Structure · Built 1986

St. Theresa's Parish Hall

Address	466 Boston Rd
Built	1986
Other Lot Structures	Wayside Farm (1851 - 1953) St. Theresa's Catholic Church (Built 1959)

St. Theresa's Parish Hall is the parish center behind St. Theresa's Catholic Church at 466 Boston Road, built on the church's land in 1986. From 1959 to 1985 the parish had used its first church, the former First Baptist Church on Concord Road, as its hall. After the Archbishop sold that building and the old rectory in August 1985, a parish committee planned a new center behind the church; a rectory beside it was also planned but set aside. The hall was dedicated in October 1986. It stands on the land the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston bought from the Shannon family in 1958 (Land Court Certificate 10676), and since 2020 it has served St. Matthew the Evangelist Parish, into which St. Theresa's was merged.

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Title References

Date	Type	Grantor	Grantee	Summary	Recorded
1810	Warranty Deed	Alexander Bowers of Charlestown, merchant (Mary Bowers releasing dower), and Dorcas Bowers of Boston, widow	John Parker of Billerica, gentleman	1810 Bowers lot to John Parker, the earliest deed of the church land	188/333 (South)
	For $1,050, "a certain tract and parcel of land" beginning "at the great road leading from Amherst to Boston by land of Blaney Abbot", east on the wall by Abbot to Benjamin Deland, north by Deland and Nahum Baldwin, west by Baldwin and Josiah Bowers "to a large oak tree", north by Josiah Bowers to George Bruce, west by Bruce "as the wall now stands" to the great road and south on the road to Abbot, "reserving to said Dorcas and Alexander the tomb in which the body of Capt. Jona. Bowers late husband of the said Dorcas now lies", for burying their dead. Dated April 27, 1810. This is the "Alexander Bowers lot". Billerica town book 10, pages 538-539. Title passed to: May 23, 1837 Executor's Deed: Marshall Preston of Billerica, Esq., executor of the will of John Parker late of Billerica, Esq. to David Parker of Billerica, gentleman (362/386) (John Parker's Alexander Bowers lot)
May 23, 1837	Executor's Deed	Marshall Preston of Billerica, Esq., executor of the will of John Parker late of Billerica, Esq.	David Parker of Billerica, gentleman	1834 executor to David Parker	362/386 (South)
	Licensed by the Probate Court at Woburn to sell for debts and legacies the only real estate not devised by the will, the executor sold at auction on the premises on Oct. 27, 1834, for $600, "a certain tract of wood pasture and mowing land situated in said Billerica on the east side of the great road leading to Boston nearly opposite the dwelling house of the said David Parker containing twenty four acres more or less called Alexander Bowers lot", west by the road, south by Blaney Abbot, east by Benjamin Beard Jr. and north by the Nahum Baldwin land and Fitch Tufts, "reserving the shop thereon belonging to one Timothy M. Minot and the dwelling house thereon belonging to the said David". Recorded May 23, 1837. Billerica town book 15, pages 361-363. Title from: 1810 Warranty Deed: Alexander Bowers of Charlestown, merchant (Mary Bowers releasing dower), and Dorcas Bowers of Boston, widow to John Parker of Billerica, gentleman (188/333) (John Parker's Alexander Bowers lot) Title passed to: May 23, 1840 Warranty Deed: David Parker of Billerica to His son John H. Parker of Billerica, yeoman (392/476) ("conveyed to me by Marshall Preston ... Book 362 Page 386")
May 23, 1840	Warranty Deed	David Parker of Billerica	His son John H. Parker of Billerica, yeoman	1840 David Parker to John H. Parker	392/476 (South)
	For $3,000, three parcels, the second being "a piece of wood pasture and mowing land lying on the east side of the Road leading to Boston containing twenty four acres ... called the Bowers Lot", west by the road, south by Blaney Abbot, east by Benjamin Beard and north by Benjamin Beard Jr., "being the same conveyed to me by Marshall Preston ... Book 362 Page 386"; also eight acres on the road to Bedford and David Parker's dwelling-house tract on the west side of the road to Boston; subject to mortgages to Marshall Preston and Sarah Coggin. Dated May 23, 1840. Billerica town book 16, pages 350-351. Title from: May 23, 1837 Executor's Deed: Marshall Preston of Billerica, Esq., executor of the will of John Parker late of Billerica, Esq. to David Parker of Billerica, gentleman (362/386) ("conveyed to me by Marshall Preston ... Book 362 Page 386") Title passed to: 1843 Warranty Deed: John H. Parker of Boston, yeoman to His father David Parker of Billerica, gentleman (483/151) ("conveyed by David Parker to me ... May 23 1840")
