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Miriam Cummings was born 17 Aug 1861, in Kansas City, Jackson,Missouri.
Event Date 01 Sep 1861 Event Place Immaculate Conception Parish,Kansas City, Jackson,Missouri.
Father Bernard Donnelly was a circuit-riding priest. From 1845 until his death in 1880, Donnelly tirelessly served the local Catholic people. He initiated the building of a permanent brick church on the site in 1857. (Four years before Mariam's birth) Donnelly recruited 300 Irish day laborers to cut away the bluffs, level the ground and establish a brick works. The brick yard produced building material for the church that Donnelly consecrated Immaculate Conception. When the Cathedral opened it was the tallest building in Kansas City, Missouri. Tickets were sold to persons wishing to ascend the staircase to see the view.History
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