Difference between revisions of "John Foster"
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| death_place = Hillcrest, Alberta | | death_place = Hillcrest, Alberta | ||
| death_cause = Hillcrest Mine Disaster | | death_cause = Hillcrest Mine Disaster | ||
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==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||
===Birth=== | ===Birth=== | ||
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===Parents=== | ===Parents=== | ||
William Forster married Elizabeth Sanderson, Durham 2/4 1890 | William Forster married Elizabeth Sanderson, Durham 2/4 1890 | ||
| − | ===Siblings=== | + | ===Miner and Siblings (in birth order)=== |
| − | *John Forster/Foster | + | *'''John Forster/Foster''' |
*Hannah Forster | *Hannah Forster | ||
*Margaret Forster | *Margaret Forster | ||
*James Forster | *James Forster | ||
*Elizabeth Forster | *Elizabeth Forster | ||
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| + | ==Marriage== | ||
| + | Single | ||
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==Census Records== | ==Census Records== | ||
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=='''Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed'''== | =='''Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed'''== | ||
==Cemetery== | ==Cemetery== | ||
| − | John | + | John is buried at Hillcrest. |
==After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster== | ==After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:00, 16 April 2014
| John Foster | |
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| Born |
1891 England |
| Died |
1914 (aged 22–23) Hillcrest, Alberta |
| Cause of death | Hillcrest Mine Disaster |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Bucker |
Contents
Early Life
Birth
1891 1/4 (Feb) at Page Bank, Durham, England
Parents
William Forster married Elizabeth Sanderson, Durham 2/4 1890
Miner and Siblings (in birth order)
- John Forster/Foster
- Hannah Forster
- Margaret Forster
- James Forster
- Elizabeth Forster
Marriage
Single
Census Records
1891 Stockley, Durham, surname Forster, age 3 months, father William a coal miner
1901 Eltringham, Northumberland, surname Forster, age 10, born Durham Page Bank
1906 Lille, Alberta, age 17, came to Canada in 1904, with parents
1911 Blairmore, Alberta, age 20, born Feb 1891, occupation miner, religion Presbyterian
Immigration to Canada
1904 Ship Tunisian, age 11, with parents, going to Lethbridge
1912 Border Crossing Sweet Grass, Montana, USA, age 22, single, miner, going to his father William Foster of Hillcrest, Alberta. He had been at Butte, Montana.
Occupation in 1914
Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed
Cemetery
John is buried at Hillcrest.
After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster
1916 census Hillcrest, father William had enlisted for WW1, mother Elizabeth and 3 other children in Hillcrest.
Compensation
Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names
Forster
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