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===Parents===
 
===Parents===
 
Father Giovanni Vendrasco of Arzene
 
Father Giovanni Vendrasco of Arzene
===Siblings===
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===Miner and Siblings (in birth order)===
 
*Giovanni Vendrasco
 
*Giovanni Vendrasco
 
*Floarvate Vendrasco
 
*Floarvate Vendrasco

Revision as of 18:54, 29 January 2013

Floarvate (Fred) Vendrasco
Born 1888
Italy
Died 1914 (aged 25–26)
Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place Blairmore, Alberta
Nationality Italian
Occupation Timber Packer

Early Life

Birth

1888 Arzene, or Crespano, in Northern Italy

Parents

Father Giovanni Vendrasco of Arzene

Miner and Siblings (in birth order)

  • Giovanni Vendrasco
  • Floarvate Vendrasco
  • Sebestiano Vendrasco (born Crespano)
  • Luigi Vendrasco
  • Antonio Vendrasco

Immigration to Canada

1913 Ship America, age 26, single, from Arzene, going to Frank, Alberta to brother Giovanni

Occupation in 1914

Timber Packer

Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed

Cemetery

Two sources:
1) Buried in Hillcrest but not in Mass Grave
2) Buried in Blairmore, Alberta. Assume this one is correct.

After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster

Compensation

Schedule E

Interesting Facts

The other Vendrasco brothers were in the Crowsnest Pass.


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