St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

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Notes: The following is an extract from a history of Askeaton Wisconsin, U.S.A. Taken from local community new in 1984.

In 1844 a band of Irish immigrants landed in New York. They had left Ireland because the potato crop, their main food, failed, because the landlords ignored the fact that their tenants were hard pressed for money and because the English were persecuting the Catholics.

These valiant immigrants worked on the railroads and in the shipyards in the East until they had acquired enough money to penetrate into the west to search for farmlands. their ambition was to do the same type of work they had done in their native land.

The brave band traveled westward by means of the Great lakes and rivers until, after a long and tiresome journey, they arrives at Green Bay. They migrated southward and landed in what is now Wrightstown. They discovered that a man named Mr. Wright had received a grant of 500 acres from the government. Contacting Mr. Wright they found that he was willing to sell the land to them. This land was located within the present boundaries of the Town of Holland, which at that time was one vast expanse of virgin timber.
The undaunted pioneers set to work at the arduous task of clearing the land so that they might build log cabins and plant their crops. Still harbouring a deep love for the land of their birth, the Irish settlers called the settlement "Askeaton" after their native town in county limerick, Ireland. Some of the early family names that came from Askeaton, Ireland were Summers & Wall families. The Meehan, Carroll, McQueen, Clune, Brick and Clancy Families came from County Limerick. When their success reached Ireland, they were soon joined by more Irish immigrants.

Among the ranks of these brave, god fearing people, we find the names of the families of James Brick, John Brick, Michael Brick, John Burns, James Carroll, John Carroll, Mathew Cleary, Patrick Colwell, John Conroy, Charles Coughlin, Patrick Fox, John Fox. John Holloway, Barney Hart, Michael Hart, John hart, Peter Hart, John Hayes, Michael Keating, Denis Mack, John Meehan, Patrick Meehan, Patrick McQueen, William Powers, James Setright, John Setright Michael Setright, John Sheehan, John Spain, James Summers, Maurice Summers, John Summers, John Wall, John Rudden And Richard Woulfe.

Two Irish families here, the Maurice Summers and Maurice Meehan's, opened their homes for the celebration of mass during the spring of 1856, and this led to the formation of Saint Patrick's Parish.

The celebrant was Father J. Van Luytelaar of saint Francis parish, Holland town. A capuchin priest, father Bonaventure De Goey, came next to offer mass from Holland town, and towards the end of 1858 the Irish settlers rejoiced at the blessing of their first church. it was a humble 40 by 60 ft. log cabin, located on the site of the present parish cemetery.
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ASKEATON - In hindsight, holding the 150th anniversary of the founding of St. Patrick's Church parish on a single day would have been a mistake.
Fortunately, organizers opted to hold the celebration over two days last weekend.
Activities filled both days easily, with hundreds of people attending the event Saturday evening and hundreds more attended Sunday.
The centerpiece on both days was the celebration of Mass - in the 98-year old red brick church on Saturday and under the big top tent on Sunday morning.
Saturday evening featured a dinner of hot turkey sandwiches, potato salad and pie while the band Force of Habit played.
At 3 a.m. on Sunday, the crew of Booyah chefs, led by Jerry Wall, rose to start the fires under the five large kettles of chicken soup.
In less than two hours after the first bowl of Booyah was ladled, it was gone.
"It has really been a good turnout, a big crowd out here today," Wall said.
The Mass under the tent overflowed from the big top as the Rev. Al Geiser presided. .
"We are blessed in so many ways to have our church, which is more than a building," Geiser said. "The church is in the hearts, minds and souls of these people."
Geiser recalled the families who built the present church structure in 1908.
The Jerry Schneider Band played for an hour after Mass, while people lined up for Booyah, brats, burgers, homemade pies and other desserts.
For Wall, there is no doubt about Geiser giving back to the community.
"He has been a cornerstone of the parish because of where he came from," said Budd Gerrits, chairman of the parish finance committee.
"It's mutual," Geiser said. "I've been happy here. There's health challenges I've faced, but they've supported me ... in sickness and in health."
The parish has its roots in the Irish immigrants who carved their farms out of huge stands of timber. The names of those families are scattered on gravestones in the cemetery and they are on the mailboxes up and down the roads for miles around the church.
Today, many of the families in the parish are Irish only by marriage or desire.
"This is one of the finest churches in the county or the state, not only because of our religious heritage but because of the countries we came from," Gerrits said. "We are quite proud of our church."
Throughout the afternoon, children played a variety of games with prizes for everyone.
Grant Rosenbaum tried duck-pin bowling for the first time.
"You probably just have to grip the ball and have the right movement," he said.
"It's the best time in the world," said Carol Baeten of Wrightstown. "I come every year, and I'm not even Irish."
For young adults like Kevin Rotzenberg, growing up in Askeaton and at St. Pat's was a blessing.
"It's a close community here and you know the people," Kevin said.
The raffles at the front of the parking lot were drawing crowds, with a pair of Honda Metropolitan mopeds up for grabs.
Karen Klister and Jackie Brandenburg were the winners.
There also were cash raffles - six chances for $5.
But the best deal of all was enjoying the fellowship and faith.
It didn't cost a dime or a calorie. All you had to do was show up.

