William Patrick Heeney

Heeney William baptized 1896-05-17 St-Joseph's Toronto, born 04-12 is son of Jas Heeney and Maria Hickey

Sponsors: Robert Heeney (eldest brother) and Catherine Cronin ( TBD) (image_33S7-9YWC-88B

SOURCE: FamilySearch (Archives Toronto Catholic Archdiocese)

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In order to serve these hard working Irish Catholics in Leslieville a school, which served as a chapel where mass was regularly celebrated, was built in 1863. This clapboard frame structure was the work of Father Rooney who was pastor of St. Paul’s Church. It was located on what is now Curzon Street just north of what is now Dundas Street. In 1871 this structure was replaced by a two room red brick school which also served as a place where mass was celebrated.[xi] These developments demonstrated that there was justification for a parish to be created in Leslieville. An examination of property records reveals a transaction dated 11 Nov. 1878 – 26 Nov. 1878 (9924 – Grant. George Leslie: Mahali G. his wife to Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation). The letter G. refers to Mr. Leslie’s second wife’s maiden name Greenall. This was followed by a series of mortgages in 1884, 1887, 1892, and 1894. In July of 1894 the mortgage was discharged.[xii]
The Parish of St. Joseph’s was formally created on November 10, 1878 [SAP1] with Father Michael McCartin O’Reilly appointed as founding pastor. Father O’Reilly was born on May 16, 1842 at Granard, County Longford, Ireland. He made his studies in Ireland, Toronto (St. Michael’s), Niagara Falls, and Montreal. He was ordained by Bishop Lynch on August 20, 1866. He was most ambitious as he had built two previous churches before coming to our parish.[xiii] There were more concerns than the building of a new church for Father O’Reilly. In 1882 a group of unidentified young men roughed up the pastor. While the Orangemen were ever vigilant against what they perceived as papist threats, even they were shocked by this attack.
extrait de: JOURNEY WITH ST. JOSEPH, The story of St. Joseph Parish in Leslieville Toronto,by Allan Peter Selman

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