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Facts and Events
| Name |
Michael Daniel Heffernan |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
8 Feb 1878 |
Nichol Township, Wellington, Ontario, Canada |
| Marriage |
1906 |
to Susannah McDevitt |
| Residence[2] |
1907 |
Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada |
| Death? |
16 Jul 1949 |
Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada |
| Burial? |
19 Jul 1949 |
Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada |
References
- ↑ Mary Ann Hagen <maryann@golden.
- ↑ In 1907 this farm was sold to Michael Heffernan for $4000.00.
In 1906 Michael married Susannah Devitt (?) and they had three
children - Hazel, who died unmarried, William (Bill) born in
1911 and still a bachelor, and Helen, who married and moved
away from the area.
The original barn, referred to as a 'low' barn, was used
for storing
hay, grain, etc. Smaller buildings around the yard were used
for housing livestock. The present bank barn was erected in
1914. The same site was used, the original barn having been
taken down and much of the lumber reused. The barn was
dismantled by Joe and John Myers, who lived on a nearby farm.
The extra timber needed for the construction of the larger barn
was cut by Michael in the Heffernan bush. The good
construction and sturdy timbers of this barn withstood the
disastrous cyclone that swept through this section of the
township on June 25th 1923, completely destroying some barns in
its path.
Bill has vivid memories of that day.
Helping his father, who was that day sowing buckwheat, they
noticed the
change in the weather and how a darkness had descendend. They
hastily left the field amd hurried to get themselves and their
team into safety of the barn. Sheltered in the stable, they
could hear overhead the ominous creaking of timbers, but
miracously, when an inspection was made afterwards, it was
found that only two rafters on the north side had been damaged.
The replacements are still discernable.
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