Contributed by Acadian Archives
Description
The stretch of shore from present-day Madawaska to Van Buren was among the first areas permanently settled by Acadians and French Canadians who moved to the Upper St. John River in the 1780s. This predominantly Catholic population was served first by a church in Saint-Basile, New Brunswick, and later by a Catholic mission in Van Buren.
In 1871, after repeated appeals, the bishop of Portland granted a parish to serve American residents of the extensive area between Saint-Basile and Van Buren. A church was soon built. During the tenure of Fr. Louis Huot (pastor of St. David from 1907 to 1916), the first church was sold and demolished. John J. Cyr and Eloi Albert oversaw the construction of a new structure, which was completed in 1912 and consecrated the next year.
The photograph is undated. A card from the same collection and also representing Madawaska is postmarked 1948.
About This Item
- Title: St. David Catholic Church, Madawaska, ca. 1948
- Creator: American Art Post Card Company
- Creation Date: circa 1948
- Subject Date: circa 1948
- Location: Madawaska, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic postcard
- Dimensions: 8.8 cm x 13.9 cm
- Local Code: MCC-00461
- Collection: Jean Paul Michaud Collection II
- Object Type: Image
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Acadian ArchivesUMFK, 23 University Drive, Fort Kent, ME 04743
(207) 834-7535
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Item 148645
Pastor, church, and rectory of St. David, Madawaska, ca. 1916
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