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pear on the copy of the Baptismal Register transcribed by Father Kittell, but as there was no other priest at hand there is no doubt of the fact. Other brothers and sisters of Mrs. Delozier were Eleen, Susan, Dr. John J., Louisa Ann, Bridget Ann, William and George, according to the Register of Father Gallitzin. Other names given by Mrs. Delozier are Valentine and Sarah.
Margaret Mary Krise was married to Henry Delozier by Rev. Hugh P. Gallagher. They were the first couple married in the church at St. Augustine. Their children's names are Amadeus Bernard, John Cuthbert, Cyrillus Augustine, William Francis, Modestus Demer, Simon Marcellus, Herman Kempis and Mary Margaret, now Mrs. John E Maloney, the latter baptized July 16, 1864 by Father John Burns.
Henry Delozier died while yet comparatively young, as a granite monument erected to his memory by his widow, the subject of this sketch, bears the inscription: "Henry Delozier, 1825-1865," from which it will be seen that Mrs. Delozier has been a widow for 57 years.
Mrs. Delozier, who remembers Father Gallitzin well, says that never said Mass in what is now the parish of St. Augustine as there were not many people there in his time. Father Henry Lemke, she says, was the first priest to say Mass in her father's house frequently and also at other houses. The Fathers Gallagher also said Mass in her father's house before the first church was built.
Mrs. Delozier spoke feelingly of the weekly visits to her of Sister Martini. "She hasn't been to see me yet this week," she said.
Mrs. Delozier well remembers most of the pastors of St. Augustine - all down to and including M's'g'r Martin Ryan, of whom she spoke in terms of the highest appreciation.
Henry Krise, the father of this venerable lady, it was who sold to Rt. Rev. M. O'Connor, the first bishop of Pittsburg, the land on which the first church was built, and on which the present beautiful church, the rectory and several other buildings now stand.
Mrs. Delozier, despite her years, hopes to be present at the Diamond Jubilee of the parish in June.
Like many others of the pioneers of the parish, the Deloziers are noted for longevity. Her parents are interred
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