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removal of the sacred edifice, to make way for the high- 

 road to Boston, the mortal remains of these faithful and 

 pious labourers, in the service of their Master, repose 

 beneath the public way, and not a memorial stone marks 

 the spot where they lie, or commemorates their useful- 

 ness, excellence, or piety." 



While our interest in the church as a French church 

 ceases largely at this point, since it lost its distinctive 

 character, it is to be noted that among the later rectors 

 of the parish was Rev. Louis Pintard Bayard, a descend- 

 ant of two of the best known Huguenot families. 



New Rochelle still retains something of a French char- a Favourite 



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acter. Here and there a house with a Huguenot history To-day 

 can be found, and many of the old families are repre- 

 sented by their descendants. The growth of New York, 

 however, has made New Eochelle one of the favourite 

 suburban sections, and it will soon take on a metropolitan 

 character that will obliterate what is left of its early 

 French atmosphere. 



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