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1894 – 1960 (January 14) Joseph Emmett Heney was born March 17, 1894 in Randolph, Massachusetts to William Heney and Margaret Dwyer, and was baptized March 21, 1894 at Saint Mary’s Church there. He received his elementary education at North Grammar School, Randolph, and graduated from Stetson High School, Randolph, in 1911. That same year […]

1932 – 1964 (September 10) Robert Francis Hemler, son of George Hemler and Mary Fern Hoffheins, was born on May 23, 1932, in McSherrystown, Pennsylvania. He received his education in the parochial schools there, and after graduating from Delone Catholic High School, entered Villanova College in 1951 as a lay student. On October 15, 1952, […]

1859 – 1928 (October 13) William Hebgen was born April 9, 1859 at Caden, in the District of Schohberg-Moldinger, Nassau, Germany. His mother was Maria Groot. He was vested at Villanova on August 6, 1891, entered the novitiate there on August 15, 1896, and professed simple vows on August 17, 1897. His solemn profession was […]

1873 – 1927 (January 27) Thomas Aquinas Healy was born in Athlone, County Roscommon, Ireland, on January 1, 1873, the son of Peter Healey and Bridget McKenna. His family came to the United States when Thomas was a year old. He lived in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, where he attended local schools and then worked as […]

1888 – 1957 (September 24) Paul Francis Healy, son of Michael Healy and Katherine Coan, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 29, 1888. Following his early education he was enrolled for two years at Roman Catholic High School before he transferred to Villanova Prep. He entered the novitiate at Villanova on July 6, 1908, […]

1844 – 1869 (November 15) Timothy Hayes, son of Andrew Hayes and Catherine Walsh, was born in County Cork, Ireland on May 29, 1844. He later lived in Lawrence, Massachusetts. In May 1864, he and four others were sent to Ghent, Belgium to enter the novitiate. Three of those accompanying him were later to become […]

1915 – 1968 (June 19) Edmund Joseph Hayes was born May 12, 1915 in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Denis Hayes and Helen Lyons Hayes, and was baptized in that city on July 11, 1915 at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church. He received his elementary education at St. Rose School, Chelsea, and his secondary education at […]

1928 – 2010 (June 1) John Riley Havener was born on August 3, 1928, in Oneida, New York, one of two sons of Frank Havener and Kathryn Riley. He was baptized on August 26, 1928 at Saint Francis Church, Durhamville, N.Y, and attended public elementary and high school in Verona, N.Y. Upon graduation from high […]

1929 – 2007 (October 10) Edward Vernon Hattrick was born on November 27, 1929, at Riverhead, Long Island, New York, the son of William J. Hattrick and Mary Hayes, and was baptized on December 15, 1929, in Saint John the Evangelist Church, Riverhead. He attended Riverhead Public Elementary and High School and in 1947 enrolled […]

1879 – 1960 (September 8) James J. Hasson, son of John Hasson and Bridget Duffy, was born in County Donegal, Ireland on May 3, 1879. He immigrated to the United States and lived in the Cathedral Parish in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from which he attended Villanova College. On June 29, 1901, he entered the novitiate at […]