Old St. Patrick's Cemetery
 

Block 1 and 2

Read April 14, 2004
By Donna Hoff-Grambau

Many of the stones are very old and difficult to read.  Stones from the 1860's and 70's are mixed in with more contemporary stones. 

Block 1 and 2

Starting at the entrance to the cemetery. 

Hier ruht (Here rests)
Augustin Ott
Geboren (born in German)  6 April 1838
The rest of the stone in broken off and unreadable.

Mahoney  Scanned photograph of headstone
Susan                            James
1841 - 1925                  1832 - 1910

Anna M. Schafer  Scanned photograph of headstone
Wife of Joseph Schafer
Died December 27, 1893
Aged 69 years, 8 months, 11 days
Joseph Schafer Sr.
born Dec. 8. 1823
Died
Aug.12.1891
Aged 67 years 8 Mos.

Catharine Schafer
1853 - 1919

?eper U
Schafer
Oct. 31 1849
Feb. 14, 1893

Father   Mother
 

GAFFNEY

Nicholas Gaffney
1848 - 1909

Scanned photograph of large Vanden Brooks headstone

John A. Vandenbrooks
Michigan TEC4 39 Evacuation Hospital WWII
June 6, 1910 - June 26, 1960

Thomas J. Vandenbrooks
PVT US Army WWII
October 14, 1917 - March 20, 1981

Maude N. Vandenbrooks
1917

Andrew Vandenbrooks
1829 - 1904

George
Aged 6 Months
 

Henry
1878-1881


Mother (next to Andrew's stone) 1849 - 1897

The top part of this headstone is broken off.  It appears to be in the Vandenbrooks plot.
Died December 1872, aged 50 years

Thomas J. Brown
Died October 02, 1945

Eliza J. Connolly
Wife
1862 - 1941

Peter Connolly
Husband
1863 - 1936

Father
James Ryan
1821 - 1884

Mother
Ellen  Ryan
1819 - 1875 (?)

Th????  Ryan
Aged 70 years (?)

Blythe
Mary E.                Frank W.
1895 - 1975        1893 - 1961

Margaret Simington
Daughter
1875 - 1956

These two stones are in the area of the large BLYTHE stone, but are not marked with the name Blythe.

Mother
Mary
1852 - 1932

Father
Henry
1844 - 1925

Mary Conroy Blythe
Mother
1846 - 1881

Trimble
Patrick                                   Ann
Died July 2, 1889                 Died February 19, 1891
Aged 76                                Aged 26

Florence

Van Somer
Barbara, Henry, Louis, Margaret, Louis Jr.
Agnes, Katharine, Isabella

Broken stone
Constantine Osmond
oldest son of L. & A. Daniels

Difficult to read stone next to the one above with the Louis.

Ludwick Daniels
1846 - 1903

HOGAN


John                                           Christina
1859 - 1907                              1863 - 1915

Father
Maurice M. Hogan
1899 - 1960

Mother
Alicica Connolly
1830 - 1879

John O'Brien
Native of Tipparary, Ireland
Born 1791
Died at Bay City Michigan March 23, 1871
Margaret O'Brien
Born in the same place 1796
Died at Bay City Michigan November 24, 1871

There is a large stone with the name GRONDIN
The following four stones look to be associated with the Grondin headstone:

Josephine
1860 - 1889

George
1873 - 1889

Mother
1839 - 1903

Father

1835 - 1906

Mary
Wife of Thomas Brazziel
Died September 24, 1885
Aged 26

Sarah
Wife of Charles Braun
March 4, 1887
June 9, 1913

Father
Neil McNeil
1850 - 1920

Mother
Mary McNeil
1847 - 1939

James Gainsiver
1913

Adelbert Gainsiver
1916

Stone enclosure with gates.  Inscribed on the front stone - T. C. Conmey, 1880
The following five stones are in the enclosures:

James Conmey
December 2, 1869

Ann Marian Conmey McInherney
July 26, 1871

Father
T. Conmey
September 18, 1884

Mother
Margaret
Wife of T. Conmey
September 23, 1890

Thomas Conmey
Died October 27, 1918

James O'Neil                                                  Margaret O'Neil
Died January 5, 1932                                    Died December 25, 1916
Aged 88                                                          Aged 69

Father
James Tovey
1847 - 1913

Matthew Belgers                       Johanna Belgers
1842 - 1917                               1844 - 1926

