Niagara Falls,
NY - Names from Microfilm Records
Compiled by Brian J. Smith
- August-December, 2001
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On this page, microfilm numbers and film numbers
refer to FHL catalog numbers. For more information, see
Family History Library (FHL).
This page lists names found in the Niagara Falls microfilm
records. My search of these microfilm reels is neither complete nor thorough.
I searched only for the names that appear in my family history, and in particular
the name Mesker. I performed this research in the last five months of 2001.
Film 1324471 - Church records, 1859-1921 - Catholic Church, Sacred Heart
Item 1 - Baptisms, 08-Oct-1865 to 21-Jun-1896
In the baptism records:
- 05-Nov-1865 (p.1) - Annam Matildam Daul
- 25-Dec-1866 (p.9) - Claram Emiliam Regenhardt
- 14-Jun-1868 (p.20) Agnes Reiger?
- This record might not be a baptism.
- "Supplavi ceremonias super idam Aganam natam die 19 Maii 1868 ex
Francisco Regar (Reiger?) et Carolina Regenhard."
- 07-Mar-1869 (p.24) - Fredericum Regenhardt
- 24-May-1869 (p.26) - Joseph Augustus Eugene Daul
- 01-May-1870 (p.32) - Mariam Josephinam Regenhardt
- 20-Aug-1872 (p.42) - Laurentius
Georgius Daul
- 06-Jul-1873 (p.48) - Catharinam Regenhardt
- 09-Sep-1877 (p.60) - Emiliam
Regenhardt
- 06-Apr-1878 (p.64) - Aloysium Masker
- Born 14-Jul-1877
- Son of Edwardi Masker and Mondina(?) Colbert
- 19-Apr-1878 (p.64) - Georgium Rutledge Pierson
- Born "die Martii" (no date given; only the month of March)
- Son of Georgii Rutledge Pierson and Rosae Hannam
- 04-Apr-1880 (p.72) - Georgium Franciscum Regenhardt
- 31-May-1881 (p.75) - Emmilia Elizabetha
Mester
- 24-May-1885 (p.94) - Ludovicum
Mesger
- 09-Jan-1887 (p.102) - Henricum
Gulielimum Conroy
- 09-Apr-1888 (p.110) - Annam Gertrudam Regenhardt
- 07-Oct-1888 (p.113) - Bertham
Teresam Conroy
- 09-May-1889 (p.116) - William
Kennedy
- 04-Jan-1891 (p.129) - Henrietam Conroy
- Born 16-Dec-1890
- Daughter of Martini Conroy
and Anna Mesker
- Sponsors: Joannes Conroy and Olive
Mesker
- This baptism record has the following notation written on it, which
I believe is misplaced, and probably refers to Henry
William Conroy (1886-1969):
- "Married to Mildred Ellis(?) Sept 18, 1948 in Tonawanda NY
at St. Francis of Assisi Church"
- 16-Jul-1893 (p.144) - Olivam
Mesker
- 30-Jul-1893 (p.145) - Joannem Francescum
Conroy
- 02-Dec-1893 (p.147) - Lenam Matildam Kenedy
- 21-Apr-1895 (p.154) - Rosaliam Agnateam Lasheir?
- Born 11th of this month
- Parents: Antonio Lasheir? and Amelia Regenhardt
Item 2 - Baptisms, 25-Jun-1896 to 24-Oct-1909
In the baptism records:
- 26-Mar-1897 (p.15) - Amelia Bianca
Conroy
- 05-Sep-1897 (p.22) - Anna Irene
Oswald
- 17-Dec-1899 (p.62) - Loretta Magdalenam
Daul
- 10-Feb-1901 (p.84) - Laurentium Eugenium Mesker
- 01-Sep-1901 (p.98) - Veronicam
Elizabeth Conroy
- 08-Jun-1902 (p.117) - Catharinam Gertrudam Daul
- Born on the 28th of the previous month
- Parents: Georgio L. Daul
and Emma Regenhardt
- Godparents: Eugenius Daul and Carolina Hein
- Married to Frederick Bridge 17-Jun-1936 at Sacred Heart Rectory
- 31-Jan-1904 (p.154) - Franciscum
Raymondum Mesker
- 13-May-1904 (p.158) - Alfred Sylvester
Bobst
- 05-Mar-1905 (p.168) - Franciscum Josephum Daul
- 28-Jan-1906 (p.185) - Franciscum Edwardum Pendergast
- Born on the 14th
- Parents: Gulielmus (William) J. Pendergast and Charlotte Mesler (acatholica)
- 08-Apr-1906 (p.189) - Biancam
Elizabetham Mesker
- 02-Mar-1908 (p.227) - Gulielmum (William) Joannem Pendergast
- Born on the 24th of the previous month
- Parents: Gulielmo (William) Joanni Francisco Pendergast and Charlotta
E. Mesler (acatholica)
- 24-Jan-1908 (p.239) - Agnes Daul
Item 3 - Confirmations, 1897 to 1916
When I was a boy, the custom for confirmations was that the person would take
a new name, different from their birth name. I do not know the custom was followed
100 years ago. However, I do note that many of the people below show middle
names that are different from their known middle names. So perhaps the "middle
names" shown below are actually their special confirmation names.