1843	Warranty Deed	John H. Parker of Boston, yeoman	His father David Parker of Billerica, gentleman	1843 back to David Parker	483/151 (South)
	For $3,000, the same three parcels, including the twenty-four acres on the east side of the road to Boston "formerly called the Bowers lot" (west by the road, south by Blaney Abbot, east by Benjamin Beard, north by Henry Baldwin and Fitch Tufts), "being the same (with the exception of a small piece conveyed by me ... to Thomas R. Shed dated Jany. 20, 1842) conveyed by David Parker to me by his deed dated May 23 1840". Dated Oct. 19, 1843. Billerica town book 16, pages 436-437. Title from: May 23, 1840 Warranty Deed: David Parker of Billerica to His son John H. Parker of Billerica, yeoman (392/476) ("conveyed by David Parker to me ... May 23 1840") Title passed to: May 12, 1845 Warranty Deed: David Parker of Billerica, yeoman (Achsah Parker releasing dower) to His son Charles E. Parker of Billerica, trader (464/81) (part of the Bowers lot David Parker took back in 1843) August 22, 1851 Warranty Deed: David Parker of Billerica, yeoman (Achsah Parker releasing dower) to George Proctor of Billerica, clerk (615/386) (David Parker sells 18 acres of the Bowers lot)
August 22, 1851	Warranty Deed	David Parker of Billerica, yeoman (Achsah Parker releasing dower)	George Proctor of Billerica, clerk	The 18-acre farm (house parcel of the church lot) cut from the Bowers lot	615/386 (South)
	For $2,000, "a certain tract of land situate in said Billerica opposite my dwelling house containing eighteen acres more or less": from the southwest corner on the road from Billerica to Boston at land of William G. Alley, east on Alley about 46 rods to a stone wall, south about 7 rods to Blaney Abbott, east by Abbott about 108 rods to Jonathan Wright, north about 10 rods to the heirs of the late Henry Baldwin, west by Baldwin and Fitch Tufts to the estate of the late John H. Parker, and by Parker's land and wall to the road, south by the road about 10 rods, "with the small dwelling house thereon". Dated and acknowledged Aug. 15, 1851 before Dudley Foster; no title recital. Billerica town book 19, pages 126-127. Title from: 1843 Warranty Deed: John H. Parker of Boston, yeoman to His father David Parker of Billerica, gentleman (483/151) (David Parker sells 18 acres of the Bowers lot) Title passed to: 1853 Warranty Deed: George Proctor of Billerica, clerk to John M. Eastman of Billerica, yeoman (657/59) (recited: Lib. 615 Fol. 386)
1853	Warranty Deed	George Proctor of Billerica, clerk	John M. Eastman of Billerica, yeoman	1853 Proctor to John M. Eastman	657/59 (South)
	For $4,000, "my Homestead situate in said Billerica containing eighteen acres more or less", with the bounds of 1851 (William G. Alley, Blany Abbot, Jonathan Wright, the heirs of Henry Baldwin, the heirs of Fitch Tufts, the estate of John H. Parker and the road from Billerica to Boston), "with all the buildings thereon standing"; "said estate was conveyed to me by David Parker's deed dated August 15th 1851 recorded in Middlesex Reg. of Deeds Lib. 615 Fol. 386." Dated June 25, 1853. The price had doubled in two years and the "small dwelling house" was now a homestead. Billerica town book 20, pages 391-392. Title from: August 22, 1851 Warranty Deed: David Parker of Billerica, yeoman (Achsah Parker releasing dower) to George Proctor of Billerica, clerk (615/386) (recited: Lib. 615 Fol. 386) Title passed to: August 21, 1855 Warranty Deed: John M. Eastman of Billerica, yeoman to John T. Jordan of Billerica, yeoman (2/141) (recited: Book 657, Page 59)
August 21, 1855	Warranty Deed	John M. Eastman of Billerica, yeoman	John T. Jordan of Billerica, yeoman	1855 Eastman to John T. Jordan	2/141
	For $4,000, "my homestead" of eighteen acres on the road from Billerica to Boston, bounded by land of Wm. G. Alley, Blany Abbot, Jona. Wright, the heirs of Henry Baldwin, the heirs of Fitch Tufts and the estate of the late John H. Parker, "with all the buildings thereon standing"; "Said estate was conveyed to me by George Proctor's deed dated June 25th 1853, Recorded in Middlesex Reg. of Deeds, Book 657, Page 59." Dated May 15, 1855, acknowledged before Dudley Foster. Title from: 1853 Warranty Deed: George Proctor of Billerica, clerk to John M. Eastman of Billerica, yeoman (657/59) (recited: Book 657, Page 59) Title passed to: September 12, 1859 Warranty Deed: John T. Jordan of Billerica, yeoman (Mary E. Jordan releasing dower and homestead) to Alonzo Ordway of Lowell (21/52) (recited: Book 2, Page 141)