REGAN

Mother 1818 - 1905

Sister
Kate


Atther
Born Mar. 20,1812

 Died August 26, 1890

Father
Cornelius Regan

Mother
 Marian Regan
1846 - 1915

CROTTY

Father
1833 - 1913

Mother
1833 - 1907

John
1858 -1902

James
1860 - 1902

Bridget
1855 - 1934

Large Hurley Headstone - scanned photograph of headstone

Mary A. Hurley  - Mother
1868 - 1956

John V. Hurley - Father
1864 - 1936

Margaret A. Hurley - Daughter
1908 - 1957

Mary C. Hurley - Daughter
1902 - 1970

Michael Maher
Died
November 13, 18??
Aged 18
Patrick Maher
Died
November 24, 1866
Aged ?
Dennis Maher
Died
November 25, 1883
Aged 80

Mildred Maher
Died November 12 186?

Patrick Maher
1860

?Dominick Maher

MEAGHER
Patrick Meagher
March 17, 1839
August 15, 1881

John Meagher
December 19, 1864
December 18, 1890

Mother
Mary Meagher
1874 - 1954

Ellen
Wife of
John Rock
Born
nov. 22, 1856
Died
Sept. 10, 1901

BISSONETTE

Louisa
1858 - 1925

John B.
1856 - ??

The following two stones have no surname, it is unclear whether they are in the Bissonette section or in the McGuinness section.

O'CONNOR

Mary
1862 - 1948

Charles
1845 - 1922

Mary McGuinness
? of M & N. McGuinness
April 1, 1804
May 25, 1870

Joseph T. Morrison
Michigan
PFC 128 Ambulance Co
World War 1
March 9, 1897
May 13, 1956

DOWNS
Father                Mother
Cornelious        Anna
1865-1956        1870-1915

Edward Maxwell
1865-1916

McCRICKETT  

Edward McCrickett
1878-1879

Alice McCrickett
1887 - 1887

Mary Ann McCrickett
1873 - 1884

Aloysius McCrickett
1881 - 1897

Patrick McCrickett
18334 - 1901

Elizabeth McCrickett
1849 - 1927

Thomas F. McCrickett
1870 - 1916

Elizabeth C. McCrickett
1871 - 1944

McGUINNESS
Michael                                        Nora
1833 - 1902                                1837 - 1911

James
Son of M & N McGuinness
April 1, 1864 - May 25, 1876

Unsure whether Father and Aunt Ellen are McGuinness or Noonan

Father
John E.
1866 - 1925

Aunt Ellen
1839 - 1933

NOONAN (2)

Ella - Daughter
1866 - 1872

Mary
Wife of
Thomas Noonan
1838 - 1911

? (Dridg)
1872 - 1881

Katherine
1874 - 1875

One large stone:
Margaret Carey - 1877 - 1877 
Thomas Carey - 1849 - 1908 (?)
Christina Carey 1851 - 1921

CAREY
Tomas Carey
1810-1894
Mary Carey
HIs Wife
1815-1887

Broken Stone
Alexander ?
1872

Dupuis
Mother - Elizabeth                            Adeline Brock                    Father - Joseph
6 January 1880                                   nee Dupuis                      1877
18 August 1925                                24 February 1912              March 23, 1943
                                                            8 September 2000

Richard Duby
1867-1916

BRENNAN
Ellen                James F.
1869-1958      1860-1948-1889
 

Mother            Father
1831-1866    1825-1889
VanParis


Mary Vernier - Mother
1856 - 1923

Margaret Abeare - Mother
1835 - 1915

Julius Abeare
1833 - 1913

O'Keefe
Kittie
Wife of Daniel
Died January 26, 1893
Aged 30 years 11 months
JAMES E.
Son of
Daniel & Kittie O'Keefe
Died
July 24, 1893
Aged 6 Mos. & 4 Days

FENNELLY

CULLEN 

ABEARE

Abeare
Hattie W.                                        John
1875 - 1938                                   1871 - 1941

Flora A. Bergman
Born - September 11, 183?
Died - October 1, 1913

Mother
Mary O'Meara (2)
1847 - 1915

Father
William J. Meagher
1868 - 1954

Mother
Elizabeth Meagher
1872 - 1920

Grandfather
Thomas Meager
Born 1865
Aged 62
Wife
Aged 70

Bernard Burns 
Died - April 16, 1879
Aged 49 years

Elizabeth Riley
1860 - 1933

Anne J. Smith
1896 - 1981

Thomas Riley
1860 - 1921
 

James Riley
1837 - 1912
 

Thomas Burns                           Anne Burns                                    Patrick Burns - Son
November 26, 1872                 December 12  1883                   November 8, 1872
Aged 72                                    Aged 66                                       Aged 42
 

