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Michael Thomas ROACH

Male 1872 - 1936  (64 years)


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  • Name Michael Thomas ROACH 
    Birth 27 Jul 1872  Mara Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 Sep 1936  Toronto, York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 30 Sep 1936  Mt. Hope Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I154  Thomas McGrath
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2015 

    Father Thomas ROACH,   b. 01 May 1844, County Carlow, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 Apr 1920, Brechin, Mara Twp., Ontario Co. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Cecelia MCGRATH,   b. 29 Mar 1840, Roscommon, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 Jun 1923, Brechin, Mara Twp., Ontario Co. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Family ID F40  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 


    • Father Michael Thomas Roach was born in Mara Township, Ontario, on July 27, 1 872, the son of Thomas Roach and Cecilia McGrath. He died at Toronto, Ontario, on September 27, 1936.

      Father Roach began his education in a local school. His parents later moved to Toronto to afford their children the advantages of a Catholic education. He entered St. Michael's College in 1889 and six years later went to St. Basil's Novitiate, Toronto, where he was received as a novice on September 9, 1895.

      After first profession he continued his studies at St. Michael's College, 1896-98; Assumption College in Windsor, Ontario, 1899-1900; and St. Basil's Seminary in Toronto, 1898-19 and 1900-01. He was ordained priest on July 28, 1901.

      After ordination Father Thomas Roach taught mathematics at St. Michael's College until 1907 when he was sent to Kalamazoo, Michigan, to open Gibbons Hall. Two years later the Congregation withdrew from this high school and Father Roach was appointed to St. Thomas High School in Houston, Texas. When the Congregation took over the direction of St. Thomas College, Chatham, New Brunswick in 1910 he was sent there as treasurer. Four years later he went to St. Basil's College in Waco, Texas. When this institution was closed in 1915 he was appointed to Assumption College. In 1916 he was named pastor of St. Mary's of the Assumption Parish in Owen Sound, Ontario. After nine fruitful years there he moved to Assumption Parish, Windsor, as assistant. He was treasurer of St. Basil's Novitiate in 192728, then in 1928 received his last appointment, to St. Anne's Parish in Detroit, Michigan. In 1933 he was found to be suffering from diabetes and at the time of his death in 1936 was being treated in Toronto for cancer. He was buried in the Basilian plot, Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto.

      Father "Tom" Roach was a good financial man who served as treasurer in every house to which he was appointed. The partiality he had for concrete floors, walks, verandas were expressive of his physique and personality -- rugged, strong, enduring. In his younger days he was a fine athlete. The Basilian Centennial Volume, St. Mary's of the Assumption Parish noted his continuing love for the outdoors, "Father Roach still maintained an enthusiasm for outdoor life, especially hunting. Year after year he took his holidays during the deer season, and usually brought back a supply of venison."

      In parish work, Father Roach was a wonderful preacher whose sermons were filled with practical advice suited to the needs of his congregation. He was tremendously popular with country people. In Owen Sound he published the Golden Jubilee Volume of 1921.

      Sources: Basilian Archives in Toronto; Basilian Centennial, 1863-1963, St. Mary's of the Assumption Parish (Owen Sound, 1963) Golden Jubilee, 1871-1921, St. Mary's Church (Owen Sound, 1921)-Obituary notice in The Basilian 2 (Nov. 1936) 139; T. Spetz: The Catholic Church in Waterloo County (Toronto, 1916); Yearbook, St. Michael's College (1937).

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Archives of Ontario- Deaths.
      Name: M Thomas Roach
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 27 Sep 1936
      Event Place: Toronto, , Ontario
      Gender:
      Age: 64
      Birth Date:
      Birthplace:
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1872
      Burial Date:
      Burial Place:
      Father's Name: Thomas Roach
      Mother's Name: Cecilia Mcgrath
      Spouse's Name:
      Reference ID: 006530
      GS Film number: 2425798
      Digital Folder Number: 4530529
      Image Number: 00414

      Citing this Record:
      "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKN8-FYZ : accessed 24 November 2015), M Thomas Roach, 27 Sep 1936; citing Toronto, , Ontario, 006530, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,425,798.

    2. [S1] Find a Grave, memorial # 26665339.


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