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citizen and a holder of public offices. He was license commissioner under Mayor Melon, superintendent of streets under Mayor Ful- ler, and for a quarter of a century was park commissioner of Chicopee. Very active in all civic affairs, he was a charter member of the Knights of Columbus and a leader in the work of Holy Name Church, of this city. Two brothers, Joseph and Timothy Canty, were engaged with him in the grocery trade. Dennis G. and Johanna (Donohue) Canty were the parents of two children : I. Dennis F., of further mention. 2. Edward, who died in 1929.
The third Dennis Canty received his early education in the grammar grades of the pa- rochial schools, later attending the public schools. He was graduated from high school in Chicopee in 1908, leaving school at the age of seventeen years. Joining his father in the contracting business, he continued that work until his father's death, in 1923, whereupon he succeeded to the business. Since that time he has been operating this firm with eminent success and good fortune, and at the same time has been distinguish- ing himself for leadership and accomplish- ment.
Mr. Canty is a member of the board of directors of the Cabot Trust Company, of Chicopee. He is active in the work of Holy Name Church, of this city, and the Knights of Columbus.
In 1925 Dennis F. Canty married Gertrude Walsh, of Holyoke, Massachusetts, daugh- ter of Edward Walsh. Her mother's maiden name was O'Brien. Edward Walsh came to Holyoke half a century ago with William Skinner, joining with that gentleman in the manufacture of silks. The Skinner silks are now world-famous. Mr. and Mrs. Canty be- came the parents of three children: Anne, Catherine, and Lucille Canty.
JOSEPH BRENNEMANN WEIS-Jo- seph Brennemann Weis was born Novem- ber 29, 1862, on a farm in Eden Township, La Salle County, Illinois, son of Joseph and Marie (Brennemann) Weis. His paternal grandfather, Fritz Weis, was attached to the Hessian Court in the German provinces at an early day. His maternal grandfather, Michael Brennemann, and his wife came to the United States in 1851, and other members of the family in 1848, 1849 and 1850, all of them settling in Ohio. Joseph Weis, the father of Joseph Brennemann Weis, was born in Germany and married Marie Bren- nemann, who was born on an estate in the vicinity of Kassel, Germany. Coming to America in the middle of the last century, he engaged in farming in Illinois. After the death of his wife, in 1896, he went to live with a daughter, in Iowa, until his own pass- ing in 1915. He was reared in the Lutheran Church, gave allegiance to the Republican party and was a substantial and civic- minded citizen.
In the rural schools of his native district of Illinois and later at high school in Peru, that State, Joseph Brennemann Weis re- ceived his rudimentary education. Complet- ing his high school work in the spring of 1879, he entered the University of Illinois, from which he was graduated in chemistry in 1883, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Science. Proceeding to Chicago, he became assistant to a chemist, C. Gilbert Wheeler, and later was able to establish his own lab- oratory there. He acted as adjunct professor of chemistry at the Chicago College of Phy- sicians and Surgeons and the Chicago Col- lege of Dental Surgery for about two years. Then, in 1894, he came eastward as far as Franklin, Ohio, where he started the manu- facture of safety papers for bank checks, and the like, so continuing until 1908. The Per-
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fect Safety Paper Company, Inc., was in- corporated under the laws of West Virginia, and Mr. Weis was the holder of the patent that was used in the manufacture of their products. In 1908 the corporation moved their business to Holyoke, Massachusetts, here continuing its operation under the same name, and with it came Mr. Weis, who has been president and treasurer of the company here since 1910.
In addition to his work with the Perfect Safety Paper Company, Inc., Mr. Weis is a director of the Hazen Paper Company, of Holyoke. He owns four hundred acres of farm land near Franklin, Ohio, and con- tinues his deep interest in the affairs of that community, where he had lived for so many years. He is also a director of the Me- chanics' Savings Bank. Politically he holds to the Republican faith, and in a variety of ways he has effectively and usefully served the people of Holyoke. He was for six years a member of the local school com- mittee. For a considerable period of years he was president of the Holyoke Chamber of Commerce. In 1935 Mr. Weis was elected president of the Community Welfare League, and in that same year became a member of the board of trustees for County Aid to Agriculture. He is vice-president of the Hampden County Improvement League, and has been chairman of the executive com- mittee of that league for many years. In 1936 he also was chosen president of the Holyoke Public Library. He belongs to the First Church of Christ, Scientist. Along with his other activities, Mr. Weis holds membership in the Mount Tom Golf Club. the Young Men's Christian Association, and Mount Nonotuck Lodge, of the Free and Accepted Masons, of Holyoke, as well as the Council of Royal and Select Masters of the Masonic Order. His favorite pastime is golf.
