A priest of St. Mary's Church was born in Germany.

The evidence

• “P. of St. Mary's Church; born Dec. 27, 1833, in Germany; came to America in 1847, and lived in Belleville, 111., ten years; graduated at St. Vincent College, Cape G-irardeau, Mo., in 1862; was ordained at Milwaukee in 1864; was priest of St.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 721 / book p. 725

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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