Holy Matrimony of Peter and Merida Delire Part II
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Curiosity urged me to find Peter and Merida Patry’s wedding register with the Catholic Church. I contacted St. Peter’s Catholic Church in White Lake, South Dakota, and asked them to find their wedding information. Census records suggested they were married in 1900; however, I asked them to search for records starting with 1898. They sent me a copy of their church marriage record. This was accompanied with no letter but a simple ‘yellow sticky note’ saying they hoped this was the right record. The record is written in Latin. So here is what the Latin words mean. Merida Turgeon and Peter (Petrus as written in Latin) Delire were married on October 2, 1898. (Die – 2, Mensis – Octobris, Anni – 1898). They were married in Holy Matrimony by Rev. George Hoffman, Pastor. The witnesses for this marriage were ‘Petrus Delire’ and ‘A. Patry’. Peter’s father was also named Peter. Perhaps Peter Sr. was witness to his son’s wedding. Was Merida’s mother, Angelique Patry, the other witness? Very curious! The following are Latin words found on their marriage record.
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Miss (Holy Mass)
bannorum proclamation (bannorum – register of marriage banns, proclamationis – banns)
et (and) matrimonio conjunxi (to unite in marriage)
testes adfuerunt (witnesses present)
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St. Peter's Catholic Church, Aurora Co., SD
This information is from "Memorial and biographical record; an illustrated compendium of biography, containing a compendium of local biography, including biographical sketches of prominent old settlers and representative citizens of South Dakota..." Published by G. A. Ogle & Co., Chicago, 1899. Pages 983-984
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SAINT PETER'S CHURCH. Among the public edifices of Aurora county, South Dakota, which are distinguished for their architectural beauty, we mention the Catholic church, St. Peter's, of White Lake. It is a commanding structure, 70 x 44 feet, with a vestry 18 x 14 feet.
In tracing the history of the church and the White Lake congregation, the following facts are presented: In 1882 the first rites of baptism were administered by Carolus Wincerskey, of Mitchell, and in November, 1883, under the direction of Peter Wilhelm, a congregation with representatives from one hundred and twenty families was organized.
The following summer the present church building was begun, and the growth of membership for the succeeding few years was very marked, numbering at one time one hundred and eighty families. Removal from the locality and the establishment of adjacent missions drew from their number and the present congregation is much smaller, although an earnest flock, who are endeavoring to free the church from debt. The last two years they have succeeded in greatly reducing the debt under which the church labored for many years, and are sanguine in the belief that the burden will be entirely lifted before the close of another year. A mission in conjunction with St. Peter's church is located fourteen miles southwest of White Lake, and in 1 894, through the efforts of Reverend J. J. Reiland, a house of worship was erected. In 1894 Reverend George Hoffman was given the priesthood at St. Peter's, and his flock are doing earnest work under his care.
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