On March 5. 1889, in Montreal, Province of Quebec. Canada. Joseph Brennemann
Weis married Isabel G. McMillan, daughter of David and Maria (Mann) McMillan, who are now deceased. Her father was a native of the North of Ireland, and her mother of Montreal, Canada. Mrs. Weis was educated in private schools in Montreal. She is active in a number of clubs in Holyoke; is inter- ested in the affairs of several organizations ; and is, like her husband. a member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist. To Mr. and Mrs. Weis have been born the follow- ing children: I. Herman W., on May 18. 1891, in Chicago, a student at Amherst Col- lege and a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Arts from the University of Illinois; he married Adela Rolph, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is now in business in Canada and a resident of Hamilton, Ontario; he and his wife have three children: William J., Grace Adela, and Frank Rolph Weis. 2. Marie, wife of John N. Hazen, of Holyoke. They have one son, Thomas N. Hazen. 3. Isabel G., wife of J. T. Downing, of Hol- yoke ; they have two daughters: Isabel and Jane Downing.
HARLAN INGALLS DENNETT-Since 1933 Harlan Ingalls Dennett has served as president of the Walsh Holyoke Steam Boiler Company, assuming this office after many years of experience in various busi- ness and manufacturing enterprises both in Hampden County and other sections of New England. He was born in Lewiston, Maine, July 14, 1877, a son of Charles Winfield and Susan (Haley) Dennett and a descendant of John and Alexander Dennett, who settled in Kittery, Maine, about 1664, emigrating from England. His great-grandfather, Moses Dennett, born in South Berwick, Maine, died in Bowdoin, Maine, in 1843, was a Maine shipbuilder and a prominent figure in the political life of that State. He served for a time as a representative in the Maine Legislature, had a part in drawing up the
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State Constitution and was one of the origi- (Potter) Purrington Haley, the former born nal incorporators of Colby College. He mar- at Topsham, Maine, and the latter at Bow- doin. They were farmers at Topsham and died there. Harvey Haley was a son of John and Lydia (Rose) Haley. His father was a mariner and farmer, owning his own vessel and farm. ried Susanna Coombes, daughter of the Samuel Cotton Coombes, soldier, and a de- scendant of John Lisle, one of the English regicides. She was also a descendant of Dr. Leonard Hoar, third president of Harvard College.
Charles Dennett, their son, who was the grandfather of Harlan Ingalls Dennett, was born at Bowdoin, Maine. A farmer in early life, he joined the 'forty-niners who went to California after the discovery of gold and became one of the famous vigilantes who re- stored law and order to the lawless city of San Francisco. Subsequently he returned to the East and at the outbreak of the Civil War enlisted in the 15th Maine Regiment. He reënlisted as a private in the 29th Maine Regiment and died while serving with these troops during the Red River campaign. He married Mary Starbird, born in Bowdoin. who died in Lewiston, Maine, in 1873.
Charles Winfield Dennett, son of Charles and Mary (Starbird) Dennett, was born in Bowdoin, Maine, November 4, 1847, and died in Holyoke, Massachusetts, on Novem- ber 19, 1919. He was manager of the Hadley Mills at South Hadley Falls for many years. He was also a veteran of the Civil War, enlisting as a private and receiving his discharge in July, 1864, when he was not yet seventeen years old. During his subsequent career in several New Eng- land communities, he was very active in public life and in Republican politics. He served as president of the City Council at Westbrook, Maine, and at North Adams, Massachusetts, and went as a delegate to many State and county Republican conven- tions. In his religious faith he was a Bap- tist. Susan (Haley) Dennett, his wife was born on May 5, 1845, at Bowdoin, Maine. and died in July, 1914, at Old Orchard, Maine. She was a daughter of Harvey and Phoebe
Harlan Ingalls Dennett, of this record, was educated at Drury Academy, North Adams, Massachusetts, where he was a member of the class of 1896, and subse- quently attended Williams College and the University of Pennsylvania for two years each. He began his active industrial career in association with his father at the Johnson Mills in North Adams where, after learning the business thoroughly, he was appointed superintendent. Later, he came with his father to the Hadley Mills at South Hadley Falls, serving as superintendent of that en- terprise until 1913, when he moved to Con- necticut. During the war he was engaged in the manufacture of surgical supplies, gauze and absorbent cotton at Versailles, Connecticut, for three years as secretary and general manager of the Versailles Sani- tary Fiber Company, Inc. At the end of this time he became superintendent of the Ken- dall Mills in Walpole, Massachusetts, and after one year returned to Hampden County as vice-president and general manager of the Hadley Mills of South Hadley Falls. These duties occupied him until 1929. Four years later, in 1933, he assumed his present office as executive head of the Walsh Hol- yoke Steam Boiler Company, at Holyoke, manufacturers of smoke stacks, pen stocks, heavy pipe for water mains and other prod- ucts and fabricators of steel for general pur- poses.
