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==Early Life==
 
==Early Life==
 
===Birth===  
 
===Birth===  
1888 Arzene, or Crespano, in Northern Italy
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1888, 24 Feb, Fioravante Sesto Vendrasco was born in the Comune of Arzene, Province Portenone, Northern Italy.
 
===Parents===
 
===Parents===
Father Giovanni Vendrasco of Arzene
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Father Giovanni Vendrasco, age 42 in 1888, occupation a merchant of rags and old clothes and his wife Giovanna Preveddo, housewife.
===Miner and Siblings (in birth order)===
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===Miner and Siblings (not necessarily in birth order)===
 
*Giovanni Vendrasco
 
*Giovanni Vendrasco
*Floarvate Vendrasco
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*'''Fioravante Sesto Vendrasco'''
 
*Sebestiano Vendrasco (born Crespano)
 
*Sebestiano Vendrasco (born Crespano)
*Luigi Vendrasco
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*Luigi Vendrasco   (born 24 Dec 1885, Arzene)
 
*Antonio Vendrasco
 
*Antonio Vendrasco
 
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Revision as of 14:22, 1 August 2013

Fioravante (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, 24 Feb, Fioravante Sesto Vendrasco was born in the Comune of Arzene, Province Portenone, Northern Italy.

Parents

Father Giovanni Vendrasco, age 42 in 1888, occupation a merchant of rags and old clothes and his wife Giovanna Preveddo, housewife.

Miner and Siblings (not necessarily in birth order)

  • Giovanni Vendrasco
  • Fioravante Sesto Vendrasco
  • Sebestiano Vendrasco (born Crespano)
  • Luigi Vendrasco (born 24 Dec 1885, Arzene)
  • 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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