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'''Hugh McNamee''' (b.1840 in Ireland, Harrison p.303-305) was a Catholic priest who became pastor at [[Holy Cross church]] of Santa Cruz ca.1882. McNamee oversaw the 1889 completion of today's church, and the 1891 completion of the memorial triple-arch. Part of that process involved exhuming all of the churchyard burials and reinterring them at a new [[Holy Cross Cemetery]].
'''Hugh McNamee''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/249454715/hugh-mcnamee 1840-1902]), born in Ireland (Harrison p.303-305), was a Catholic priest who became pastor at [[Holy Cross church]] of Santa Cruz ca.1882. McNamee oversaw the 1889 completion of today's church, and the 1891 completion of the memorial triple-arch. Part of that process involved exhuming all of the churchyard burials and reinterring them at a new [[Holy Cross Cemetery]]. McNamee himself was interred in the Holy Cross Church vault.


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Latest revision as of 19:06, 19 September 2025

Hugh McNamee (1840-1902), born in Ireland (Harrison p.303-305), was a Catholic priest who became pastor at Holy Cross church of Santa Cruz ca.1882. McNamee oversaw the 1889 completion of today's church, and the 1891 completion of the memorial triple-arch. Part of that process involved exhuming all of the churchyard burials and reinterring them at a new Holy Cross Cemetery. McNamee himself was interred in the Holy Cross Church vault.