In addition to his business connections, Mr. Dennett has been active in other Hol- yoke institutions. He is a member and dea- con of the First Congregational Church and is affiliated fraternally with Mt. Nonotuck
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Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons. In this order he is also a member of several higher York Rite bodies, including the Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, and the Council, Royal and Select Masters. He is fond of outdoor life and sports, particularly boating, which is his favorite recreation, and maintains a summer home at Christmas Cove, Maine, where he spends his week-ends during the summer months.
On August 27, 1902, at North Adams, Massachusetts, Harlan Ingalls Dennett mar- ried Sara Wood, who was born in Water- vliet, New York, daughter of Richard A. and Genevieve (Pierce) Wood. She is a graduate of Drury Academy at North Ad- ams, a member of the First Congregational Church at Holyoke and has been active in various women's organizations in this city since taking up her residence there. Mr. and Mrs. Dennett are the parents of one daughter, Genevieve Susan, who was grad- uated from Wellesley College in 1930 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. On April 4, 1936, she married Harold Brian Master of Washington, District of Columbia.
REV. THOMAS A. McGOVERN-The work the Rev. Thomas A. McGovern has accomplished in building up one of the larg- est Catholic parishes in the Springfield Dio- cese, explains the important place he holds in the affairs of this section during the past thirty-five years. He is an outstanding fig- ure in the life of the community, universally respected and esteemed for his achievements and spiritual guidance. He developed the institution he now serves from a small parish of eight hundred souls to one which now has over nine thousand worshippers and maintains an excellent parochial school system.
The Rev. Thomas A. McGovern was born in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts,
January 24, 1870, the son of James and Alice (Carrigan) McGovern, both natives of Ire- land. His father, who passed away on Jan- uary 9, 1924, was an ironworker by trade and for many years was associated with the Washburn Wire Company in Worcester. His mother died August 23, 1935. at the ad- vanced age of ninety-seven years.
Father McGovern received a general edu- cation in the public schools of his native community and after completing his studies here matriculated at Holy Cross College. from which he was graduated in the class of 1891. He then studied for the priesthood at the Grand Seminary at Montreal, Canada, where he finished his training in 1894, and December 22, of that year was ordained. He was then loaned to the Diocese of Syra- cuse and after serving there a few months was recalled to the Springfield Diocese on April 14, 1895, and sent to St. Peter's Church in Great Barrington, where he re- mained until November 14, 1901, when he came to the city of Springfield as assistant to the Rev. Thomas Smyth at the Sacred Heart Church on Chestnut Street. Seven years later, on January 1, 1909, he was as- signed by Bishop Thomas D. Beavan to take over his duties as pastor of the new parish which had been formed from part of the Cathedral parish. At the time there were eight hundred worshippers under his guidance. In the years that followed Father McGovern built up his parish with such care, patience and ability, that today the congre- gation numbers over nine thousand. In con- junction with his spiritual duties he has also been responsible for the establishment of a parochial school, which has an enrollment of some six hundred pupils and about one hundred and seventy-five students from this parish attend the Cathedral High School.
A wise and tolerant leader, a man whose greatest passion and devotion has rested in
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the welfare of his fellows, Father McGovern is beloved and respected not only by those of his faith, but the community as a whole. His sole fraternal connection is with the Catholic Order of Foresters.
WALTER BRENDAN SHEEHAN -- Although his business interests have been divided among a number of New England cities, Walter Brendan Sheehan established his home in Holyoke some years ago and continues as a resident of Hampden County. He is an executive of several corporations, devoting his principal attention to the Mis- sisquoi Corporation of Sheldon Springs, Vermont.
