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 Michael O'Neale, the first resident pastor of Waterbury, the same priest who joined his father and mother in matrimony.
 In the spring of 1859 he applied for admission into the school room and although he had not reached lis seventh year, he had acquired sufficient knowledge of school work to entitle him to a place in the third grade. The principal, Thom- as Meagher, was charmed with the boys manner and from the date of his entrance into the class room until he had gone through the different grades he was noted for excellent department and pro- ficiency in studies. With the excep- tion of a short time in the old Gothic building while some repairs were icing made on the East Main street school, and one term in the Town Plot school, all his school days were spent. in the East Main street building.
 After completing his studies in the public schools he worked a short time in the spoon depart ment at Holmes. Booth & Hay dens but long before this it was known to his parents that he had an ambition to study for the priest hood and they lost no opportunity to encourage him in this direction.
 In 1868, having received the con- sent of his parents and accom- panied by the Rev Father Hen dricken, then pastor of the Immac- ulate Conception parish, and later bishop of Providence, R. l., he went to Canada and entered the College of St Hyacinth, where he studied with noted success until he was promoted to the higher branches of philosophy and theo- logy. which he passed through at Mt St Joseph's seminary, Baltimore, Md. Here he was chosen sacristan by the president, Dr Bubriel, a man renowned for his sanctity and learning.
 During the summer of 1873 he was adopted as a student of the Hartford diocese by the late Bishop Mcfarland, and was ordained at Mt St Mary's. December 22, 1877, by Bishop Gibbons. He said his first mass in his native city, at the Church of the Immaculate Concep- tion during the pastorate of the late Rev Lawrence Walsh, of la mented and happy memory.
 Soon after the ordination of Father McGivney he was appointed by the Rt Rev Lawrence McMahon, bishop of the diocese of Hartford as curate of St Mary's church, New Haven, and he labored in that parish for seven years.
 It was there that he conceived the idea of great Catholic so- ciety. to be restricted in its mem bership to practical Catholics, and to be organized under the auspices of the church. He had seen many Catholics fall away from the faith through connection with secret societies that were antagonistic to all religion, so he resolved to or- ganiZe one that Catholics could join with the pre-sanction and endorsement of ecclesiastical au- thorities. He associated with him in the new enterprise such men as Daniel Colwell, James T. Mullen. Matthew C. O'connor. Cornelius T. Driscoll. John T. Kerrigan and organized and Incorporated the 1882.
 After seven years labor as curate in New Haven he was promoted t0 the passionate Of St Thomas parish. Th0maston, with n thriving mission in Terryyllle. He assumed charge of the parish at Thomaston on November is. 1884, and labored thero seaiousiy for siE years. hl. most iiauIdatiDg the entire debt on tho property.
 But the vast amount of ardueus labor he had performed in the