Eugenio Rossanese
From Hillcrest Mine Disaster Data
| Eugenio Rossanese | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1889 Italy |
| Died |
1914 (aged 24–25) Hillcrest, Alberta |
| Cause of death | Hillcrest Mine Disaster |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Timber Packer |
Our research indicates the following is the most probable history for this miner.
Contents
Early Life
Birth
1889 Caselle, Altivole, Treviso, Italy
Immigration to Canada
Unknown but a number of Rossanese men from Altivole immigrated to Canada.
Occupation in 1914
Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed
Cemetery
Buried in Hillcrest in the Mass Grave
After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Compensation
Schedule E
No one had applied for compensation by Feb 1915.
Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names
Rossannese, Rossencz
Interesting Facts
The front of a gravestone in the Hillcrest cemetery is inscribed: Explosion Hillcrest, June 1914 with the following names: G. Guido (Ylio Guido), E. Rossanese (Eugenio Rossanese), and U. Mazzucchetto (Ulderico Marchetto) from Caselle, Treviso, Italy. On the back of that stone are the names E. Basso and R. Botter. Did E. Basso and R. Botter have the stone inscribed and paid for?