 

Anne Jane
Wife of James Riley
Died May 5, 1904
71 years 5 months

MEAGHER
Anna M.                                   Ignatius
1882 - 1951                            1881 - 1951


MEAGHER

Aurelia C.
1909 - 1995

Eleanor M.
1905 - 1981

Patricia R.
1912 - 1966

MCINERNEY

Margaret E. McInerney
Died July 16, 1941

Michael McInerney
1847-1908

Wife
Kathleen Cole
Feb. 4, 1896
Oct. 24, 1970

Stanley Cole
Michigan
MM2 USNRF
World War 1
Nov. 2, 1892
Nov. 21, 1952

J. Charles Madill
MI PFC Co C 112 MG BN29 DIV  WWI
September 4 1894 - January 19, 1969

Mother
Abbie D. Madill
1896 - 1975

Mary Moriarty
1865 - 1941

Dan McFayden
1863 - 1913

MAXWELL

Michael Sr.
1860-1930

Mary
1872-1950
Mother

Mother

F. C. Finn

Baby
Finn

DAILEY

Father
William Daily
1836 - 1899

Mother
1841 - 1917

Daughter
Anna S. Finn
1877 - 1900

Margaret M.                                           Frederick C.
1854 - 1948                                           1850 - 1918

John E. Monaghan
February 21, 1852
January 4, 1916

MONAGHAN

Mary J. Monaghan
December 10, 1849
April 4, 1920

Abbie Perrott
1860 - 1927

Frank M.
Died
July 16, 1869
Aged
Mary G.
Died
?    1856

Bergin
Native of Ireland
Patrick
Died August 22, 1892
Aged 69
Honora
1826 - 1908
 

Father

Mother

Stone with Daniel across the top.

Daniel Bergin
1862-1914

Mary T. Bergin
March 21 1858
June 12 1947

Bergen
Florence M.                                           John A.
1885 - 1944                                          1877 - 1955

Robert T. Bergen
1920-1955

SHEEHAN

Timothy 1839 - 1922
Ellen    1855 - 1923
Cornelius    1879 - 1912
Richard    1884 - 1918
Raymond    1889 - 1891
William    1874 - 1941
Thomas     1876 - 1943

DEEN
Inez                                    Harry
1886 - no date                 1888 - 1967

SAVAGE
Henry
Died August 24, 1886
Aged 78 years

Bridget
Died November 10 1887
Aged 73 years

Henry Dolaghan
1829 - 1894

Bronislaw Wilinski
December 12, 1883
September 22, 1914

Marie Sara Mesnard
espose de
J. P. GARIEPY M D
nee a St. Lin, Canada
Le 18 Mars 1839
Died Bay City
11 Sout 1885

Edmund Stachowski
1906 - 1906

Anthony Van Poppelen
1821 - 1891

Anna Van Poppelen
1821 - 1906

Theodore Van Poppelen
1852 - 1896

LEWIS
Duncan McLellan 1848 - 1892
Christena McLellan Lewis 1838 - 1910
Duncan James Lewis 1867 - 1921
Sarah E. Lewis 1863 - 1945
 

MADAJSKI
Anna Bladzik     1894
Stanislaw Madajski    1896

CARROLL
Mary    1928            Michael    1932
Martin    1895        Grace    1918        Frank    1918        James     1922        Mary    1995

QUINLIVAN
James Quinlivan Born 1839 Died 1911
Ann His Wife Born 1834 Died 1915

Mother

Father

Catherine
Quinlivan
Born Aug. 12, 1874
Died Mar. 24, 1877

Maurice
Quinlivan
Born Dec. 1, 1876
Died June 1875

MAXWELL

Alice
Maxwell

? 8, 1901
 

RYAN
Mrs. Nellie Ryan
Wife of J. F. Ryan
Born Dec. 10, 1868
Died April 15, 1905

 

Wladyslaw
MICHALAK
1897 - 1930

Michal
MICHALAK
1859 - 1931

Jan
MICHALAK
1893 - 1919

Charley Seifferly
1879 - 1901