Antonio Catonio

Antonio Catonio
Born	1883 Italy
Died	1914 (aged 30–31) Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death	Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place	Hillcrest Cemetery
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Miner

Early Life

Birth

Acciano, L'Aquila, Italy

Parents

Crespini Catonio of Acciano (from 1909 ship's manifest)

Marriage

Antonio had a wife and 6 week old child in Hillcrest in 1914.
Assume the child born 2 July 1914, male.

Immigration to Canada

1909 Ship Taormina, age 25, born Acciano, single, farm labourer

Occupation in 1914

Miner

Cemetery

Antonio is buried in the Hillcrest cemetery, not the Mass Grave.
There is a gravestone for him: In loving memory / Tony Catonio / 1883-1914.

After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster

Compensation

Schedule A

Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names

Tony Catonia, Tony Catoni, Cattoni, Catanio

After the Book

My grandfather was one of the miners killed in the mine explosion. My father, Antonio (Tony) Catonio was born on June 2, 1914. My grandmother's name was Rosa Catonio. The story that I was told was that Pete Currillo, one of the surviving miners carried my grandfather's body out of the mine. He later married my grandmother and they had five more children. My father lived in the East Coulee and Drumheller area all of his life. He passed away on August 17, 2010. From Marlane White (nee Catonio)

If you would like to see more information that we have gathered, please go to http://www.hillcrestminedisaster.com.