September 12, 1859	Warranty Deed	John T. Jordan of Billerica, yeoman (Mary E. Jordan releasing dower and homestead)	Alonzo Ordway of Lowell	1859 Jordan to Alonzo Ordway	21/52
	For $4,000, "my Homestead" in Billerica, eighteen acres, from the southwest corner on the road from Billerica to Boston at land of Mark Lund, by Blaney Abbot's heirs, Jonathan Wright, the heirs of Henry Baldwin, Jefferson Cutter (formerly Fitch Tufts) and Bernard McCann (formerly J. H. Parker), "with all the buildings thereon standing". "Said estate was conveyed to me by John M. Eastman, deed dated May 15th A.D. 1855 ... Book 2, Page 141." Dated Sept. 7, 1859; possession April 1, 1860; free of encumbrances except a $1,700 mortgage. Part of an exchange: the same day Ordway deeded Jordan a house lot on Marion Street, Lowell, for $1,300 (Book 21, Page 33). Title from: August 21, 1855 Warranty Deed: John M. Eastman of Billerica, yeoman to John T. Jordan of Billerica, yeoman (2/141) (recited: Book 2, Page 141) Title passed to: October 24, 1879 Warranty Deed: Alonzo Ordway of Union, Hardin County, Iowa (Lucretia C. Ordway releasing dower and homestead) to Philander D. Howe of Billerica (136/343) (Ordway to Howe)
October 24, 1879	Warranty Deed	Alonzo Ordway of Union, Hardin County, Iowa (Lucretia C. Ordway releasing dower and homestead)	Philander D. Howe of Billerica	Philander D. Howe buys the farm	136/343
	For $4,000, "my farm" of eighteen acres on the road from Billerica to Boston, from land of Mark Lund by the land formerly of Blaney Abbot's heirs, Jonathan Wright, the heirs of Henry Baldwin, land formerly of Jefferson Cutter and Bernard McCann, "with all the buildings thereon standing", subject to the $3,000 mortgage to John A. Richardson of Feb. 6, 1879, which the grantee assumes. Dated Oct. 20, 1879, acknowledged in Hardin County, Iowa. Title from: September 12, 1859 Warranty Deed: John T. Jordan of Billerica, yeoman (Mary E. Jordan releasing dower and homestead) to Alonzo Ordway of Lowell (21/52) (Ordway to Howe) Title passed to: November 11, 1885 Warranty Deed: Philander D. Howe of Billerica (Rozina Howe releasing dower and homestead) to Calvin P. Sawyer of Billerica (177/492) (same as from Alonzo Ordway)
November 11, 1885	Warranty Deed	Philander D. Howe of Billerica (Rozina Howe releasing dower and homestead)	Calvin P. Sawyer of Billerica	Howe to Calvin P. Sawyer	177/492
	For $4,000, Howe's "Homestead Farm" of 18 acres "with all the buildings thereon" on the east side of the road from Billerica to Boston, from the road at land formerly of Mark Lund (the shop lot), by Lund about 46 rods, south 7 rods to land formerly of the Blaney Abbot heirs, east by Abbot about 108 rods to Jonathan Wright, north 10 rods to the heirs of Henry Baldwin, then by Baldwin, land formerly of Jefferson Cutter and Bernard McCann to the road; same as from Alonzo Ordway, Oct. 20, 1879, Book 136, Page 343. Bought the same day as the shop lot, which it surrounds on the north and east. Title from: October 24, 1879 Warranty Deed: Alonzo Ordway of Union, Hardin County, Iowa (Lucretia C. Ordway releasing dower and homestead) to Philander D. Howe of Billerica (136/343) (same as from Alonzo Ordway) Related: November 11, 1885 Warranty Deed: Rozina Howe of Billerica, wife of Philander D. Howe, in her own right (he assenting) to Calvin P. Sawyer of Billerica (177/491) (the farm and the shop lot bought together)
September 7, 1900	Warranty Deed	Lucy M. Sawyer of Billerica, widow (of Calvin P. Sawyer)	Guy P. Walton of Everett	1900 Sawyer widow to Guy P. Walton	322/147
	For $1 and other consideration ($3.50 in revenue stamps), two parcels on the east side of the road to Boston: the 18-acre homestead farm with the buildings, with the bounds of 1885, and "another parcel of land, with the buildings thereon", two acres, 6 rods on the road to the late Blaney Abbot "now or formerly of Henry Crosby", 46 rods 10 links and 7 rods. "For my title see probate of estate of Calvin P. Sawyer". Dated Aug. 31, 1900, acknowledged in Suffolk and recorded Sept. 7, 1900. Recorded with it, William Manning of Chelmsford, administrator of Polly Manning, discharged Alley's mortgage of Feb. 23, 1849, paid by Lucy M. Sawyer "the present owner". Title from: November 11, 1885 Warranty Deed: Rozina Howe of Billerica, wife of Philander D. Howe, in her own right (he assenting) to Calvin P. Sawyer of Billerica (177/491) (the widow's title under Calvin P. Sawyer's estate) Title passed to: July 20, 1901 Warranty Deed: Guy P. Walton of Everett to Elizabeth Hodge of Newton, wife of Stephen D. Hodge, in her own right (332/229) ("conveyed to me by deeds of Lucy M. Sawyer and Lucy M. Sawyer, Trustee") Related: February 24, 1849 Mortgage: William G. Alley of Billerica, gentleman to Polly Manning of Billerica, singlewoman (557/119) (the 1849 Manning mortgage discharged at the sale)
