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Reid, Thomas A., 1870 - 1915
File — Box: 218, Folder: 4
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Thomas A. Reid (1982-1919) was born in Hackensack (New Jersey) and was a diocesan priest until he entered the Society of Jesus in 1870. He ministered at St. Mary's (Boston, 1882-1888), St. Joseph's College (Philadelphia, 1889-1890, 1903-1914), Boston College (1893-1899), and Brooklyn College (1915-1918) before retiring to St. Andrew-on-Hudson. This folder includes correspondence related to his decision to enter the Society (1870), the celebration of his first vows (1872), and his golden...
Dates:
1870 - 1915
Quill, Patrick, 1877 - 1906
File — Box: 218, Folder: 1
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Patrick Quill (1853-1920) was born in County Kerry, Tralee, Ireland and immigrated to Washington, DC, as young child. After early studies at Gonzaga College he entered the Society of Jesus at Frederick (1870) and completed studies at Woodstock College (1874-1877, 1882-1886). Quill was a professor at the College of the Holy Cross (1877-1882) and, between 1890 and his death in 1920, he was a teacher at St. Peter's (Jersey City), Boston College, Georgetown College, Fordham University, Loyola...
Dates:
1877 - 1906
Quill, Patrick, 1905 - 1910
File — Box: 218, Folder: 2
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Patrick Quill (1853-1920) was born in County Kerry, Tralee, Ireland and immigrated to Washington, DC, as young child. After early studies at Gonzaga College he entered the Society of Jesus at Frederick (1870) and completed studies at Woodstock College (1874-1877, 1882-1886). Quill was a professor at the College of the Holy Cross (1877-1882) and, between 1890 and his death in 1920, he was a teacher at St. Peter's (Jersey City), Boston College, Georgetown College, Fordham University, Loyola...
Dates:
1905 - 1910
Roth, Aloysius, 1838 - 1901
File — Box: 218, Folder: 7
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Br. Aloysius or Louis Roth (1817-1904) was born in Günterstal, Breisgau, Grand Duchy of Baden. In 1834 he started training as a cooper but eventually entered the Society of Jesus at Brig, Canton of Valais, Switzerland in 1842. At first he was a buyer and dispenser at Freiburg College but, because of the Sonderbund War and the expulsion of the Jesuits, he became a refugee and came to the US in 1848. After initially being sent to Ohio, he came to Georgetown College in 1851 where he stayed...
Dates:
1838 - 1901
Rey, Anthony, 1838 - 1847
File — Box: 218, Folder: 5
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Anthony Rey (1807-1847) was born in Lyon, France, and studied at the Jesuit college of Fribourg before he entered the Society of Jesus in 1827. After teaching at Fribourg he was sent to the US in 1840 where he was appointed professor of philosophy at Georgetown College. In 1843 he was transferred to St. Joseph's (Philadelphia). Rey then was assistant to the Jesuit provincial of Maryland, pastor of Holy Trinity Church (Georgetown), and and vice-president of Georgetown College (1845). In 1846...
Dates:
1838 - 1847
Rocoffort, Aloysius, 1861 - 1901
File — Box: 218, Folder: 6
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Aloysius Rocoffort or Roccofort (1819-1904) was born in Marseilles, France, and entered the Province of Lyon at Avignon (1839-1841). He was then stationed at Freiburg (Germany, 1842) and Vals (France, 1843-1846) before being sent to St. Charles College in Louisiana (1847-1855), which was under the purview of the Province of Lyon at the time. Next he was in the Maryland-New York Province at a variety of stations, including St. Thomas, Georgetown College, St. Mary's (Boston), Gonzaga College,...
Dates:
1861 - 1901
Ryan, Dennis, 1843 - 1844
File — Box: 218, Folder: 8
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Dennis Ryan (1828-1846) was born in County Limerick, Ireland, and entered the Society of Jesus at Frederick in 1844. He died shortly after in 1846 at Georgetown College. This folder includes a bound notebook containing "Rhetoricae Elementa" and "Compositions: The Influence of Moral Character," written while at St. John's Literary Institution (now known as St. John's Catholic Prep) in Buckeystown, Maryland (1843-1844).
Dates:
1843 - 1844
Ryan, Richard Ernest, 1895 - 1914
File — Box: 218, Folder: 9
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Richard Ernest Ryan (1854-1919) was born in London and immigrated to the US in 1867. He then entered the Society of Jesus in 1879 at West Park (New York). Stations of note include Randall's Island (1895-1904), Jamaica (1904-1908), and Blackwell's Island (1910-1915). He died at Woodstock College in 1919.This folder includes correspondence written to Ryan between 1895 and 1914, predominantly from his years at Blackwell's Island, as well as doodles and a notarized baptismal...
