871

Martin, Joseph               died October 9, 1871

Martin, Thomas              1837 - 1869

Martin, Thomas              died December 4, 1850  age 46yrs

McAleer, James             died November 2, 1842  age 51yrs   husband of Sarah

McAleer, Sarah              died 1863         wife of James

McCabe, Edward            died December 4, 1849  age 45yrs  5mo  12 da   husband of Margaret

McCabe, Margaret            died January 17, 1863  age 47yrs   wife of Mathew

McCabe, Margaret            died October 22, 1865  in Jackson;  age 56yrs  7mo  wife of Edward

McCabe, Mathew            died March 8, 1866  age 52yrs  husband of Margaret

McCabe, Michael            died January 26, 1848  Native of the Parish of Killallon, County of West Meath, Ireland

McCabe, Thomas            died April 10, 1869  18yrs  10mo  son of Edward and Margaret McCabe

McCabe, William            died September 10, 1850  age 12yrs  6mo  son of Mathew and Margaret McCabe

McCarte, Nicholas            died November 21, 1848  age 45yrs  husband of Elizabeth McCarte

McCarthy, Elizabeth            died August 19, 1873  age 63yrs   wife of Laurence McCarthy

McCarthy, Laurence            died March 5, 1877  age 70yrs  3mo  14da   husband of Elizabeth

McConnell, Frank            died March 4, 1854  age 16yrs  son of F. and A. McConnell

McCluskey, Bernard            died June 30, 1870  11mo 6da  son of James and Catherine McCluskey

McCluskey, Catherine            died March 7, 1872  age 34yrs  16da   wife of James

McCluskey, Francis            died August 3, 1868  age 2yrs 6mo 12da  son of James and Catherine

McCluskey, James            died March 18, 1871  age 52yrs   husband of Catherine

McCluskey, Mary Ann            April 11, 1857 - March 25, 1873  daughter of James and Catherine

McCrosson, Mary            died July 21, 1877  age 36yrs 3da   wife of J. McCrosson

McDonaugh, Elizabeth            1806 - 1896   (on GALLAGHER lot)

McKernan, John died April 21, 1857  age 73yrs 2mo

Mulgrove, James            died January 29, 1867  age 83yrs

Murphy, Joseph             died December 11, 1847  age 48yrs  a native of the Parish of Cline,  County Cork, Ireland

Murphy, Joseph             died September 4, 1865  age 35yrs  4mo

Murphy, Margaret            died September 18, 1854  age 57yrs   wife of Joseph  a native of the Parish of Cline,

County Cork, Ireland

Mulvany, Margaret            died May 7, 1874  age 64yrs   a native of Ireland

Mulvany, Mary               died February 28, 1857  age 18yrs   daughter of Michael and Margaret

Mulvany, Michael            died February 16, 1856  age 58yrs  husband of Margaret   a native of Ireland

O'Brien, Margaret Ann                                  daughter of Michael and Margaret

O'Brien, Michael            died May 12, 1863  age 33yrs   husband of M. O'Brien

O'Brien, Michael E.                                age 14yrs  son of M. and M. O'Brien

O'Connor, Dennis            died March 15, 1854  age 19yrs 4mo 19da   son of Patrick and Catherine O'Connor

O'Connor, Martin            died January 1852  age 4yrs

O'Connor, Patrick            died December 29, 1854  age 55yrs   a native of County Kerry, Ireland

O'Connor, Thomas            died April 1853  age 10yrs

Quinn, Margaret            husband of Joseph

Reilly, Margaret             died September 18, 1860   wife of Laurence Reilly

Ryan, Edward                died March 8, 1850  age 33yrs    husband of Julia   a native of Kings County, Ireland

Ryan, John                    died November 12, 1854  age 47yrs   a native of Ireland

Ryan, Julia                    died March 30, 1882  age 61yrs   wife of Edward Ryan

Ryan, Michael               died July 5, 1855  age 80yrs

Seery, Mary                  died October 9, 1847  age 21yrs   daughter of William and Anna Seery

Seery, William               died February 18, 1856  age 56yrs   husband of Anna

Shields, Margaret            died 1859  age 18yrs

Sullivan, John                died March 4, 1856  son of Patrick and Joanna

Wallace, Patrick                        died July 1, 1853  age 33yrs   a native of the Parish of Kilmacow, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Welsh, Honora M.            died May 2, 1870  age 51yrs 5mo   wife of John Welsh   a native of the Parish of Kilmacow,

County Kilkenny, Ireland

Welsh, John                  died August 16, 1883  age 71yrs 2mo   wife of Honora

Welsh, John                  died August 23, 1855  age 2yrs 5mo 6da   son of John and Honora

Welsh, Margaret            1838 - 1910   daughter of John and Honora

Welsh, Michael              died March 22, 1974  age 26yr   son of John and Honora

Wheeler, Catherine            died February 29, 1864  age 55yrs    a native of  County West Meath, Ireland

White, John                   died November 7, 1869  age 50 yrs

White, Thomas              died December 21, 1869  age 24yrs 5mo 2da