Item 4 - Marriages, 06-Nov-1859 to Jun-1896
There are a few baptisms in the beginning pages of this item.
Item 5 - Marriages, 17-Aug-1896 to 30-Apr-1918
In the marriage records:
Item 6 - Deaths, 04-Aug-1897 to 13-Feb-1922
The date shown is "die obitus," the date of death.
Film 1324472 - Church records, 1851-1917 - Catholic Church, St. Mary of the
Cataract
Item 1 - Baptism Index, 1851-1871
- Meazker, Carlum - 77
- Metzger, Francis - 101
- Metzger, Anna E. - 134
Item 2 - Baptism Index, 1872-1909
- Metzger, Francis - 31
- Mesker, Elizabeth - 33
- Metzger, Mary - 39
- Metzer, Lawrence - 64
- Metzger, John - 75
- Mesker, Lewis - 138
- Mesker, Gladys M. - 156
- Mesker, Frederick J. - 171
- Mesker, William T. - 199
Item 3 - Baptisms, volume 1: 08-Jun-1851 to 05-Aug-1871
Observed but did not record people with this surname in the period 1867-1871:
Rutledge. No ancestors found in this period.
- 06-May?-1862 (p.101) - Franciscam Metzger, born to Nicolas Metzger and Margarita
Callahan
- 19-May-1865 (p.134) - Anna Elizabeth Metzger, born to Nicolas Metzger and
Margarita Callahan
Item 4 - Baptisms, volume 2: 05-May-1872 to 17-May-1908
Observed but did not record people with these surnames: Rutledge, Conroy, Metzger.
- 24-Sep-1874 (p.31) - Franciscum, born on the 6th of April to Edwardo Metzger
and Mandonna Colbraith
- Sponsors: Daniel Ryan and Joanna Murphy
- 20-Jun-1885 (p.68) - Bertha Conroy, born on the 5th of the month to Thomas
Conroy and Margarita Sommers
- 20-Apr-1890 (p.103) - George
Rutledge, born on the 18th of the month to Joanne (John) Rutledge and
Catharinam Kennedy
- 24-Apr-1892 (p.116) - Lewis E.
(Ludovicum Edwardum) Oswald, born on the 8th to Edward
Oswald and Barbara Schneider
- 20-Jan-1895 (p.138) - Ludovicum Xaverium
Mesker, born the 13th of this month, to Ludovico
Mesker and Marguerita Snyder
- 03-Feb-1895 (p.139) - Harold
Georgium Oswald, born 30-Jan to Edwardo
Oswald and Barbara Sneider
- 15-Dec-1896 (p.156) - Gladys M., born 04-Nov to Ludovico
Mesker and Marguerita Snyder
- Sponsors: Joanne Bardol and Josephina Zonimer(?)
- 30-Jan-1898 (p.171) - Fredericum
Josephum, born 11-Jan to Ludovico
Josephus Mesker and Marguerita Eva Snyder
- Sponsors: Joseph Kloffer and Anna Maria Kloffer
- 25-Mar-1900 (p.199) - William Thornton (Guilailimum Thornton), born 14-Mar
to Louis Joseph Mesker and Margarita
E. Snider
Item 5 - Confirmations, 1861-1917
Item 6 - Marriages, 1851-1908
- 10-Nov-1868 - Joannes Rutledge
and Catharina Kennedy
- Son of Joannis Rutledge and Helenae Doherty
- Daughter of Patritii Kennedy and Brigittae O'Hara
- Witnesses: Patritius Richards and Maria O'Hara
I looked for the marriage of any Mesker and Laborn between 1860 and 1869, but
was not able to find any.
Item 7 - Deaths, 05-Dec-1860 to 01-Jul-1891
I did not find any ancestors in this item.
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