Rev Patrick Smith

SMITH

Posted By: County Coordinator (email)
Date: 11/11/2006 at 15:45:16

Rev Patrick Smith, pastor of St Patrick’s Church, Boonesboro, was born in Dublin, Ireland, April 5, 1851, and was there raised, he was educated for the ministry at Carlow College, having attended school there for eleven years, in September 1874, he came to the United States and settled in this State, at Waverly, where he remained for one year, he then took charge of the church at Cedar Falls, continuing there for three years, in 1878 he came to Boonesboro, and has since had charge of the Catholic Church, it being on of the strongest churches in this portion of the State.

1880 Boone Co History Book