He eventually found his way to Baltimore, Maryland, where obtained work teaching geography in Madame LeCombe’s fashionable school for girls. In 1805 he entered St. Mary's Seminary and was ordained a priest in 1810.
He eventually settled in Baltimore, Maryland, where he secured employment teaching geography at Madame LeCombe’s fashionable school for girls. In 1805, he enrolled in St. Mary's Seminary and was ordained as a priest in 1810.