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Sisters of the Order of Saint Anne
Kingston NY
Eight crosses in Ascension Cemetery mark the graves of members of the Episcopal
Order of Saint
Anne who had a convent on Broadway at the corner of Orchard Street. The sisters operated an
orphanage there for a short while, but then concentrated on caring for yooung and older women who
needed custodial care. Members buried in Ascension Cemetery
[information from the Kingston Freeman]:
Sister Dorcas, O.S.A. -
Sept 2, 1891 - Dec 20, 1940 -Entered into rest Friday, December 20, 1940.
Sister Dorcas, O.S.A., (nee Mabel Snow), daughter of Dr. Mary A. Snow and the late Dr. William Snow,
and sister of Thomas B. Snow, Dr. William Snow and Claude Campbell, Mrs. Herbert Snow, Mrs. Arthur
Pease and Mrs. Bryon G. Wooley. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from St. Ann's
convent, 287 Broadway, and move to the Church of the Holy Cross where a high Mass of requiem will
be offered for the repose of her soul. Interment in Ascension Cemetery at West Park. Friends may call
at the convent at any time and are requested to kindly omit flowers
Sister Mary Angela O.S.A.-July
8, 1862 - Sept 16, 1944- Entered into rest on Saturday, September
16, 1944, at the Convent of Saint Anne, 287 Broadway. Sister Mary Angela O.S.A. nee Flora Elsie Hill,
sister of Harry C. Hill of Flint, Michigan. Requiem Mass will be offered at the convent chapel on Tuesday
morning at 7 o'clock. Interment will be made in Ascension Cemetery, West Park NY at 2:00 p.m. on
Tuesday afternoon.
Sister Naomi O.S.A.
-Aug 23, 1857 - Sept 3, 1947 -
died at the Convent of St. Anne, 287 Broadway,
at noon today following a lengthy illness. Before entering the convent she was Mrs. Mary S. Chubb,
widow of Thomas Chubb. She is survived by a son, T. A. Chubb of Montreal, Can, a daughter Sister
Ruth O.S.A. at Arlington Mass, and a sister Mrs. Alice Longhurst of Ascot, England. Sister Naomi was
one of the original members of the Order of S.A. who established the mother house in Kingston about
21 years ago. Relatives and friends are invited to a requiem Mass at the Convent of St. Anne, Friday
morning at 7 o'clock. Burial will take place in the Ascension Cemetery, West Park.
Rev. Sister Genevieve O.S.A.
-Feb 14, 1879 - June 10, 1954- Entered into rest at Presbyterian
Hospital, N.Y.C. Thursday, June 10, 1954. Rev. Sister Genevieve O.S.A. (Minna Annetta Graves).
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the requiem Mass at the Chapel of the Convent of St. Anne,
287 Broadway, Kingston, Saturday morning at 8 o'clock. Interment will take place in Ascension
Cemetery, West Park, N.Y. Friends may call at the convent Friday afternoon and evening.
Sister Louise
-Aug
14 1873 -
Oct
11, 1960 -
of the Order of St. Anne, died at the Convent of St.
Anne,
287
Broadway Tuesday evening. Prior to coming to the local convent Sister Louise had served at
the Children's Hospital, Albany. a Mass of requiem will be offered Thursday
10:30
a.m. at the Chapel of
the Convent of St. Anne,
287
Broadway. Burial will be in Ascension Cemetery, West Park, N.Y.
Sister Colette.
-Nov
11, 1884 -
Apr
9, 1962-
Sister Colette, a Sister of charity of the Order of St. Ann,
died at the Convent of St. Ann, this city, Monday. A Mass of requiem will be offdred for the repose of
her soul Thursday
10:30
a.mat the chapel of the convent. Burial will be in Ascension Cemetery, West
Park. Surviving are several nieces and nephews.
Sister Margaret
-Dec
21, 1873 -
May
29, 1965-
Sister Margaret of the Order of St. Anne died at
Kingston Hospital Saturday, May
29, 1965.
She was born Delia S. Prout, daughter of the late Darvis
and Hannah Stroughton Prout. She entered the order in
1926
and took her final vows in
1929.
She had
been assigned to the Kingston convent since that time. A Mass of requiem will be celebrated at the
Church of the Holy Cross, Pine Grove Avenue, Wednesday at
12
noon. Friends may call at the convent
of St Anne,
287
Broadway this evening
7
to
9
o'clock. Burial will be in Ascension Cemetery, West Park.
Funeral arrangements are by the Jenson and Deegan Funeral Home,
15
Downs Street.
Sister Audrey, O.S.A.