Mr. Sheehan was born in Whitinsville, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Feb- ruary 9, 1891, son of Francis and Elizabeth (Breen) Sheehan. He is a grandson of Francis Sheehan, who was born in County Cork, Ireland, and came to Massachusetts with his wife, Catherine (Sheehan) Sheehan, engaging in his trade as a machinist at Grafton and Whitinsville. Francis Sheehan, the father, was born in Grafton and died in 1905. He was an erection engineer at Whit- insville for many years. Elizabeth (Breen) Sheehan, his wife, was born in Killarney, Ireland, and is still living in Whitinsville. She is a daughter of Patrick and Ellen (Leary) Breen, who were also born in Kil- larney near the lakes and came to Whitins- ville in later life.
Walter Brendan Sheehan received his pre- liminary education in the public schools of Whitinsville, completing the high school course in 1908. In 1910 he was graduated from Worcester Institute, Worcester, Massa- chusetts, and subsequently studied account- ing in Northeastern University, Worcester. At the beginning of his active career he be- came associated with the firm of George A. Smith and Company, certified public ac-
countants at No. 79 Milk Street, Boston, remaining for a period of five years. At the end of that time he established his own ac- counting firm under the name of W. B. Sheehan and Company in the Slater Build- ing at Worcester, and so continued for the next ten years. The extension of his inter- ests next brought him larger responsibilities as treasurer of the Cheney Bigelow Wire Works in Springfield and of the Montague Rod and Reel Company of Montague City, Massachusetts. He is treasurer and execu- tive vice-president of the Missisquoi Cor- poration of Sheldon Springs, Vermont.
Mr. Sheehan is also treasurer of the Fonda Container Company at Utica, New York. He is a member of the New England Paper Trade Association, and is a member of Hol- yoke Lodge, No. 902, Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks, the Holyoke Country Club and the Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church. In addition to these connections, he is a member of the Champlain Country Club of St. Albans, Vermont. Mr. Sheehan is an independent voter in politics and has never entered public life. His principal rec- reations are golf and travel.
On September 9, 1921, at Holyoke, Walter Brendan Sheehan married Rose Lynes, who was born in this city, daughter of Michael and Mary Catherine (Sullivan) Lynes. Her father, a papermaker, was born in South Hadley and died in Holyoke. Her mother was born in Holyoke and still resides here. Mrs. Sheehan was graduated from Rosary High School in 1909 and from North Adams Normal School in 1911. She also carried on special work at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, and Columbia University. Prior to her marriage she taught domestic science in the Holyoke public schools. Mrs. Shee- han is a member of Holy Cross Roman Cath- olic Church and several women's organiza- tions of the city. She has also been active
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in charitable work and is a member of the Holyoke Day Nursery.
Mr. and Mrs. Sheehan have one son, Jo- seph Lynes, born May 15, 1924.
LEO JOSEPH MANDEVILLE, M. D .- Engaged in a general practice of medicine and surgery in Holyoke, Dr. Leo Joseph Mandeville has distinguished himself in both private work and in his hospital associa- tions. He is an honored member of his na- tive community of Holyoke, and his kindly generosity and faithful adherence to the loftiest principles of his profession have en- deared him to his patients and a host of friends.
Dr. Mandeville was born October 26, 1903, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, son of Joseph and Alexina (Vigneux) Mandeville and member of an old French-Canadian fam- ily. His paternal grandparents, George and Alphonsine Mandeville, were born in Can- ada, and are living in Willimansett, Massa- chusetts, where George Mandeville is a re- tired contracting mason. On the maternal side of his house, his grandparents, Odilon Vigneux and his wife, were both natives of Canada. They came to Holyoke in their early married days, and here both of them died. Odilon Vigneux was a contractor and builder. Joseph Mandeville, the father of Dr. Mandeville, was born April 10, 1881, in Spencer, Massachusetts, and is now a resi- dent of Willimansett, this State, where he is a widely beloved member of his commu- nity. A loom fixer by trade, he is associ- ated with William Skinner and Son, of Hol- yoke, whose forces he joined in 1898. He is a member of the Roman Catholic Church of the Nativity, of Willimansett. His wife, the mother of Dr. Mandeville, was born April 6, 1881, in Holyoke. Joseph and Alexina (Vigneux) Mandeville have made their home for many years in Willimansett. and
the members of the Mandeville family have found their American residence satisfying and congenial.
