Sylvester was the son of Thomas James Boarman IV & Catherine Edelen. He married Mary Lilly on 14 July 1828 & they had 3 children. He married Ann Cecelia Hagan on 2 February 1835 & they had 6 children.
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Prior to the construction of the first church of St. Ignatius in 1842, Masses were held in the scattered homes of the early pioneer families living near the stagecoach stop known as Harcourt. It was in these primitive log cabins that the first Catholic missionaries such as Charles Nerinckx, Peter Schaffer, Robert Abel, Thomas Butler and Edward Clark offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for our ancestors. Without a doubt, the most zealous of these early settlers was Sylvester Boarman, whose log cabin was used most frequently for services, and who is credited for his untiring labors to build the first church.
With the establishment of Bethlehem Academy, near St. John the Baptist Church in 1830, Hardin County received its first resident pastor in the person of Rev. Charles J. Cissell. From the Academy, Fr. Cissell attended several missions in the area which included the Harcourt settlement. During those early years, the scattered missions were usually attended once a month if weather permitted. Riding horseback, the brave missionaries endured countless hardships to reach their distant flocks.
Rev. Francis Chambiage succeeded Fr. Cissell in 1832 and he served the Harcourt missions until he was replaced in 1838 by the saintly Charles Ignatius Coomes. It was Fr. Coomes who persuaded the Harcourt congregation to set their priorities on constructing their first house of worship. By the time Fr. Coomes was replaced in 1839, plans were in the making for a new structure.
The long pastorate of Rev. Augustine Degauquiere began at Bethlehem Academy in 1839. This energetic young priest was solely responsible for the design and construction of the first church of St. Ignatius. Located adjacent to the cemetery which had been used by the Catholics of the area for many years, the new church began to take form early in 1842. Constructed of brick, the structure measured 38 feet long by 24 feet wide and was built at the cost of $1000. It was dedicated on October 17, 1842 under the patronage of St. Ignatius.
-"History of St. Ignatius Church"
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Prior to the construction of the first church of St. Ignatius in 1842, Masses were held in the scattered homes of the early pioneer families living near the stagecoach stop known as Harcourt. It was in these primitive log cabins that the first Catholic missionaries such as Charles Nerinckx, Peter Schaffer, Robert Abel, Thomas Butler and Edward Clark offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for our ancestors. Without a doubt, the most zealous of these early settlers was Sylvester Boarman, whose log cabin was used most frequently for services, and who is credited for his untiring labors to build the first church.
With the establishment of Bethlehem Academy, near St. John the Baptist Church in 1830, Hardin County received its first resident pastor in the person of Rev. Charles J. Cissell. From the Academy, Fr. Cissell attended several missions in the area which included the Harcourt settlement. During those early years, the scattered missions were usually attended once a month if weather permitted. Riding horseback, the brave missionaries endured countless hardships to reach their distant flocks.
Rev. Francis Chambiage succeeded Fr. Cissell in 1832 and he served the Harcourt missions until he was replaced in 1838 by the saintly Charles Ignatius Coomes. It was Fr. Coomes who persuaded the Harcourt congregation to set their priorities on constructing their first house of worship. By the time Fr. Coomes was replaced in 1839, plans were in the making for a new structure.
The long pastorate of Rev. Augustine Degauquiere began at Bethlehem Academy in 1839. This energetic young priest was solely responsible for the design and construction of the first church of St. Ignatius. Located adjacent to the cemetery which had been used by the Catholics of the area for many years, the new church began to take form early in 1842. Constructed of brick, the structure measured 38 feet long by 24 feet wide and was built at the cost of $1000. It was dedicated on October 17, 1842 under the patronage of St. Ignatius.
-"History of St. Ignatius Church"
Sylvester was the son of Thomas James Boarman IV & Catherine Edelen. He married Mary Lilly on 14 July 1828 & they had 3 children. He married Ann Cecelia Hagan on 2 February 1835 & they had 6 children.
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Prior to the construction of the first church of St. Ignatius in 1842, Masses were held in the scattered homes of the early pioneer families living near the stagecoach stop known as Harcourt. It was in these primitive log cabins that the first Catholic missionaries such as Charles Nerinckx, Peter Schaffer, Robert Abel, Thomas Butler and Edward Clark offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for our ancestors. Without a doubt, the most zealous of these early settlers was Sylvester Boarman, whose log cabin was used most frequently for services, and who is credited for his untiring labors to build the first church.
With the establishment of Bethlehem Academy, near St. John the Baptist Church in 1830, Hardin County received its first resident pastor in the person of Rev. Charles J. Cissell. From the Academy, Fr. Cissell attended several missions in the area which included the Harcourt settlement. During those early years, the scattered missions were usually attended once a month if weather permitted. Riding horseback, the brave missionaries endured countless hardships to reach their distant flocks.
Rev. Francis Chambiage succeeded Fr. Cissell in 1832 and he served the Harcourt missions until he was replaced in 1838 by the saintly Charles Ignatius Coomes. It was Fr. Coomes who persuaded the Harcourt congregation to set their priorities on constructing their first house of worship. By the time Fr. Coomes was replaced in 1839, plans were in the making for a new structure.
The long pastorate of Rev. Augustine Degauquiere began at Bethlehem Academy in 1839. This energetic young priest was solely responsible for the design and construction of the first church of St. Ignatius. Located adjacent to the cemetery which had been used by the Catholics of the area for many years, the new church began to take form early in 1842. Constructed of brick, the structure measured 38 feet long by 24 feet wide and was built at the cost of $1000. It was dedicated on October 17, 1842 under the patronage of St. Ignatius.
-"History of St. Ignatius Church"
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Prior to the construction of the first church of St. Ignatius in 1842, Masses were held in the scattered homes of the early pioneer families living near the stagecoach stop known as Harcourt. It was in these primitive log cabins that the first Catholic missionaries such as Charles Nerinckx, Peter Schaffer, Robert Abel, Thomas Butler and Edward Clark offered the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for our ancestors. Without a doubt, the most zealous of these early settlers was Sylvester Boarman, whose log cabin was used most frequently for services, and who is credited for his untiring labors to build the first church.
With the establishment of Bethlehem Academy, near St. John the Baptist Church in 1830, Hardin County received its first resident pastor in the person of Rev. Charles J. Cissell. From the Academy, Fr. Cissell attended several missions in the area which included the Harcourt settlement. During those early years, the scattered missions were usually attended once a month if weather permitted. Riding horseback, the brave missionaries endured countless hardships to reach their distant flocks.
Rev. Francis Chambiage succeeded Fr. Cissell in 1832 and he served the Harcourt missions until he was replaced in 1838 by the saintly Charles Ignatius Coomes. It was Fr. Coomes who persuaded the Harcourt congregation to set their priorities on constructing their first house of worship. By the time Fr. Coomes was replaced in 1839, plans were in the making for a new structure.
The long pastorate of Rev. Augustine Degauquiere began at Bethlehem Academy in 1839. This energetic young priest was solely responsible for the design and construction of the first church of St. Ignatius. Located adjacent to the cemetery which had been used by the Catholics of the area for many years, the new church began to take form early in 1842. Constructed of brick, the structure measured 38 feet long by 24 feet wide and was built at the cost of $1000. It was dedicated on October 17, 1842 under the patronage of St. Ignatius.
-"History of St. Ignatius Church"
