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1) Buried in Hillcrest but not in Mass Grave<br>
 
1) Buried in Hillcrest but not in Mass Grave<br>
2) Buried in Blairmore, Alberta.
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2) Buried in Blairmore, Alberta. Assume this one is correct.
 
==After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster==
 
==After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster==
 
===Compensation===
 
===Compensation===

Revision as of 11:47, 17 August 2012

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 Packers

Early Life

Birth

1888 Arzene, or Crespano, in Northern Italy

Parents

Father Giovanni Vendrasco of Arzene

Siblings

  • 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 Packers

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.