At the grammar school of the Immaculate Conception Leo Joseph Mandeville received his primary schooling, being graduated from Rosary High School in 1922. In 1926 he took the Bachelor of Arts degree at Holy Cross College, Worcester, and in 1930 was made a Doctor of Medicine by Tufts Medi- cal School, Boston. Serving an interneship at Providence Hospital, Holyoke, where he remained for eighteen months, he began his active practice of medicine and surgery at No. 127 Chestnut Street, in July, 1931. He continues his professional work today at this same address, and is a member of the surgi- cal staff of Providence Hospital.
As a member of the Holyoke Medical So- ciety, the Hampden County Medical Society, the Massachusetts State Medical Society and the American Medical Association, Dr. Mandeville participates extensively in the general affairs of his profession. He is also active in Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church and is a member of the Circle of Rochambeau, of Holyoke. His favorite di- version is horse racing, and he also enjoys fishing and golf.
On September 5, 1927, at Fairview, Mas- sachusetts, Dr. Leo Joseph Mandeville mar- ried Blanche Rena Losty, who was born in Holyoke, daughter of George and Delina (Russell) Losty, both natives of Holyoke and present residents here. Mrs. Mande- ville's father is a paper cutter with the White and Wyckoff Manufacturing Com- pany, in this city. Mrs. Mandeville was edu- cated in the public schools of Holyoke and at Chicopee High School, and is a member of St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church, the Quadrangle Club, the Woman's Club and other women's organizations. Dr. and Mrs. Mandeville have two children: I. Leo Je-
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rome Mandeville, who was born July 25, 1929. 2. Carol Joan Mandeville, born De- cember 29, 1932.
ALPHONSE EMERY ROBERTS-As one of the leading citizens of the city of Chicopee Falls, Alphonse Emery Roberts, recently appointed postmaster and one of the foremost business men of this vicinity, occupies a prominent part in the affairs of this community. In an executive capacity he was directing head, until appointed post- master, of a retail drug establishment. In his social and civic affiliations he is identi- fied prominently with many leading societies and clubs.
Mr. Roberts was born in Springfield, Mas- sachusetts, July 3, 1877, the son of George and Emmerance (Perrin) Roberts, both na- tives of Champlain, New York. His parents came to his birthplace in the early eighteen- seventies and it was here that Mr. Roberts, one of fifteen children, was to secure a gen- eral education in the public schools. After completing his studies he embarked on a business career that has become noteworthy for its distinction and success. At this time he became associated with J. T. Momnie and Company, a drug concern. He made rapid progress with this firm and in 1913, was named a partner.
Always actively interested in the civic affairs of this community he has risen to a position of prominence in administrative cir- cles, and his influence, though unofficial, has been widespread. He was appointed to his present position of postmaster on June 10, 1932, and is now serving a four-year term. In a business capacity he is a member of the board of trustees of the Chicopee Falls Sav- ings Bank.
Socially he is a member and director of the Oxford Country Club of Chicopee Falls, and belongs to the Club Laurier, the Ki-
wanis Club, the Society of St. Jean de Bap- tiste and is a charter member of the local chapter of the Knights of Columbus.
ALBERT EATON TAYLOR-As an outstanding business man, the directing head of one of the largest financial institu- tions and a prominent figure in the social and civic activities of Chicopee Falls, Albert Eaton Taylor is upholding the illustrious traditions established by his forebears, who for generations played prominent rôles in the development of their surroundings. The dominant influence he has exerted is widely felt and his contributions to the welfare and advancement of the community have won him the richly merited praise and recogni- tion of his fellow-citizens.
Albert Eaton Taylor was born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, October 9, 1865, the son of George S. and Asenath B. (Cobb) Taylor, the former a native of South Hadley and the latter of Princeton, Massachusetts. His father, who was born March 2, 1822, and died in 1910 at the age of eighty-eight years, was the son of Sylvester and Sarah (Eaton) Taylor. He was educated in the public schools of South Hadley, Chicopee Falls and Springfield and embarked on his business career at the age of sixteen when he became associated with Colonel D. M. Bryant, who operated a country store in Chicopee Falls. In 1843 George S. Taylor entered business for himself and formed a partnership with one G. A. Shakford in a firm that came to be known as Shakford and Taylor. For twenty years he maintained this association and in 1863 severed his con- nections with the above-mentioned concern to enter in business with B. B. Belcher, un- der the firm name of Belcher and Taylor, an enterprise which engaged in the manufac- ture of agricultural tools. A year after the business was founded it became the Belcher
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