Above: St. Mary's Hanover, 1898
The photo was taken at the church dedication.
~contributed by D. Zoll

The first St. Mary's Church, Hanover, was built soon after the first Mass in the area, ca1875. The present church was built in 1898.

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Father Francis McCullough

Father McCullough was born in Ireland in 1854, ordained in 1886 and assigned to Dorchester parish about 1888. He established St. Mary's in Hanover as an outmission & was responsible for building the church. He died in 1920 and is buried in the cemetery at St. Mary's

~contributed by D. Zoll

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