Father George Haydon - St. Mary's Chapel - La Porte, TX
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N 29° 39.350 W 095° 00.600
15R E 305454 N 3282339
Fathers George Haydon and Edward A. Clarke, are credited for the 1840 St. Mary's Church in Lavaca County.
Waymark Code: WMYQN1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2018
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You are a priest forever
Father George Haydon
First priest to die in the Republic of Texas
Born early 1800s in Marion County, Kentucky
Ordained to priesthood September 30, 1832 at
St Joseph Cathedral Bardstown, Kentucky
Came to Texas as a missionary in 1839
with fellow Kentuckian Father Edward A. Clark
Died October 1841 ministering to Yellow Fever victims at Morgans Point
Site of burial is unknown
His life was one a sanctity and death one of heroism
Location: Below lamp post in front of St. Mary's Seminary
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: Not listed
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