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John Dawson Gilmary Shea - Encyclopedia Volume - Catholic Encyclopedia - Catholic Online
Historian, born in New York, 22 July, 1824; died at Elizabeth, New Jersey , 22 February, 1892. The name Gilmary (Servant of Mary) was assumed at a late period...
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