September 7, 1900	Trustee's Deed	Lucy M. Sawyer of Billerica, trustee under the will of Calvin P. Sawyer (allowed Nov. 1, 1892)	Guy P. Walton of Everett	1900 Sawyer trust half to Walton	322/149
	The same day, as trustee under her husband's will, Lucy M. Sawyer conveyed to Walton one undivided half of the same two parcels, the homestead farm and the two-acre lot with the buildings, the share the will had put in trust; same as from P. D. Howe and Rozina Howe in 1885 (Book 177, Pages 491-492). Title from: November 11, 1885 Warranty Deed: Rozina Howe of Billerica, wife of Philander D. Howe, in her own right (he assenting) to Calvin P. Sawyer of Billerica (177/491) (the trust half under Sawyer's will) Title passed to: July 20, 1901 Warranty Deed: Guy P. Walton of Everett to Elizabeth Hodge of Newton, wife of Stephen D. Hodge, in her own right (332/229) (the trustee half)
July 20, 1901	Warranty Deed	Guy P. Walton of Everett	Elizabeth Hodge of Newton, wife of Stephen D. Hodge, in her own right	1901 Walton to Elizabeth Hodge	332/229
	For $1 and other consideration, two parcels on the easterly side of the road from Billerica to Boston: eighteen acres with the buildings, the same as Philander D. Howe to Calvin P. Sawyer, Nov. 2, 1885 (Book 177, Folio 492), and two acres with the buildings, the same as Rozina Howe to Sawyer (Folio 491); "Being the same premises conveyed to me by deeds of Lucy M. Sawyer and Lucy M. Sawyer, Trustee, dated Aug. 31st 1900", subject to a $6,000 mortgage on which $5,000 remained unpaid, and the taxes. The Hodges gave a further $2,500 mortgage to Edward T. Harrington and others the same day (Book 332, Page 231). Title from: September 7, 1900 Warranty Deed: Lucy M. Sawyer of Billerica, widow (of Calvin P. Sawyer) to Guy P. Walton of Everett (322/147) ("conveyed to me by deeds of Lucy M. Sawyer and Lucy M. Sawyer, Trustee") September 7, 1900 Trustee's Deed: Lucy M. Sawyer of Billerica, trustee under the will of Calvin P. Sawyer (allowed Nov. 1, 1892) to Guy P. Walton of Everett (322/149) (the trustee half) Title passed to: November 8, 1901 Warranty Deed: Stephen D. Hodge and Elizabeth Hodge, in her own right to Henrietta Fraser of Boston (336/479) ("conveyed to me by deed of Guy P. Walton")
November 8, 1901	Warranty Deed	Stephen D. Hodge and Elizabeth Hodge, in her own right	Henrietta Fraser of Boston	1901 Hodge to Henrietta Fraser	336/479
	For $1 and other valuable consideration, the same two parcels on the easterly side of the road from Billerica to Boston, eighteen acres "with the buildings thereon" (Book 177, Folio 492) and "two (2) acres of land ... with the buildings thereon" (Folio 491); "Being the same premises conveyed to me by deed of Guy P. Walton", subject to the $6,000 mortgage ($5,000 unpaid) and a $2,500 mortgage. Dated Nov. 2, 1901, acknowledged in Suffolk. Title from: July 20, 1901 Warranty Deed: Guy P. Walton of Everett to Elizabeth Hodge of Newton, wife of Stephen D. Hodge, in her own right (332/229) ("conveyed to me by deed of Guy P. Walton") Title passed to: 1916 Certificate of Title: Land Court decree, case 6093 (petition of Clarence A. Backer) to Clarence A. Backer of Billerica, married to Grace L. Backer (Ctf 864) (the Fraser two parcels, by a transfer to Backer before 1912 not found in the indexes)
November 8, 1912	Land Court Decree	Land Court decree, case 3956 (petition of Clara E. Sexton)	Clara E. Sexton of Billerica, married to William H. Sexton	South part of the church lot: Sexton decree (plan 3956-A)	Ctf 341
