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===Birth===  
 
===Birth===  
 
Probably closer to 1879, Benestare, Regglio de Calabria, Italy
 
Probably closer to 1879, Benestare, Regglio de Calabria, Italy
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Father may be Francesco at Bovalino, Reggio Calabria, Italy. (Information from the 1908 Border Crossing but hard to read)
 
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==Marriage==
 
==Marriage==
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==Immigration to Canada==
 
==Immigration to Canada==
1904 Ship ''Lombardia''
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1904 Ship ''Lombardia'', age 30, had been in Canada 1902-3<br>
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1906 Ship ''Prinz Adalbert'', age 29, married going to Toronto<br>
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1907 Border Crossing from Canada to USA (on his way to Italy), married, labourer, born about 1877, had $400.<br>
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1908 Border Crossing from Canada to USA (on his way to Italy), age 30, going to Cranbrook, British Columbia<br>
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1911 Ship ''Ancona'', married, been in Canada before (1907?), going to Cranbrook, British Columbia.<br>
 
==Occupation in 1914==
 
==Occupation in 1914==
 
[[Occupations#Bucker|Bucker]]
 
[[Occupations#Bucker|Bucker]]
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===Compensation===
 
===Compensation===
 
[[Compensation#Schedule E | Schedule E]]  <br> No one had applied for compensation by Feb 1915.
 
[[Compensation#Schedule E | Schedule E]]  <br> No one had applied for compensation by Feb 1915.
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==Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names==
 
Carmarda, Carmarada, Joe, Giuseppe
 
Carmarda, Carmarada, Joe, Giuseppe
 
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In 1904 Giuseppe was travelling with Domenico Albanese from Mammola - this is not the [[Dominic Albenese]] who was killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster, but he was a relative.
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Giuseppe (Joseph) claimed $400 on the trip back to Italy in 1907. Seems like a large amount.<br>
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Giuseppe was unable to read and write.

Revision as of 19:36, 3 July 2012

Joseph Camarda
Born 1881
Italy
Died 1914 (aged 32–33)
Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place Hillcrest Cemetery
Nationality Italian
Occupation Bucker


Our research indicates the following is the most probable history for this miner.

Early Life

Birth

Probably closer to 1879, Benestare, Regglio de Calabria, Italy

Parents

Father may be Francesco at Bovalino, Reggio Calabria, Italy. (Information from the 1908 Border Crossing but hard to read)

Marriage

He was married.

Immigration to Canada

1904 Ship Lombardia, age 30, had been in Canada 1902-3
1906 Ship Prinz Adalbert, age 29, married going to Toronto
1907 Border Crossing from Canada to USA (on his way to Italy), married, labourer, born about 1877, had $400.
1908 Border Crossing from Canada to USA (on his way to Italy), age 30, going to Cranbrook, British Columbia
1911 Ship Ancona, married, been in Canada before (1907?), going to Cranbrook, British Columbia.

Occupation in 1914

Bucker

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

Carmarda, Carmarada, Joe, Giuseppe In 1904 Giuseppe was travelling with Domenico Albanese from Mammola - this is not the Dominic Albenese who was killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster, but he was a relative. Giuseppe (Joseph) claimed $400 on the trip back to Italy in 1907. Seems like a large amount.
Giuseppe was unable to read and write.