Bartholomew Bruno Fitzpatrick (1813 - 1893)

Born 5 Apr 1813 in Boardstown, Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland

Died 4 Dec 1893 at age 80 in Mount Melleray Abbey, County Waterford, Ireland

Biography

Bartholomew Fitzpatrick born 5 Apr 1813 at Boardstown, Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland

Apr 1813 Baptism son of Thomas Fitzpatrick and Elizabeth Taylor at Gaynstown, Mullingar, Walshestown and Gaynstown, Walshestown ^[1]

sailed for the U.S. to establish a House of his Order at Kingstown, called St Patrick's Monastery at New Ireland Canada ? ^[2]; another Our Lady of LaTrappe of New Melleray 12 miles southwest of Dubuque, Iowa. ^[3]

Bartholomew Fitzpatrick, Father Bruno, died 4 Dec 1893 at Mount Melleray Abbey, County Waterford, Ireland, 80 yrs old. ^[4]

Probate of the will of Rt Rev Bartholomew Bruno Fitzpatrick late of Mount Melleray Abbey, County Waterford, who died 4 Dec 1893 granted 12 Jan 1916 at Dublin to Rt Rev RIchard M. Phelan, Abbot. Effects £ 386. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Catholic Parish Registers, National Library of Ireland, Ireland.
2. ↑ "Collections relating to the dioceses of Kildare ... " by Michael Comerford, Bishop of Corycus v.1. p 204 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nnc1.0038448246&view=1up&seq=234
3. ↑ "A Farewell to Famine" by James Rees publ 1994
4. ↑ https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1893/05983/4701617.pdf
5. ↑ http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/005014919/005014919_00514.pdf

• Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society p 16 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924083529705&view=1up&seq=644