	Original Certificate of Title 341 on the decree of Nov. 2, 1912 in case 3956: Clara E. Sexton is "the owner in fee simple" of land "Southwesterly by Boston Road three hundred eighty-four and 69/100 (384.69) feet", north by George S. Daniels 2,534.37 feet, northeast by Edwin H. Blakie 379.47 feet, southeast by "Nathaniel R. Jones et al." (756.61, 7 and 386.10 feet), west by Clarence A. Backer 556.98 feet and south by Backer, Walter H. Fuller and Susan E. Burton 1,569.25 feet, as shown on the plan by O. M. Snell, C.E., July 1912 (Land Court Plan 3956-A). The plan copy filed with the certificate divides it into Lot A (165.24 feet on the road, already Fitzgerald's) and Lot B (219.45 feet), with a house drawn near the road on each. Memoranda: Lot A deeded to Frank A. Fitzgerald Nov. 9, 1912 (document 464, Certificate 347); Lot B to William H. Sexton Feb. 1, 1913 (document 510, Certificate 385). Title from: August 15, 1887 Quitclaim: Frances E. Crosby of Malden, unmarried to Mary H. Crosby of Billerica (190/563) (Clara E. Sexton, only heir at law of Mary H. Crosby) Title passed to: November 11, 1912 Certificate of Title: Clara E. Sexton (document 464, deed of Nov. 9, 1912) to Frank A. Fitzgerald of Billerica, married to Julia F. Fitzgerald (Ctf 347) 1913 Certificate of Title: Transfer from the Sexton title (Lot B of plan 3956-A) to Clarence A. Backer of Billerica, married to Grace Lilian Backer (Ctf 432) (Lot B cut from the Sexton registration) February 7, 1913 Certificate of Title: Clara E. Sexton (from Original Certificate 341) to William H. Sexton of Billerica, married to Clara E. Sexton (Ctf 385) (Lot B of the 1912 registration) Related: April 9, 1906 Warranty Deed: William H. Sexton and Clara E. Sexton, his wife, in her own right, of Billerica to Frank A. Fitzgerald of Tewksbury (388/582) (registers the Crosby land, including the 1906 Fitzgerald lot) November 11, 1912 Certificate of Title: Clara E. Sexton (document 464, deed of Nov. 9, 1912) to Frank A. Fitzgerald of Billerica, married to Julia F. Fitzgerald (Ctf 347) (Lot A, the abutting lot) August 5, 1912 Notice of Land Court Petition: Land Court, case 3956 (petition of Clara E. Sexton of Billerica) to Clara E. Sexton of Billerica (490/24) (petition notice)
August 5, 1912	Notice of Land Court Petition	Land Court, case 3956 (petition of Clara E. Sexton of Billerica)	Clara E. Sexton of Billerica	South part of the church lot: Sexton petition	490/24
	Notice that Clara E. Sexton filed a petition July 5, 1912 to register land southwest by Boston road 381.87 feet, north by land of George S. Daniels 2,559.87 feet, northeast by Edwin H. Blakie, southeast by Edith Jones and Nathaniel R. Jones, and southwest, west and south by Clarence A. Backer (the Howe farm), Walter H. Fuller and Susan E. Burton, "Containing thirty-one and 328/1000 (31.328) acres". The margin refers to the notice of disposal, Book 496, Page 300 (the decree, Certificate 341). Related: August 15, 1887 Quitclaim: Frances E. Crosby of Malden, unmarried to Mary H. Crosby of Billerica (190/563) (Sexton land)
1913	Certificate of Title	Transfer from the Sexton title (Lot B of plan 3956-A)	Clarence A. Backer of Billerica, married to Grace Lilian Backer	Lot B, the south part of the church lot, to Clarence A. Backer	Ctf 432
	Transfer certificate of July 15, 1913: Backer owns Lot B on Land Court plan 3956-A (O. M. Snell, July 1912), cut from the Sexton farm: southwest by Boston Road 219.45 feet, with the Daniels, Blakie and Jones bounds of 1912, "Westerly by land now or formerly of Clarence A. Backer" 556.98 feet and southerly by Backer 243.23 feet, then by Lot A. Backer already held the old Howe farm and shop lot to the west and north as unregistered land. Title from: November 8, 1912 Land Court Decree: Land Court decree, case 3956 (petition of Clara E. Sexton) to Clara E. Sexton of Billerica, married to William H. Sexton (Ctf 341) (Lot B cut from the Sexton registration) Title passed to: June 26, 1922 Certificate of Title: Clarence A. Backer (from certificate 432) to John E. Hardy of Billerica, married to Lura W. Hardy (Ctf 1878) (Lot 1 cut from Lot B) 1924 Certificate of Title: Transfer from Clarence A. Backer (certificates 432 and 864) to Jennie M. Kinsman of Billerica, married to Dwight M. Kinsman (Ctf 2610) (Lot 3, from certificate 432) June 4, 1926 Certificate of Title: Clarence A. Backer, by his executors (from certificates 432 and 864) to Isabel Porter of Lincoln, married to Fred A. Porter (Ctf 3083) (remaining portion of Lot B)
1916	Certificate of Title	Land Court decree, case 6093 (petition of Clarence A. Backer)	Clarence A. Backer of Billerica, married to Grace L. Backer	North part of the church lot registered to Clarence A. Backer (plan 6093-A)	Ctf 864
