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The Rev. Martin SHERER.
He was born at Pfaffenhofen, Diocese of Augsburg,
Germany, July 28, 1830; came to America, December 22, 1854; ordained priest
at Lafayette [Tippecanoe County, Indiana], Indiana, October 24, 1858.
He was the pastor of St. Joseph's Church, Laporte [La Porte County, Indiana],
for a period of about nine years. From here he paid frequent visits
to Michigan City [La Porte County, Indiana], continuing to attend the Germans
here until the arrival of Rev. George Steiner. In 1859, he organized
St. Martin's Congregation at Schimmels
[La Porte County, Indiana]. His name appears on baptismal records
of Klaasville [Lake County, Indiana], February 26, 1867. During
the absence of Rev. B. Rachor, he and other priests attended St. John,
from October 1866 till November 1868. Later he was a priest of the
Archdiocese of St. Louis, in the state of Missouri, where he died. |