In St. Mary's church, 1012 Lake Street, Evanston, Illinois is a bronze plaque that lists all of the individuals that gave money to initially begin the building of St. Mary's Church. Three Connor names appear: James (1818-1897), Patrick (1823-1880) and Thomas Connor (c1803-1888) . James Connor was married to Anna Colfour/Colfer (c1821-1884) and are the parents of Ellen Connor who married Philip J. Sullivan. James and Anna came to America from County Wexford, most likely from the Taghmon area.
James and his two brothers, Patrick and Thomas, donated part of the $1,327.00 that was raised to build the church. The plaque was dedicated in 1939 and is hung near the door to the choir loft of the church.
The rubbing was done by Carole Keough and Nancy Post (Elaine's third cousin), when Nancy was visiting Chicago from California in 2002. The Connors are ancestors of both Elaine and Nancy. The rubbing hangs on the wall of Elaine Beaudoin's home.
In 2015, I learned the plaque had been removed from the choir loft and is in the Church's archives.
Transcription of the plaque appears in the next blog entry.
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