	Original certificate entered on a decree of Nov. 23, 1916 (transcribed Nov. 25, 1916) registering the rest of Backer's land, the old Howe farm with the shop lot: westerly by Boston Road 249.59 feet, northerly by George P. Greenwood (the Parker store lot) 495.10 feet and westerly by Greenwood 91.82 feet, northerly by Sidney A. Bull 2,056.46 feet, easterly by Nat R. Jones 163.60 feet, and "Southerly by land now or formerly of Clara E. Sexton" 2,534.37 feet, on a plan by F. W. Huntington and Co., July 1915; subject to an attachment of May 25, 1915 in a suit of Ernest T. Wheeler against the Imperial Fur and Breeding Company. Title from: November 8, 1901 Warranty Deed: Stephen D. Hodge and Elizabeth Hodge, in her own right to Henrietta Fraser of Boston (336/479) (the Fraser two parcels, by a transfer to Backer before 1912 not found in the indexes) Title passed to: 1924 Certificate of Title: Transfer from Clarence A. Backer (certificates 432 and 864) to Jennie M. Kinsman of Billerica, married to Dwight M. Kinsman (Ctf 2610) (Lot 3, from certificate 864) June 4, 1926 Certificate of Title: Clarence A. Backer, by his executors (from certificates 432 and 864) to Isabel Porter of Lincoln, married to Fred A. Porter (Ctf 3083) (remaining portion of the 6093-A land)
June 4, 1926	Certificate of Title	Clarence A. Backer, by his executors (from certificates 432 and 864)	Isabel Porter of Lincoln, married to Fred A. Porter	Isabel Porter's certificate	Ctf 3083
	Transfer certificate for "the remaining portion" of Backer's two registered parcels, Lot B of plan 3956-A and the land of plan 6093-A, less Lots 1 and 3 of plan 6093-B, on the executors' deed of April 10, 1926. Memoranda: Backer's 1913 mortgage to Clara E. Sexton for $3,500 (discharged 1926); a $15,000 mortgage to James Shannon and others, June 3, 1926 (document 6870); a $2,000 mortgage to William J. Dobbins; entry to foreclose Oct. 29, 1934; attachment by Daniel J. Dacey Nov. 17, 1934; mortgagee's deed with affidavit, document 11143, registered Dec. 3, 1934 (Certificate 4690). Title from: 1913 Certificate of Title: Transfer from the Sexton title (Lot B of plan 3956-A) to Clarence A. Backer of Billerica, married to Grace Lilian Backer (Ctf 432) (remaining portion of Lot B) 1916 Certificate of Title: Land Court decree, case 6093 (petition of Clarence A. Backer) to Clarence A. Backer of Billerica, married to Grace L. Backer (Ctf 864) (remaining portion of the 6093-A land) Title passed to: December 3, 1934 Certificate of Title: James Shannon and others, mortgagees of Isabel Porter (mortgagee's deed, document 11143) to James Shannon (married to Ellen), Robert J. Shannon, Herbert F. Shannon and James W. Shannon of Woburn, one quarter each (Ctf 4690) (mortgagee's deed, document 11143) Related: June 4, 1926 Executor's Deed: Thomas W. Fernald and Reginald B. Fonda, executors of the will of Clarence A. Backer, late of Damascus, Virginia, formerly of Billerica to Isabel Porter, wife of Fred A. Porter, of Lincoln (736/589) (executors' deed) 1924 Certificate of Title: Transfer from Clarence A. Backer (certificates 432 and 864) to Jennie M. Kinsman of Billerica, married to Dwight M. Kinsman (Ctf 2610) (Lot 3 of 6093-B excepted) June 26, 1922 Certificate of Title: Clarence A. Backer (from certificate 432) to John E. Hardy of Billerica, married to Lura W. Hardy (Ctf 1878) (Lot 1 of 6093-B excepted)
June 4, 1926	Executor's Deed	Thomas W. Fernald and Reginald B. Fonda, executors of the will of Clarence A. Backer, late of Damascus, Virginia, formerly of Billerica	Isabel Porter, wife of Fred A. Porter, of Lincoln	Backer's executors to Isabel Porter	736/589
	By the power of sale in Backer's will, for $16,000, four parcels "with the buildings thereon": (1) registered land on Boston Road (249.59 feet) north of Clara E. Sexton's land (Certificate 864, plan of July 1915), less Lot 3 on Plan 6093-B sold to Jennie M. Kinsman in 1924; (2) Lot B on Land Court Plan 3956-A, less Lots 1 and 3 on Plan 6093-B, subject to Backer's 1913 mortgage to Clara E. Sexton; (3) "A certain parcel of land with the buildings thereon on the easterly side of the County Road now called Main Street", beginning at the southwest corner of "land conveyed by Nathaniel Cheever to Josiah Richardson by deed dated July 28th, 1853" (Middlesex South Book 663, Page 64), south on the street to "the heirs of Jonathan Bowers", east to David Abbott, north and west by Abbott back to the Richardson land, south 4 rods and west 40 rods by it, "thirteen (13) acres more or less", conveyed to Backer by Bertram S. Ward, Jan. 23, 1917 (Book 567, Page 16), subject to a $2,500 Merrimack River Savings Bank mortgage; (4) "A certain lot of land with the buildings thereon containing sixteen (16) acres", from Jacob