St. Jerome Sesquicentennial / Elisha John Durbin, 1800-1887

St. Jerome Sesquicentennial / Elisha John Durbin, 1800-1887 (HMZAU)

Location: Fancy Farm, KY 42039 Graves County
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N 36° 47.975', W 88° 47.471'

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St. Jerome Sesquicentennial
Site of first St. Jerome, completed 1836 by the Rev. Elisha Durbin; first Catholic Church in the Jackson Purchase. Second church dedicated, 1858; present church in 1893. St. Jerome settlers were mainly descendants of Maryland Catholics from Washington Co., Ky. Missions: St. Charles in Carlisle Co., 1891; St. Denis in Hickman Co., 1913.
Presented by St. Jerome Parish

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Elisha John Durbin, 1800-1887
A missionary for over 50 years, Father Durbin aided in building ten Catholic Churches, including St. Jerome. Born 1800, Madison Co.; ordained 1822; given pastoral care of Catholic population of western and southwestern Ky. (now Owensboro Diocese) in 1824. Headquarters at Sacred Heart in Union County. Buried in St. Louis Cem., Louisville, Ky.
Presented by St. Jerome Parish
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HM NumberHMZAU
Series This marker is part of the Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society series
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Marker Number1785
Year Placed1986
Placed ByKentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways
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Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 11:55am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 340202 N 4074136
Decimal Degrees36.79958333, -88.79118333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 47.975', W 88° 47.471'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 47' 58.50" N, 88° 47' 28.26" W
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Area Code(s)270
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1 Cemetery St, Fancy Farm KY 42039, US
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