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Charles A. Nelson , A. M., Waltham, past, present and its industries, with an historical sketch of Watertown from its settlement in 1630 to the incorporation of Waltham, January 15, 1739. 1 1 Browse Search
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Charles A. Nelson , A. M., Waltham, past, present and its industries, with an historical sketch of Watertown from its settlement in 1630 to the incorporation of Waltham, January 15, 1739., January 15, 1738. (search)
e church numbers two hundred and thirty-three. Rev. Father Strain was the first resident pastor of a Catholic Church in Waltham, about thirty-three years ago. He remained here two years and was followed by Rev. Patrick Flood, who held the position until his death, December 5, 1863, at the age of 55. He was at the time of his death the oldest settled clergyman in Waltham, having officiated here and in Watertown nearly 30 years. He began the erection of the present church in 1859. Rev. Bernard Flood succeeded him for thirteen years until his death, December 20, 1876. He commenced the enlargement and remodelling of the church in 1875, and it was rededicated in April, 1877. Rev. J. J. Murphy was appointed Assistant Pastor in July, 1873. Rev. T. Brosnahan, the present resident pastor was appointed December 28, 1876. The church has seating capacity for eighteen hundred persons, and the number of communicants is about five thousand. The Universalist Society of Waltham was gathered