(from the kingston death registry office).-Oct
26, 1878 -
Jan
11, 1966-
Sister Audrey
OSA (Ethel Balrand). Born in Qubecque, died Jan
11, 1966
at Albany Ave Sanitarium. DOB Oct.
26,
1878.
Interment Ascension Cemetery. Arrangements Jenson & Deegan.
The most recent and authoritative information about the Sisters of Saint Anne in Kingston was received from
Brother Jerome Matthews, CSC, who is the older brother of Brother Joseph L. Matthews, fms, a Marist Brother
currently stationed with the Marists in Esopus
.
Brother Jerome sent the following letter by email in August 2009 but
by some mixup it was not received by the editor until April 2010. The Matthews family lived in Kingston
NY.
From:
jeqyf34@aol.com
To:
Richard.fov.@verizon.net
Date: Aug 14, 2009
Subject:
Episcopal Sisters in Kingston
Dear Richard,
I am glad that you decided to contact me about the sisters in Kingston. Joe had told me about your interest in the Esopus
area. The sisters you mentioned buried in Ascension churchyard were members of the Order of St. Anne (O.SA) I find it
difficult that the monks at West Park [ed. note Holy Cross Episcopal Monastery] never heard of them!!! There should be
some of their membership there who knew of them.
If
I remember correctly one of the first Sisters in the Order of St.
Helena, the women's branch of OHC was a Sister of St. Anne!
I think they came to Kingston in the 1920s and first settled in a home on Downs St, off mid-town Broadway. When they
moved to the address on lower Broadway I do not know. Here is how I got to work for them. A mutual friend, a
Presbyterian lady, referred me to them when they were in need of some extra help on their grounds.
This happened
in
the late 40s. I graduated parish elementary school
in
1948. I may have worked for them for two to
three years. The convent was located on Broadway between Orchard Street and W. Chestnut St. There was an old
mansion there and on a slight incline behind the house to the left was a brick building. Whether they had that building
constructed or not I cannot say. In the early years there was a orphanage there, but by the time I came on the scene
they were caring for young and older women who needed custodial care. Not a great number. They acquired the Terry
Mansion directly to the right of the convent, at the corner of Orchard St and Broadway, probably in the S0's and used that
as a Guest House and also for older women who wished to be a part of the life of the Sisters. Both of those properties
now are part of Yosman Towers, a senior residence [295 Broadway, Kingston NY 12401]
If
I can remember the stories they told me, the Order was founded in Boston in 1910 by a monk of the Society of St.
John the Evangelist, popularly called Cowley Fathers from their place of origin in England. Cowley has a beautiful
monastery on Memorial Drive, Cambridge. Each house was independent and had its own novitiate. As one of the Sisters
told me "we just grew like Topsey"
Interestingly enough, I continued my friendship with them after I moved on to a different job. At the time I was accepted
as a candidate for Holy Cross, there was an older women who became a candidate for the Sisterhood. We became very
close and remained so until her death in 1998. I think the superior had suspicions that I might be trying to convert her.
Neither of us had any such intention.
Sometime in the 1970s the Sisters left Kingston for Lincoln MA, west of Boston where a new facility had been built for
them and the women under their care. I think that within ten years or so they moved to Arlington Heights MA, near
Cambridge where they already had a girls academy. This is where they are located at present and run a retreat house.
The academy is sponsored by them at this time, I think. At present there are about eight sisters in Arlington Heights.
There is also a community in a parish in Chicago. Some years ago there was also a community in Cambridge and an
enclosed community in England. Both were assimilated by the Sisterhood in the states.
I hope that this information is helpful to you. These are are names of some of the Sisters that I believe are buried in West
Park: Mother Audrey, Sister Mary, Sister Faith, Sister Clemence, Sister Margaret St. John, Sr. Genevieve, Sr. Caedmon.
You mention the Sisters of the White Cross. This could well be a RC sisterhood as some communities in the 19th century
were identified by the locals by the cross they wore. I think a sisterhood of the Assumption had that "popular" name.
Jerry
[Editor's note. Jerry Matthews is the older brother of Brother Joseph Matthews, who is located with the Marist
Brothers on the Esopus campus. Brother Joe pointed me to Brother Jerry as the best source of information about
the Sisters of Saint Anne. Besides finding out information about the eight Sisters buried in Ascension cemetery, I
had hoped to link them to the Sisters of the White Cross Orphan Asylum which is marked on Ulster County maps
dating to 1891. From what Jerry writes, there would be no connection. I have written to St. Cabrini Home to see if
there is any connection there, as St. Cabrini was founded about 1891 on property belonging to the Jesuit Fathers.
