Baptisms at Gethsemani Abbey

Nelson County, Kentucky

In the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three has been baptized on the first of September, Ann Willett, born on the 10th of February 1834, daughter of George Willett and his wife Nancy (both Protestants).  Sponsor was Elizabeth Ballet.  This has taken place at Gethsemani.  Father Simon

In the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three has been baptized in the Monastery of Gethsemani, on the fifth of September, both a boy and a girl, twins, whose names are George Ralph and Nancy, both children of James Willett, the father and Ann Hagan, the mother.  The God-Mother is Julia Newton, all living in the congregation of Nelson County, Kentucky.  Father Simon

In the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three has been baptized on the fifteenth of September Moses Hagan, born in the year eighteen hundred and forty-one, of whom the father and mother are Moses Hagan and Frances Linton, both legitimately married.  The sponsors are Anthony Brown, the God-Father, and Rose Boone, the God-Mother, congregation of Holy Cross, Nelson County, Kentucky.  Father Simon

August, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, I underwritten, have baptized Mary Ballard, born July 7th of the above mentioned year, of the legitimate marriage of James Ballard, the father, and Rebecca Willett, the mother.  Sponsor Elizabeth Ballard.  Congregation of Holy Cross, Nelson County, Kentucky.  Father Simon

I, the underwritten, baptized at Gethsemani, on the 1st of January 1855, Miles Hancock Linton, born on the 28th of October 1854, of the legitimate marriage of William Linton, the father, and Mary Hagan, the mother.  The sponsor is Agnes Linton, and all living in the Nelson County congregation of Holy Cross.  Father Simon

I, the underwritten, have baptized at Gethsemani on the 26th of March of the mentioned year (1855), Cecilia Anne Fogle, born on the 26th of the above mentioned month and whose mother is Helen Clayton and the father, Robert Fogle.  The sponsor is Cecilia Clayton.  All living in the congregation of Holy Cross.  Father Simon