P. Brown's land on the east side of Boston Road south to the Town's standpipe lot, around it, to a wall "at land formerly of one Rogers, supposed to be now of one Davis", south to "land formerly of Sewall Worthley, now of one Backer", to "land formerly of Barnard Tufts", east to "land formerly of Blaney Abbott" and north to Brown. Dated April 10, 1926. Title from: October 21, 1908 Warranty Deed: Arthur J. Larratt of Billerica (Katharine Larratt releasing dower and homestead) to Clarence A. Backer of Melrose (425/445) (parcel 4, the Colby place) January 24, 1917 Quitclaim: Bertram S. Ward of Billerica (Susie L. Ward releasing dower) to Clarence A. Backer of Billerica (567/16) (parcel 3, the Cheever place) Title passed to: December 3, 1934 Mortgagee's Deed: James Shannon, Robert J. Shannon, Herbert F. Shannon and James W. Shannon of Woburn, mortgagees of Isabel Porter to James Shannon, Robert J. Shannon, Herbert F. Shannon and James W. Shannon (853/480) (foreclosure of Porter's 1926 purchase-money mortgage)
December 3, 1934	Certificate of Title	James Shannon and others, mortgagees of Isabel Porter (mortgagee's deed, document 11143)	James Shannon (married to Ellen), Robert J. Shannon, Herbert F. Shannon and James W. Shannon of Woburn, one quarter each	The Shannons by mortgagee's deed	Ctf 4690
	Transfer certificate from Certificate 3083 on the mortgagee's deed under the power of sale in Isabel Porter's $15,000 mortgage of 1926: the four Shannons, the mortgagees themselves, took the land after the entry to foreclose of Oct. 29, 1934. Lot B of plan 3956-A and the 6093-A land, less the lots sold on plan 6093-B. Title from: June 4, 1926 Certificate of Title: Clarence A. Backer, by his executors (from certificates 432 and 864) to Isabel Porter of Lincoln, married to Fred A. Porter (Ctf 3083) (mortgagee's deed, document 11143) Title passed to: April 13, 1948 Certificate of Title: The Shannon owners (from certificate 4690) to Robert J. Shannon 5/16, James W. Shannon 5/16, Alice Shannon 2/16, and Robert J. and James W. Shannon, trustees under the will of James Shannon, 4/16 (Ctf 7559) (Shannon shares)
April 13, 1948	Certificate of Title	Elinor M. Shannon (from certificate 7561)	James W. Shannon and Robert J. Shannon, joint tenants	James W. and Robert J. Shannon	Ctf 7562
	Transfer certificate of April 13, 1948 completing the consolidation: James W. and Robert J. Shannon of Woburn as joint tenants own the whole of the former Backer and Porter land. Cancelled in 1958 for Certificate 10676. Title from: April 13, 1948 Certificate of Title: Robert J. and James W. Shannon, trustees under the will of James Shannon (from certificate 7560) to James W. Shannon 6/16, Robert J. Shannon 6/16 and Elinor M. Shannon 4/16 (Ctf 7561) (Shannon shares) Title passed to: September 19, 1958 Certificate of Title: James W. Shannon and Robert J. Shannon of Woburn (document 30337) to Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, a corporation sole (Ctf 10676) (Shannons to the Archbishop)
September 19, 1958	Certificate of Title	James W. Shannon and Robert J. Shannon of Woburn (document 30337)	Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, a corporation sole	The Shannons to the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston	Ctf 10676
	Quitclaim "for consideration paid", acknowledged Sept. 13, 1958: Lot B of Land Court plan 3956-A (southwest by Boston Road 219.45 feet, north by George S. Daniels 2,534.37 feet) and the land of plan 6093-A (west by Boston Road 249.59 feet, north by George P. Greenwood and Sidney A. Bull), excepting Lots 1 and 3 of plan 6093-B. St. Theresa's Church was built here in 1959 and the parish hall in 1986. Later documents on the certificate: a 1967 Order of Court, a 2002 order, a 2003 notice of contract, permits of 2008 and 2010, the 2010 Rose Hill Manor lease with easements, restrictions, mortgages, a financing statement and lien bond, 2011-2012 easements, an acceptance, a dissolution of lien, a modification and a certificate of compliance, and the 2016 Order of Taking. Title from: April 13, 1948 Certificate of Title: Elinor M. Shannon (from certificate 7561) to James W. Shannon and Robert J. Shannon, joint tenants (Ctf 7562) (Shannons to the Archbishop) Title passed to: November 9, 1967 Certificate of Title: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston (from certificate 10676) to Middlesex County National Bank of Everett (Ctf 15870) (Lot 10 of plan 6093-D)