Earlier maps mark it as 'Manresa'. Rich Foy 18 Apr 201
O]
Kingston NY
Eight crosses in Ascension Cemetery mark the graves of members of the Episcopal
Order of Saint
Anne who had a convent on Broadway at the corner of Orchard Street. The sisters operated an
orphanage there for a short while, but then concentrated on caring for yooung and older women who
needed custodial care. Members buried in Ascension Cemetery
[information from the Kingston Freeman]:
Sister Dorcas, O.S.A. -
Sept 2, 1891 - Dec 20, 1940 -Entered into rest Friday, December 20, 1940.
Sister Dorcas, O.S.A., (nee Mabel Snow), daughter of Dr. Mary A. Snow and the late Dr. William Snow,
and sister of Thomas B. Snow, Dr. William Snow and Claude Campbell, Mrs. Herbert Snow, Mrs. Arthur
Pease and Mrs. Bryon G. Wooley. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from St. Ann's
convent, 287 Broadway, and move to the Church of the Holy Cross where a high Mass of requiem will
be offered for the repose of her soul. Interment in Ascension Cemetery at West Park. Friends may call
at the convent at any time and are requested to kindly omit flowers
Sister Mary Angela O.S.A.-July
8, 1862 - Sept 16, 1944- Entered into rest on Saturday, September
16, 1944, at the Convent of Saint Anne, 287 Broadway. Sister Mary Angela O.S.A. nee Flora Elsie Hill,
sister of Harry C. Hill of Flint, Michigan. Requiem Mass will be offered at the convent chapel on Tuesday
morning at 7 o'clock. Interment will be made in Ascension Cemetery, West Park NY at 2:00 p.m. on
Tuesday afternoon.
Sister Naomi O.S.A.
-Aug 23, 1857 - Sept 3, 1947 -
died at the Convent of St. Anne, 287 Broadway,
at noon today following a lengthy illness. Before entering the convent she was Mrs. Mary S. Chubb,
widow of Thomas Chubb. She is survived by a son, T. A. Chubb of Montreal, Can, a daughter Sister
Ruth O.S.A. at Arlington Mass, and a sister Mrs. Alice Longhurst of Ascot, England. Sister Naomi was
one of the original members of the Order of S.A. who established the mother house in Kingston about
21 years ago. Relatives and friends are invited to a requiem Mass at the Convent of St. Anne, Friday
morning at 7 o'clock. Burial will take place in the Ascension Cemetery, West Park.
Rev. Sister Genevieve O.S.A.
-Feb 14, 1879 - June 10, 1954- Entered into rest at Presbyterian
Hospital, N.Y.C. Thursday, June 10, 1954. Rev. Sister Genevieve O.S.A. (Minna Annetta Graves).
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the requiem Mass at the Chapel of the Convent of St. Anne,
287 Broadway, Kingston, Saturday morning at 8 o'clock. Interment will take place in Ascension
Cemetery, West Park, N.Y. Friends may call at the convent Friday afternoon and evening.
Sister Louise
-Aug
14 1873 -
Oct
11, 1960 -
of the Order of St. Anne, died at the Convent of St.
Anne,
287
Broadway Tuesday evening. Prior to coming to the local convent Sister Louise had served at
the Children's Hospital, Albany. a Mass of requiem will be offered Thursday
10:30
a.m. at the Chapel of
the Convent of St. Anne,
287
Broadway. Burial will be in Ascension Cemetery, West Park, N.Y.
Sister Colette.
-Nov
11, 1884 -
Apr
9, 1962-
Sister Colette, a Sister of charity of the Order of St. Ann,
died at the Convent of St. Ann, this city, Monday. A Mass of requiem will be offdred for the repose of
her soul Thursday
10:30
a.mat the chapel of the convent. Burial will be in Ascension Cemetery, West
Park. Surviving are several nieces and nephews.
Sister Margaret
-Dec
21, 1873 -
May
29, 1965-
Sister Margaret of the Order of St. Anne died at
Kingston Hospital Saturday, May
29, 1965.
She was born Delia S. Prout, daughter of the late Darvis
and Hannah Stroughton Prout. She entered the order in
1926
and took her final vows in
1929.
She had
been assigned to the Kingston convent since that time. A Mass of requiem will be celebrated at the
Church of the Holy Cross, Pine Grove Avenue, Wednesday at
12
noon. Friends may call at the convent
of St Anne,
287
Broadway this evening
7
to
9
o'clock. Burial will be in Ascension Cemetery, West Park.
Funeral arrangements are by the Jenson and Deegan Funeral Home,
15
Downs Street.
Sister Audrey, O.S.A.
