Sam Cantalini
| Sam Cantalini or Sabastiano Cantalini' Sabastienebastin Cantalini | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1891 Italy |
| Died |
1914 (aged 22–23) Hillcrest, Alberta |
| Cause of death | Hillcrest Mine Disaster |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Bucker Boss |
Contents
Early Life
Birth
1891 Navelli, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
Parents
Pasquale Cantalini (1850-1940) and Maria Joanne Virgilia (1855-1950) (Family Source)
Miner and Siblings (in birth order)
- Vincenzina Cantalini
- Sarafina Cantalini
- Licia Cantalini
- Maria Cantalini
- Maria Antonia Cantalini (?married Colangali)
- Bernadina Cantalini
- Assunta Cantalini (b. 1898) [married 1) DeMarco 2)Ralph Mannella]
- Giuseppe (Joseph) Cantalini
- Sabastiano Cantalini
Marriage
Single
Census Records
1906 Lille, Alberta, age 16, came to Canada in 1905, name Sebestine Catalane
Immigration to Canada
1905 Ship Montreal, age 15, single, going to Montreal, general labourer
Occupation in 1914
Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed
Cemetery
Buried in the Mass Grave in Hillcrest
After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Compensation
Schedule E
No one had applied for compensation by Feb 1915.
Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names
Cantalline, Sebastiano, Sebastian
Interesting Facts
Sam was related in some way to Peter Cantalini, but they were not brothers.
There were other Cantalini families in the Crowsnest Pass, all appeared to have come from Navelli, and it is hard to know which family they belong to.
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