1893 obit of Brooklyn's St. Malachy's rector Brennan

[smcarberry]

The vital details in this obituary from the New York City newspaper The Irish World and American Industrial Liberator's
edition of 4 Nov 1893, page 5, are:

Rev. Mortimer C. Brennan
born 1827 County Clare
died 28 Oct in St. Mary's Hospital, age 66 years
ordained 1854 after graduating from Maynooth College
rector of St. Malachy's Church, Brooklyn NY
formerly at St. Agnes' in Greenpoint and St. Mary's, which he established in Roslyn, Long Island
arrived in U.S. 1878
interment in family plot in Waterbury CT

The article itself is too large to post here, so I will retain it, ready to send a copy to any interested family member.

posted by Sharon Carberry (USA)

[smcarberry]

Now posting the obituary. I found some years for Fr. Brennan's prior churches:

1886 Hoffman's Catholic Directory - Mortimer Brennan at St. Mary's, Roslyn [Long Island NY]

1891 Sadlier's Catholic Direcotry - Mortimer Brennan at Greenport, Suffolk County [Long Island] NY


by Sharon Carberry, not related

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