Jesse Winter / Toronto Star ) Order this photoExploring how four of Toronto’s iconic names impacted future generations of their families, from a war-hero-turned-Maple Leafs owner to the settlers of Willowdale. Anne Smythe, a Toronto artist, didn’t always appreciate her surname. “It makes me very proud.” Their names live on through the historic Massey Hall, Massey St., Massey College, Hart House, and the hundreds of churches Raymond’s great-great-grandfather’s foundation helped build across the country. Sarah’s father Samuel Cummer was the seventh child of David Cummer, who was the eighth of Jacob’s 14 kids. Tim Morris, a descendent of the pioneering Cummer family, poses near the corner of Yonge Street and Cummer Avenue in Willowdale.

Source: thestar July 22, 2017 21:44 UTC