(from the kingston death registry office).-Oct
26, 1878 -
Jan
11, 1966-
Sister Audrey
OSA (Ethel Balrand). Born in Qubecque, died Jan
11, 1966
at Albany Ave Sanitarium. DOB Oct.
26,
1878.
Interment Ascension Cemetery. Arrangements Jenson & Deegan.
The most recent and authoritative information about the Sisters of Saint Anne in Kingston was received from
Brother Jerome Matthews, CSC, who is the older brother of Brother Joseph L. Matthews, fms, a Marist Brother
currently stationed with the Marists in Esopus
.
Brother Jerome sent the following letter by email in August 2009 but
by some mixup it was not received by the editor until April 2010. The Matthews family lived in Kingston
NY.
From:
jeqyf34@aol.com
To:
Richard.fov.@verizon.net
Date: Aug 14, 2009
Subject:
Episcopal Sisters in Kingston
Dear Richard,
I am glad that you decided to contact me about the sisters in Kingston. Joe had told me about your interest in the Esopus
area. The sisters you mentioned buried in Ascension churchyard were members of the Order of St. Anne (O.SA) I find it
difficult that the monks at West Park [ed. note Holy Cross Episcopal Monastery] never heard of them!!! There should be
some of their membership there who knew of them.
If
I remember correctly one of the first Sisters in the Order of St.
Helena, the women's branch of OHC was a Sister of St. Anne!
I think they came to Kingston in the 1920s and first settled in a home on Downs St, off mid-town Broadway. When they
moved to the address on lower Broadway I do not know. Here is how I got to work for them. A mutual friend, a
Presbyterian lady, referred me to them when they were in need of some extra help on their grounds.
This happened
in
the late 40s. I graduated parish elementary school
in
1948. I may have worked for them for two to
three years. The convent was located on Broadway between Orchard Street and W. Chestnut St. There was an old
mansion there and on a slight incline behind the house to the left was a brick building. Whether they had that building
constructed or not I cannot say. In the early years there was a orphanage there, but by the time I came on the scene
they were caring for young and older women who needed custodial care. Not a great number. They acquired the Terry
Mansion directly to the right of the convent, at the corner of Orchard St and Broadway, probably in the S0's and used that
as a Guest House and also for older women who wished to be a part of the life of the Sisters. Both of those properties
now are part of Yosman Towers, a senior residence [295 Broadway, Kingston NY 12401]
If
I can remember the stories they told me, the Order was founded in Boston in 1910 by a monk of the Society of St.
John the Evangelist, popularly called Cowley Fathers from their place of origin in England. Cowley has a beautiful
monastery on Memorial Drive, Cambridge. Each house was independent and had its own novitiate. As one of the Sisters
told me "we just grew like Topsey"
Interestingly enough, I continued my friendship with them after I moved on to a different job. At the time I was accepted
as a candidate for Holy Cross, there was an older women who became a candidate for the Sisterhood. We became very
close and remained so until her death in 1998. I think the superior had suspicions that I might be trying to convert her.
Neither of us had any such intention.
Sometime in the 1970s the Sisters left Kingston for Lincoln MA, west of Boston where a new facility had been built for
them and the women under their care. I think that within ten years or so they moved to Arlington Heights MA, near
Cambridge where they already had a girls academy. This is where they are located at present and run a retreat house.
The academy is sponsored by them at this time, I think. At present there are about eight sisters in Arlington Heights.
There is also a community in a parish in Chicago. Some years ago there was also a community in Cambridge and an
enclosed community in England. Both were assimilated by the Sisterhood in the states.
I hope that this information is helpful to you. These are are names of some of the Sisters that I believe are buried in West
Park: Mother Audrey, Sister Mary, Sister Faith, Sister Clemence, Sister Margaret St. John, Sr. Genevieve, Sr. Caedmon.
You mention the Sisters of the White Cross. This could well be a RC sisterhood as some communities in the 19th century
were identified by the locals by the cross they wore. I think a sisterhood of the Assumption had that "popular" name.
Jerry
[Editor's note. Jerry Matthews is the older brother of Brother Joseph Matthews, who is located with the Marist
Brothers on the Esopus campus. Brother Joe pointed me to Brother Jerry as the best source of information about
the Sisters of Saint Anne. Besides finding out information about the eight Sisters buried in Ascension cemetery, I
had hoped to link them to the Sisters of the White Cross Orphan Asylum which is marked on Ulster County maps
dating to 1891. From what Jerry writes, there would be no connection. I have written to St. Cabrini Home to see if
there is any connection there, as St. Cabrini was founded about 1891 on property belonging to the Jesuit Fathers.
Earlier maps mark it as 'Manresa'. Rich Foy 18 Apr 201
O]
