Pierre Hevey

{{Short description|Canadian-American Catholic priest and founder of credit unions (1831–1910)}} {{Infobox person | name = Pierre Hevey | image = Pierre_Hevey.png | alt =  | caption = | birth_name = Pierre Hévey | birth_date = {{Birth date|1831|10|21}} | birth_place = Quebec, Canada | death_date = {{Death date and age|1910|3|21|1831|10|21}} | death_place = Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = Roman Catholic priest | years_active = | known_for = Establishment of first credit union in the United States | notable_works = }} '''Pierre Hevey''' (October 21, 1831 – March 21, 1910) was a Canadian-born American priest, and second pastor of Ste. Marie Church in Manchester, New Hampshire, in the early 20th century. He played a key role in the establishment of the first credit union in the United States on November 24, 1908, to help his parishioners save money and access credit at a reasonable cost.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.acumuseum.org/pdf/summer05_newsletter.pdf |magazine=America's Credit Union Museum |date=Summer 2005 |title=Preserving the Defining Moments of the Movement |page=1 |first=Dan |last=Mica |accessdate=July 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220023251/http://www.acumuseum.org/pdf/summer05_newsletter.pdf |archive-date=February 20, 2012 |via=Wayback Machine |url-status=live }}</ref>

Hevey was born on October 21, 1831, in Quebec, Canada.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55061875/mgr-pierre-hevey-dead/ |title=Mgr. Pierre Hevey Dead |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=6 |date=March 22, 1910 |accessdate=July 9, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> He died on March 21, 1910, in the McGregorville neighborhood of Manchester.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55061428/rt-rev-hevey-dead/ |title=Rt. Rev. Hevey Dead |newspaper=The Barre Daily Times |location=Barre, Vermont |page=1 |date=March 22, 1910 |accessdate=July 9, 2020 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

==See also== *History of credit unions *New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 208: St. Mary's Bank Credit Union / La Caisse Populaire Sainte-Marie {{col-begin|width=66%}} {{col-break}} ;People *Attorney Joseph Boivin *Edward Filene *Alphonse Desjardins {{col-break}} ;Places *America's Credit Union Museum *Ste. Marie Church (Manchester, New Hampshire) *Sainte Marie Roman Catholic Church Parish Historic District {{col-end}}

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