James Heenan was a 38-year-old farmer in the township of Biddulph in Ontario when he married Mary Agnes Dewan on 23 February 1897. The ceremony took place in St Patrick’s, a Catholic church that had been built between 1858 and … Continue reading →
The latest of this series of obituaries found in newspaper records, relates to the a veteran of the war in Vietnam. John C. Heenan, 59, of Las Vegas, passed away Aug. 9, 2007, from multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle … Continue reading →
One of the first family groups I identified when I started my study on the Heenan surname, was that of Robert James HEENAN and his wife Eva CORFIELD What attracted my attention when I found them in a census record … Continue reading →
Family history and genealogy researchers often compare their work to detectives. They follow a trail of clues that lead them to a particular individual. And they evaluate evidence to prove or disprove they have the right person. Often times we … Continue reading →
To many young men in the nineteenth century, India represented a land of opportunity. Thousands of them crossed the oceans to construct roads and railways. control law and order and administer the British held territories. Among them were three members … Continue reading →
If the steam engine hadn’t been invented I wouldn’t have been born in Wales. Maybe I’d be a native of Ireland instead. Or perhaps American or Australian. But as a result of one of those significant turning points in history, … Continue reading →