St. Joseph - Immaculate Conception Church (Millbrook, New York)
Roman Catholic church in Milbrook, New York, United States of America
The St. Joseph - Immaculate Conception Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located in Millbrook, Dutchess County, New York.
St. Joseph
In 1859, Catholics in Millbrook were attended by Rev. Charles Slevin out of Dover Plains. In 1864, Slevin was assigned to Yonkers, and the parish at Dover with its mission churches was attached to Croton Falls, where Rev. John Arsenigo was pastor. In 1868, Rev. Patrick w. Tandy became the first resident pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Amenia.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “St. Joseph - Immaculate Conception Church (Millbrook, New York)” is roman Catholic church in Milbrook, New York, United States of America. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Joseph, Immaculate and Conception, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “roman Catholic church in Milbrook, New York, United States of America” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7589109. Authority coordinates are 41.786, -73.697. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1859, 1864 and 1868.
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