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The next meeting of the Dauphin County Division #1 will be at our NEW MEETING SITE Tuesday December 8, 2009. At the Knights Home in Harrisburg at 145 Peach Street, Harrisburg, PA 17112 Phone 717-545-6504.

Please keep checking our site to keep up on latest activities. I have now posted our yearly meeting schedule on the site. Please check it out. It will also have any events that the Division will be participating in. If you have any ideas please contact us and we can get it on the schedule. The Division is taking orders for Shirts, Jackets, Hats, Golf Pullover Vest. See Brother Felix Reynolds ASAP if interested in placing an order.

Brothers,Attached please find information on the Liverpool cemetery that has the 8 Irish gentleman buried in it. As per our meeting several months ago our division has decided to take over the care and maintain the grounds. Thank you to all who attended the ceremony to honor these men.

George Donaghoo 1828

John Doyle 1828

Thomas Gannon 1828

John Hayes 1828

Nicholas Madden 1828

Edward Nolan 1828

Michael L Quinn 1828

William Williams 1828

John Doyle was from the County down, Town land, Ballelee, Ireland. He died 11/17/1828, age 33 years, 6 months and 17 days. Buried in the Old Irish Cemetery in Liverpool, Perry County, PA.

George Donaghoo was buried in Liverpool and died without the Sacraments on Jan 31, 1828

Edward Nolan was buried at Liverpool fortified with the Sacraments on Feb 29, 1828

John Hayes of Cork, Ireland was buried in the Irish Cemetery in Liverpool fortified with the Sacraments of the church. Died on March 7, 1828

Michael L. Quinn died Sept 18, 1828 fortified with the Sacraments of the church. Buried in the Old Irish cemetery, originally from Boston.

William Williams died fortified with the Sacraments of the church and he was the first of these men to be buried in the cemetery at Liverpool.

Nicholas Madden died suddenly without the Sacrament of the church and was buried at Liverpool on Jan 19, 1828.

Thomas Gannon of Millerstown, (Perry County) fortified with the Sacraments of the church and was buried at Liverpool on Jan 31, 1828.