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Assumption is a small
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
and also a historically Irish (Catholic) community in southern Amboy Township, Fulton County,
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. A part of the
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, it lies seven miles from the northern edge of Swanton.


History

Assumption was originally named St. Mary's Corners because it was the location of St. Mary's Catholic Church. In 1840, the area was called both Caraghar's Corners and Caraghar, after an early Irish settler of the area named Patrick Caraghar. Along with Caraghar came the Savage family originated (likely) from
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, Northern Ireland (U.K.). Hugh Savage and his wife Bridget Savage helped establish St. Mary's Catholic Church or present day (Holy Trinity Catholic Church). Their names can be found both in inside the Church and across the street in the local commentary.Savage, Z. J. (2020, August 3). Hugh R. and Bidget Savage's Tombstone avage Family Records


References

Unincorporated communities in Fulton County, Ohio Unincorporated communities in Ohio {{FultonCountyOH-geo-stub