Antoine Legarde
| Antoine Legarde | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1878 France |
| Died |
1914 (aged 35–36) Hillcrest, Alberta |
| Cause of death | Hillcrest Mine Disaster |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Miner |
Contents
Early Life
Birth
1878 France (date from gravestone)
From Landes Haute-Loire, France
Marriage
Antoine Legarde married Marie Rosalie.
Children
- Gabriel Legarde
- Renee Legarde
- Mary Legarde (perhaps Mary and Renee same person)
1914 count of widows and children mention only 2 children.
Census Records
1911 Frank, Alberta, age 33, miner (listed as coming to Canada in 1906 and from Belgium - both are wrong)
Immigration to Canada
1910 Ship Corinthian, married, going to Frank, Alberta. (Hard to read)
Occupation in 1914
Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed
Cemetery
Buried in the Hillcrest cemetery but not in the Mass Grave - has a headstone.
After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster
1916 Census Hillcrest - Marie, widow, and 2 children living in Hillcrest.
Marie donated money to the Ambulance Fund in Dec. 1914.
Compensation
Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names
Atonio, Antoine, Lagarde, Laqarde
Interesting Facts
Antoine came on the Corinthian in May 1910 one month before four others from France: Frank Labonne, Alfred Salva, Emil Chabillon and Leonce Chabillon. They were also killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster.
Marie Legarde, widow, was on the same ship coming to Canada with Marie Salva, widow, of Alfred Salva.
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