| Name |
William Henry HENNESSY |
| Occupation |
Farmer, Carpenter, Builder51 |
| Birth Date |
May 13, 185951 |
| Birth Place |
Murray Twp, Northumberland Co. ON Canada |
| Baptism Date |
Jan 19, 187651 |
| Death Date |
Mar 20, 192351 |
| Death Place |
Point Anne, Thurlow Twp, Hastings Co. ON Canada |
| Death Memo |
myocarditis. Dr. W.W. Boyce, Belleville. Informant son George. |
| Burial Place |
Murray Twp, Northumberland Co. ON Canada51 |
| Burial Memo |
Mount Zion Cemetery. Memorial stone in Mount Calvary Roman Catholic Cemetery, Murray Twp. Undertaker L.M. Britnell. |
| Religion |
Anglican51 |
| Father |
John HENNESSY (1817-1899) |
| Mother |
Anna BLEECKER (1824-1871) |
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| Spouses |
| 1 |
Catherine MURPHY |
| Birth Date |
186151 |
| Birth Place |
Ireland |
| Death Date |
Oct 193351 |
| Death Place |
Canada |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic51 |
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| Notes for William Henry HENNESSY |
William farmed in Murray until 1909 when he moved to Point Ann and became a carpenter and builder.51
From Peter Hennessy's book The Hennessys of the Bay of Quinte, p. 54:
"[I]t is worth pointing out that it was Catherine Murphy who shattered the Anglican Protestant facade of the family. She and William had ten children, all baptized Catholics and most of them married to Catholics. According to family lore, William converted to Catholicism on his death bed. One of their sons, John, had a furniture store in Trenton. His daughter, Mary, lives in Buffalo. There is a family myth that the Protestant and Catholic Hennessys are not related. That is not the only myth in this family."52 |
| Research Notes |
| DEATH: William's death date is also given as Mar 10, 1923.212 |
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