November 9, 1967	Order of Court	Land Court, cases 6093 and 3956 (petition of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston)	Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston	Grace Avenue struck from the plans	Ctf 10676
	Order dated Oct. 18, 1967: the Archbishop, owner of the land in Certificate 10676 and in fee of Grace Avenue, which "has never been laid out or used as a way", had plans 6093-B and 6093-C amended to delete Grace Avenue, and plan 6093-D approved, dividing the old way. Noted on Certificate 10676. Related: September 19, 1958 Certificate of Title: James W. Shannon and Robert J. Shannon of Woburn (document 30337) to Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, a corporation sole (Ctf 10676) (order noted on the certificate)
November 9, 1967	Certificate of Title	Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston (from certificate 10676)	Middlesex County National Bank of Everett	Lot 10 (old Grace Avenue strip) to the bank	Ctf 15870
	Partial transfer certificate for Lot 10 on Land Court plan 6093-D, the north end of the old Grace Avenue strip: southwesterly by Boston (Route 3A) Road 13.09 feet, northwesterly by George P. Greenwood 250 feet, and northeasterly and southeasterly by the Archbishop's land. The bank had bought the Parker store lot next north in 1963. Title from: September 19, 1958 Certificate of Title: James W. Shannon and Robert J. Shannon of Woburn (document 30337) to Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, a corporation sole (Ctf 10676) (Lot 10 of plan 6093-D)
August 22, 1985	Quitclaim Deed	Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, a corporation sole (by Bernard Cardinal Law)	A private buyer	1985 sale of the old hall on Concord Road; the new hall was dedicated in 1986	3149/20
	Dated August 6, 1985. For $80,000, with quitclaim covenants, "the land with the buildings thereon" of 66 square rods, with the 1844 bounds and "reserving a strip of land 25 feet in width across the south end of said premises to be used as a public highway ... as provided in the deed from Ann Parker to Amos Spaulding and Edward Spaulding, Deacons of the First Baptist Church in said Billerica, dated April 1, 1844", "Being the same premises conveyed to said grantor by deed dated June 7, 1939" (N.930/215). The property address is given as "Concord Road at the corner of Page's Court". The buyer converted the former church into a rooming house; it was sold again in October 1998 for $175,000 to a private realty trust (N.9662/249), which still owned it in 2026 (assessor parcel 61-202-0, 0.413 acres). Title from: June 9, 1939 Quitclaim Deed: The Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank to Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, a corporation sole (930/215) (Archbishop title from 1939)
November 4, 2010	Notice of Lease	Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, lessor	Rose Hill Manor Corporation, lessee	Rose Hill Manor lease of 3.60 acres	Ctf 10676
	Notice of a 75-year lease, October 2010 to Oct. 31, 2085, of about 139,286 square feet (3.60 acres), the "Lease Area" on the plan "Rose Hill Manor Lease Area" of Sept. 27, 2010, registered with easements, restrictions and financing documents for the Rose Hill Manor building, built in 2011 on the back of the church land (assessor parcel 61-103-5). Related: September 19, 1958 Certificate of Title: James W. Shannon and Robert J. Shannon of Woburn (document 30337) to Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, a corporation sole (Ctf 10676) (lease noted on the certificate)
March 16, 2016	Order of Taking	Town of Billerica, by its Board of Selectmen	Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston (and the owner of Certificate 15870)	Town taking for the Boston Road reconstruction	Ctf 10676
	Under G.L. c. 79 and Article 14 of the May 5, 2015 Town Meeting, the Selectmen took temporary construction easements and related rights along Boston Road (Route 3A) for its reconstruction, as shown on a plan of March 2, 2016; registered on Certificates 10676 and 15870. Related: September 19, 1958 Certificate of Title: James W. Shannon and Robert J. Shannon of Woburn (document 30337) to Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, a corporation sole (Ctf 10676) (taking noted on the certificate)

Recorded is Book/Page at the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds unless noted; Probate # is a Middlesex probate case, Ctf a Land Court certificate of title.

St. Theresa's Parish Hall

St. Theresa's Parish Hall

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