General Notes

Children of Mary Balfe and James Hayes are:
+ 59 i. John4 Hayes, born 17 February 1859 in Barrie Ontario; died 20 June 1892 in Vancouver BC.
60 ii. Alice Mary Hayes, born 13 January 1861 in Ferndale, Vespra Twp. Simcoe Cty., Ontario; died 1938.
Notes for Alice Mary Hayes:
St. Mary's RC parish register in Barrie lists, Entry #347, Alise Mary Hays born 13 January 1861 in
Ferndale , Oro. Baptized 26 February, 1861 in Oro (means baptized in Oro ?) to James Hayes, Ireland,
Co. Waterford & Mary Balf, Ireland, Co. Wicklow. Sponsors: (?) (The ? appeared in the parish register)
Hays & Mary Donavan. Priest: John R. Lee.
According to John Hayes she did not married.
1871 Census lists Alice Hayes, age 10, born in Ontario, going to school and living with her parents.
1881 Census lists Alice Hayes, age 20, born in O (Ontario), Catholic, Irish, single and living with her
parents.
61 iii. Thomas James Hayes, born 02 October 1862 in Oro Township, Simcoe County, Ontario.; died 12 May
1928 in Kalamazoo Michigan.
Notes for Thomas James Hayes:
St. Mary's parish (Barrie Ontario) register (entry 634) lists Thomas Hayes born 2 October 1862 in Oro,
baptized 23 October 1862 to James Hayes, Ireland (Waterford) & Mary Bolf, Ireland. Sponsors:
Nicholas Boff & Mary O' Hara. Priest P Rey.
According to John Hayes he is listed as Rev Thomas Hayes CSB.
1871 Census lists Thomas Hayes, age 8, born in Ontario, going to school and living with his parents.
28th June, 1879 baptism entry in the St. Mary's RC parish register lists Thomas Hayes as a sponsor at the
baptism of Catherine Hayes (b. 1879). This may be the same person.
1881 Census lists Thomas Hayes, age 18, born in Ontario, Catholic, Irish, son of James Hayes, single
and living with his parents.
The following information was provided by Joanna McMann,
22 30 January 2005
He died in 1928, from cancer, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto.
Father Hayes was just under six feet tall and powerfully built. For years he had two nicknames, Guy' and
"Daddy". In the classroom he was an outstanding teacher. The centennial booklet of St. Basil's Parish in
Toronto listed him as a pastor in "The Golden Age" of the parish and went on to say, "He is remembered
as a devoted, energetic pastor and a fine preacher. He guided the parish through the years of the First
War and was beloved for his kindness and friendliness to all." He was a fine preacher with a "great
voice." In Waco he preached missions as a way of making St. Basil's College known and of financing it.
At Assumption College he founded the St. Dionysius Literary Society in 1896 to encourage public
speaking among high school students. For some years he served as provincial treasurer. Father Hayes
was always popular with the diocesan clergy.
Sources: Basilian Archives in Toronto; Basilian Centennial,
1863-1963, St. Mary's of the Assumption Parish (Owen Sound, 1963); Golden Jubilee 1870-1920,
Assumption College (Windsor 1920); Golden Jubilee, 1871-1921, St. Mary's Church (Owen Sound,
1921); J. F. Madden A Short History of St. Basil's Parish, 1856-1956 (Toronto, 1956); "Purple and
White, Assumption College, June 10, 1928.
There was a Fr. James Hayes at St Patrick's RC parish in Phelpston Ontario in the period November 1904
to January 1906. It is possible this is the same person
See photoraph in the Hayes file.
More About Thomas James Hayes:
Burial: Mt Hope Cemetery Toronto
+ 62 iv. James Joseph Hayes, born 1864 in Oro Township, Simcoe County, Ontario.; died 19 June 1915 in Fort
Francis, Ontario.
63 v. Patrick Hayes, born 24 January 1867 in Oro Township, Simcoe County, Ontario.; died 1942 in McBride
BC.
Notes for Patrick Hayes:
St. Mary's parish (Barrie Ontario) register (entry 1335) lists Patrick Hayes born 24th January 1867 in
Oro, baptized 19th February 1867 to James Hayes, Ireland & Mary Balf, Ireland. Sponsors: John Kerr &
Margaret Murphy. Priest: F.J. Hayden.
According to John Hayes he did not marry.
1871 Census lists Patrick Hayes, age 4, born in Ontario and living with his parents.
1881 Census lists Patrick Hayes, age 14, born in Ontario, son of James Hayes and living with his parents.
In the 1901 Barrie Ontario Census there is a Patrick Hays, Patient (it appears to be a hospital), single
born 23 March 1873 in Ontario R (rural), age 28, Irish, Catholic. He can read, write and speak English.
This may be the same person.
John Hayes passed on the following:
"I used to exchange letters with Pat. He lived in McBride BC. He had a pole farm in the mountains and
according to a neighbour had a wonderful set of horses. I think I was in high school at the time and it
was so unusual to correspond with someone such as he - he once sent us the skin of a bear that had been
pestering him. Don't know when he dropped out of school - surley customary in those days - and his
letters reflected the lack of education but he sounded pretty much like a John Wayne type. Rugged
individualist!" Further notes from John Hayes adds, "He'd (Patrick) cut trees down and use his horses to
drag them to such point as they'd be accessible for marketing."
+ 64 vi. Michael J. Hayes, born 16 January 1869 in Oro Twp., Simcoe Cty., Ontario; died 1937.
65 vii. Mary Hayes, born 26 January 1871 in Oro Township, Simcoe County, Ontario.; died 1927.
Notes for Mary Hayes:
According to John Hayes she never married. He referred to her as Aunt Susie.
St. Mary's parish (Barrie Ontario) register (entry #1691) lists Mary Hayes born 26th January 1871 in
Oro, baptized 23rd February to James Hayes & Mary Balf. Sponsors: John Sullivan & Mrs Beers. Priest:
RA O'Connor.
1871 Census lists Mary Hayes, age 3/12 (3 months old) January (January 1871), born in Ontario and
living with her parents.
1881 Census lists Mary Hayes, age 10, born in Ontario and living with her parents.
+ 66 viii. Peter Hayes, born 08 April 1873 in Oro Township, Simcoe County, Ontario.; died in Vancouver BC.
+ 67 ix. Nicholas Hayes, born 29 May 1875 in Oro Township, Simcoe County, Ontario.; died 1932 in
Minneapolis Minnesota.
68 x. Margaret Hayes, born 06 July 1878 in Oro Twp., Simcoe Cty., Ontario; died 1964.
Notes for Margaret Hayes:
St. Mary's RC parish, Barrie Ontario, register (entry # 280) lists Margaret Hayes, born 6th July 1877 in
Oro, baptized 28th July to James Hayes, Ireland & Mary Balf, Ireland. Sponsors: Michael Burns & Mrs
N. Balf. Priest: RA O'Connor.
According to John Hayes she did not marry.
1881 Census lists Maggie Hayes, age 4, born in Ontario and living with her parents.
1901 census lists Margaret Hayes, daughter of James Hayes, single, born 4 July 1878, age 22, born Ont r
(rural), RC and living with her father and family.