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1942 – 2006 (October 13) Terrance William Hyland was born on May 23, 1942, in Hoosick Falls, New York, the son of Thomas W. Hyland and Rita Fordham, and was baptized on June 7, 1942 at Immaculate Conception Church there. He had a twin brother, Thomas, and two sisters, Noreen and Ann Marie. Following his […]

1780 – 1837 (May 14) Michael Hurley was born in 1780, most probably in Ireland, and was the first aspirant for the new American Province. In 1797, he was sent to Rome by Father Matthew Carr for his religious and priestly training, and was ordained there in 1802. When he returned to the United States […]

1897 – 1987 (December 1) James Michael Hurley was born on February 1, 1897 in New York City to Michael Hurley and Mary O’Neill, the family, consisting of his older sister, Catherine, and two brothers, James and Neil. James was baptized at Saint John the Evangelist, Bronx, N.Y., and was confirmed at Saint Nicholas of […]

1893 – 1920 (October 6) John Hughes, son of Stephen Hughes, a mill operative, and Mary Ellen Herron, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on December 29, 1893. He was baptized two days later at St. Mary’s Church in that city, by Father Alfred Valiquette, O.S.A. After completing studies at local schools, John attended Villanova College’s […]

1860 – 1883 (September 8) Francis Patrick Hughes was born in Thompsonville, Enfield, Connecticut, on September 30, 1860, the son of James Hughes and Mary Dowling. He entered the novitiate at Villanova, PA, on December 8, 1880, and made his first profession of vows on December 8, 1881. In April, 1883, he was permitted to […]

1892 – 1969 (January 28) Peter Columbus Hufnagel, son of Peter and Catherine Hufnagel, was born in McSherrystown in the Dutch country of Pennsylvania on August 3, 1892. His early education was obtained in Locust Grove Public School and McSherrystown Parochial School. He entered high school at the Augustinian Preparatory Scholasticate, Saint Rita Hall, Villanova, […]

1905 – 1988 (June 10) John Bernard Hubbert was born on November 22, 1905 in Philadelphia, PA, to Edward Hubbert and Sarah Gray. He had one brother and two sisters. Baptized in the Church of Saint Joachim, his early education was at the Henry Lawton Public School followed by two years at Frankford High School. […]

1884 – 1945 (January 16) John Andrew Howard, son of John Howard and Nora Casey, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on December 4, 1884. Received as a novice at Villanova on July 3, 1904, he made simple profession on July 4, 1905, and solemn profession on July 6, 1908. All of his philosophical and theological […]

1892 – 1977 (November 16) Michael Augustine Hopkins, son of Thomas Hopkins and Mary Reilly, was born in Lawrence, MA, on November 15, 1892. He attended Saint Mary’s Parish School and Villanova Prep. He entered the novitiate on June 20, 1912, and made his first profession of vows on the same day in 1913. He […]

1897 – 1961 (April 12) Philip Anthony Holland was born to Philip and Julia Holland, on November 23, 1897, in Lawrence, Massachusetts. In 1921, he entered Villanova College, Villanova, Pennsylvania, and received his A.B. degree in June, 1925. On August 15, of that same year, he was received as a member and dean of the […]