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Rev Fr James R. Fogarty

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Rev Fr James R. Fogarty

Birth
Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
15 Aug 1970 (aged 72)
Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 13 - Range 15 Plot 1-3
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Born in Pottsville, PA, Rev. James R. Fogarty was the great grandson of Robert Wall and Jane Dormer; the grandson of James Fogarty and Bridget Wall; and the son of Robert J. Fogarty and Mary McCormick. He was a grand nephew to Rev. Lawrence J. Wall
and the nephew of Rev. Patrick F. Fogarty. So it may have been a natural inclination for him to consider the priesthood. He attended St. Charles Seminary He may have been one of the seminarians called upon by Archbishop Dougherty to help dig graves and provide other types of relief during the horrific flu epidemic of 1918. Rev. James Fogarty was Assistant Pastor at the Holy Child parish on Broad Street in Phila.Pa.; he was asst. Pastor of St. Rose of Lima in 1952 also in Phila.. He died while he was at St. Anne's parish in Phoenixville. During his priesthood he performed marriages for several of his cousins including the marriage of his cousin EILEEN HINES to JOSEPH CARPENTER in 1937 and the marriage of NANCY MAHONEY to CHARLIE O'CONNER in 1952.--also James P Hines(son of Vincent and Agnes Mahoney Hines) to Marie Cascio on Jan.10,1953 to name a few.
Born in Pottsville, PA, Rev. James R. Fogarty was the great grandson of Robert Wall and Jane Dormer; the grandson of James Fogarty and Bridget Wall; and the son of Robert J. Fogarty and Mary McCormick. He was a grand nephew to Rev. Lawrence J. Wall
and the nephew of Rev. Patrick F. Fogarty. So it may have been a natural inclination for him to consider the priesthood. He attended St. Charles Seminary He may have been one of the seminarians called upon by Archbishop Dougherty to help dig graves and provide other types of relief during the horrific flu epidemic of 1918. Rev. James Fogarty was Assistant Pastor at the Holy Child parish on Broad Street in Phila.Pa.; he was asst. Pastor of St. Rose of Lima in 1952 also in Phila.. He died while he was at St. Anne's parish in Phoenixville. During his priesthood he performed marriages for several of his cousins including the marriage of his cousin EILEEN HINES to JOSEPH CARPENTER in 1937 and the marriage of NANCY MAHONEY to CHARLIE O'CONNER in 1952.--also James P Hines(son of Vincent and Agnes Mahoney Hines) to Marie Cascio on Jan.10,1953 to name a few.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25721340/james_r-fogarty: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Fr James R. Fogarty (29 May 1898–15 Aug 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25721340, citing Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by DerryDonegal (contributor 46780397).