My dear cousin sent me a few heirlooms that she had gotten from her mother, my aunt: Eileen Therese Doyle Barbarisi. This one is a particularly special treasure. It is a 15-decade rosary that belonged to an older sister of our Grandma Doyle. This sister, Margaret Daley, became a nun at a very young age, and then died not long after at the age of 17!
We didn't have the precise details, so Andrea and I had to go back and forth with some details we could pull together and solved the puzzle ...
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| A 15-Decade Rosary the Belonged to a Great Aunt: Sr. Mary Bernadine Daley Born: Margaret Daley; 1887 Died: Sr. Mary Bernadine, Sister of Mercy; 1904; Corning, NY Parents: Daniel Patrick Daley & Anna Jane Moore Daley |
Some of our back-and-forth messages to figure out who exactly this rosary belonged to:
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| Andrea had the rosary blessed before sending it to me. 😇 |
Here's another piece of interesting information - these pictures are of a hand-crafted desk once used by Sr. Mary Bernadine. My cousin Matt Judge (son of Elizabeth Doyle Judge) holds this gem!
Unfortunately, I have no photos of Margaret/Sr. Mary Bernadine ... but here are a few more of her sister/our grandmother named after her ...
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| Mary Bernadine Daley Doyle A Grandmother to Andrea & Me (and MANY others!) The youngest sibling of Sr. Mary Bernadine - the owner of the rosary! |
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| Another photo of Mary Bernadine Daley Doyle The baby sister of Margaret/Sr. Mary Bernadine Daley - Sister of Mercy |
