My name is Ann Carol Lanza-Waldron. I was baptized on November 23, 1954 as Ann Carol Lanza. Though my birth certificate lists my name as ____ Carroll (no first name listed). My mother's name was Anna B. Carroll. She was not married to my father at the time of my birth, though they later married.
I was baptized at Immaculate Conception Church of Malden, MA. The Sponsor who signed my Baptizm Certificate was a Pauline Gamache. I do not know who this Pauline Gamache is and would like to find out.
All my life I have been lead to believe two other people were my godparents. Though I love them with all my heart and would never think of them in anyother way than my godparents as they took care of me as a child and have always been there for me I would like to know who this Pauline Gamache is.
If any one can help it would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Ann C. Lanza-Waldron
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From talking with my grandmother, I believe that Pauline is a great aunt of mine. She would be related to the thread of Gamaches that runs through Orange, MA and points unknown - I'm currently trying to scrape up that backtrail.
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Is it she lived in the Malden area and worked in a Catholic church in Malden, MA in 1954. Believe the church was Immaculate Conception church.
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Yes, that's correct. Pauline died fairly recently - I was able to meet her once at a family reunion when I was 10 or 12.
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I am from the Gamache family I know of a pauline gamache that lives in connecticut
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