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Location : Latitude: 44.28832, Longitude: -88.09075

Buried

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID
1	Wall, Edward		St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I76414

Baptism

Matches 1 to 12 of 12

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Baptism		Person ID
1	Brick, Joseph Patrick	20 Mar 1898	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I34183
2	Fox, Bridget Alice	2 Jan 1904	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I17308
3	Fox, Catherine Marie	14 Mar 1895	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I4626
4	Fox, Florence	14 May 1907	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I17310
5	Fox, John Clement "Jack"	8 Jan 1899	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I139749
6	Fox, Richard	25 Sep 1901	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I4631
7	Fox, Viola Patricia	23 Jan 1910	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I4634
8	Fox, Walter Thomas	19 Apr 1900	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I4630
9	Fox, William Raymond	22 May 1908	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I4633
10	Hanaway, Mary Ruth	23 Jun 1907	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I35529
11	Hanaway, Richard Ambros	12 Dec 1905	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I35528
12	Powers, Nora Veronica "Vernie"	22 Feb 1891	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I9991

Residence

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Residence		Person ID
1	Brick, Michael S.	1887	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I17250
2	Summers, Maurice Sr.	1887	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I17067
3	Summers, Maurice	1887	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I117590

Stationed at

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Stationed at		Person ID
1	Herbert, Reverend William	Bef 4 Dec 1878	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I317246
2	Kelleher, Reverend M.	Bef 1892	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I340475
3	Maaschelein, Reverend Amandus F.	Abt 1889	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I328846
4	O'Connell, Reverend G.	Bef 1893	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I340476
5	O'Connor, Reverend A.	From 1884 to 1888	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I340474
6	O'Connor, Reverend A.	Aft 1895	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I340474
7	O'Reilly, Reverend F. X.	Aft Dec 1878	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I340473
8	Rickert, Reverend William J.	From 1990 to 1996	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	I96009

Married

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	Family	Married		Family ID
1	Brick / Hart	15 Jul 1930	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	F10833
2	Buchberger / Runnoe			F46759
3	Costello / Summers	8 Jan 1889	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	F57563
4	DeBruin / Martin			F14255
5	DeWane / Powers	24 Nov 1903	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	F6184
6	Farrell / Fox	23 Nov 1939	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	F5875
7	Gilson / Brick			F10836
8	Hanaway / Farrell	30 Dec 1939	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	F51839
9	Hanaway / Flatley	27 Nov 1930	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	F51836
10	Huber / Brooks			F5285
11	Keely / Brick			F10837
12	Klister / Tucker	25 May 1937	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	F4302
13	Kurth / Martin			F14262
14	Liebergen / Martin			F14261
15	Meulemans / Hart			F13534
16	Meyer / Wittmann	24 Nov 1955	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	F46233
17	Nemitz / Keating	25 May 1950	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	F41059
18	Petrie / Hanaway	15 Oct 1938	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	F10477
19	Ponschock / Brooks	24 Aug 1946	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	F5152
20	Rademacher / Brooks			F5153
21	Skell / Brooks	18 Sep 1947	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	F5284
22	Smits / Clancy	20 Jul 1940	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	F43370
23	Summers / Fox	1 Oct 1929	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	F5630
24	VanderPutten / Summers	6 Jul 1932	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	F16329
25	VanDeurzen / Brick			F6483
26	Vandeyacht / Summers	4 Apr 1951	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	F5631
27	VanLanen / VanThull	4 Aug 1973	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	F3378
28	VanZeeland / Hart			F33387
29	Vosters / Brick			F8678
30	Willems / Schnell			F70233

Marriage Record (Family)

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	Family	Marriage Record (Family)		Family ID
1	Costello / Summers	8 Jan 1889	St. Patrick Catholic Church, Askeaton, Brown, Wisconsin	F57563

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