Dates:
1895 - 1914
Rapp, Andrew, 1849 - 1886
File — Box: 218, Folder: 3
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Andrew Rapp (1848-1899) was born near Offenburg, Germany and volunteered in the cavalry forces during the Franco-Prussian War (1870). After an honorable discharge in 1874, he arrived in North America and entered the Jesuit order at St. Joseph's, Sault-au-Recollet, in the New York-Canada Mission (1875). He took his first vows at Woodstock College and went on to be a teacher at St. John's College (Fordham) and the College of St. Francis Xavier (New York) before being stationed at Goshenhoppen...
Dates:
1849 - 1886
Schneider, Theodore, circa 1750
File — Box: 218, Folder: 12
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Theodore Schneider (1703-1764) was born in Geinsheim, Germany, and after completing his collegiate education at Spires and Heidelberg, he entered the Society of Jesus at Mainz in 1721. He was a teacher of literature, rhetoric, and philosophy at various colleges including Molsheim and Heidelberg before he was sent to Goshenhoppen or Cushenhopen (Pennsylvania) in 1741. There he established a mission that included stations elsewhere in the state as well as in New York and New Jersey (e.g.,...
Dates:
circa 1750
Schneider, Theodore, circa 1750
File — Box: 218, Folder: 10
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Theodore Schneider (1703-1764) was born in Geinsheim, Germany, and after completing his collegiate education at Spires and Heidelberg, he entered the Society of Jesus at Mainz in 1721. He was a teacher of literature, rhetoric, and philosophy at various colleges including Molsheim and Heidelberg before he was sent to Goshenhoppen or Cushenhopen (Pennsylvania) in 1741. There he established a mission that included stations elsewhere in the state as well as in New York and New Jersey (e.g.,...
Dates:
circa 1750
Schneider, Theodore, circa 1750
File — Box: 218, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
Theodore Schneider (1703-1764) was born in Geinsheim, Germany, and after completing his collegiate education at Spires and Heidelberg, he entered the Society of Jesus at Mainz in 1721. He was a teacher of literature, rhetoric, and philosophy at various colleges including Molsheim and Heidelberg before he was sent to Goshenhoppen or Cushenhopen (Pennsylvania) in 1741. There he established a mission that included stations elsewhere in the state as well as in New York and New Jersey (e.g.,...
Dates:
circa 1750
Sewall, Charles, 1799 - 1803
File — Box: 218, Folder: 15
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Charles Sewall (1744-1805/1806) was born in St. Mary's County and educated at the College of St. Omer before entering the Society of Jesus in 1764. After becoming a professed father he returned to Maryland (1774) and served in St. Mary's County until 1779 when he was transferred to Deer Creek. Around 1785 he was named the first pastor of St. Peter's Church (Baltimore) and was assigned to St. Thomas Manor/Cedar Point Neck where he died in 1805 or 1806.This folder includes two...
Dates:
1799 - 1803
Sestini, Benedict, 1855, 1867
File — Box: 218, Folder: 14
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Benedict Sestini (1816-1890) was born in Florence and entered the Society of Jesus in Rome (1836). He served as assistant director of the observatory at the Roman College until the revolutions of 1848 when he left for the US. There he was stationed at Georgetown College, where he remained until 1869 as caretaker of the observatory and teacher of astronomy and mathematics. Sestini was then transferred to Woodstock College (1869-1885), the Church of the Gesú (Philadelphia, 1885), and Frederick...
Dates:
1855, 1867
Shaw, Joseph Coolidge, 1848 - 1897
File — Box: 218, Folder: 16
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Joseph Coolidge Shaw (1821-1851) was born in Boston and was a graduate of Harvard College in 1840. After studying at Heidelberg and Berlin, he converted to Catholicism (1843) and returned to the US where he attended Harvard Law School. After further priesthood studies in Rome, he was ordained a diocesan priest upon returning to the US in 1847. Shaw then continued studies at St. John's (Fordham) before entering the Society of Jesus at Frederick in 1850. He soon died of consumption...
Dates:
1848 - 1897
Shealy, Terrance, 1908 - 1922
File — Box: 218, Folder: 17
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Terrance Shealy (1863-1922) was born in Cork County, Ireland. After he arrived in the US, he entered the Society of Jesus at Frederick in 1886, completing his spiritual studies and teaching there and at Woodstock College, St. John's (Fordham), the College of the Holy Cross, Georgetown College, and Florrisant (Missouri). Fr. Shealy was at St. Francis Xavier (New York, 1902-1922) from which he was the coordinator of retreats for laymen (1909) and founded Mt. Manresa retreat house (Fort...
Dates:
1908 - 1922
Schneider, Theodore, circa 1750
File — Box: 218, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
Theodore Schneider (1703-1764) was born in Geinsheim, Germany, and after completing his collegiate education at Spires and Heidelberg, he entered the Society of Jesus at Mainz in 1721. He was a teacher of literature, rhetoric, and philosophy at various colleges including Molsheim and Heidelberg before he was sent to Goshenhoppen or Cushenhopen (Pennsylvania) in 1741. There he established a mission that included stations elsewhere in the state as well as in New York and New Jersey (e.g.,...
Dates:
circa 1750