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Pexton, John, 1821-1904, Jesuit brother
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30 June 1821-25 July 1904
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Born: 30 June 1821, Mountmellick, County Laois
Entered 23 January 1851, Clongowes Wood College SJ, Naas, County Kildare
Final Vows: 02 February 1862
Died: 25 July 1904, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly
◆ HIB Menologies SJ :
Nephew of John Pexton Sr, who lived most of his life at Clongowes - RIP 1860
He made his Postulancy at Clongowes under Father Bracken before formal Ent.
Almost all of his life in the Society was spent at Tullabeg. The exceptions were a short stay at Gardiner St where he was the janitor, and 1893-1896 when he was Infirmarian and Manductor of the domestic staff at Milltown.
1896 He returned to Tullabeg, and he died there 26 July 1904.
He was a shoemaker by trade and he proved very useful when Tullabeg was a College.
He was dear to all for his innocence and piety, and he served the Society well for 62 years, as a model of obedience and uprightness.
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- County Laois (Queen's) » Mountmellick
- County Kildare » Clane » Clongowes Wood College SJ
- County Dublin » Dublin City » Upper Gardiner Street » St Francis Xavier's Residence
- County Dublin » Dublin City » Sandford Road » Milltown Park
- County Offaly (King's) » Ballycowan (Bar.) » Tullabeg » St Stanislaus College (Tullabeg)
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