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William John Fitzgerald 1860–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 March 1860

Birth Location: St. Andrews, Argenteuil Co., Que

Death Date: 4 Oct 1898

Death Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Father: Thomas Fitzgerald

Mother: Elizabeth McCafferty

Spouse(s): Barbara Sparks

Children(s): Charles Fitzgerald, Mava Fitzgerald, Mary Fitzgerald, Jessie Fitzgerald, William Fitzgerald

William John Fitzgerald was born in 1860 in St. Andrews, Argenteuil Co., Que, the child of Thomas Fitzgerald And Elizabeth Mccafferty. In 1891, William John Fitzgerald resided in Wellington Ward, Ottawa City, Ontario, Canada. William John Fitzgerald married Barbara Helen Sparks, and had children including Charles Alexander Fitzgerald, Jessie Fitzgerald, Mary Myrtle Fitzgerald, Mava Loretta Gray Fitzgerald, William Henry Fitzgerald. William John Fitzgerald passed away in 1898 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William John Fitzgerald was born in 1860 in St. Andrews, Argenteuil Co., Que, the child of Thomas Fitzgerald And Elizabeth Mccafferty.
  • In 1891, William John Fitzgerald resided in Wellington Ward, Ottawa City, Ontario, Canada.
  • William John Fitzgerald married Barbara Helen Sparks, and had children including Charles Alexander Fitzgerald, Jessie Fitzgerald, Mary Myrtle Fitzgerald, Mava Loretta Gray Fitzgerald, William Henry Fitzgerald.
  • William John Fitzgerald passed away in 1898 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Fitzgerald's Ancestors

Self
William Fitzgerald
1860–1898
Birth Place: St. Andrews, Argenteuil Co., Que
Parents
Thomas Fitzgerald
1832–1915
Killaloe, Clare, Ireland
Elizabeth McCafferty
1842–1930
Quebec
Grandparents
Thomas Fitzgerald
1797–1865
County Clare, Ireland
Ann ((Nancy)) Markham\Markahan
1800–
John McCafferty
1799–1877
Co. Fermanagh, Donegal, Ireland
Margaret Harrison
1799–1881
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Fitzgerald
1770–
Catherine
1770–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fitzgerald's Descendants

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William (John) Fitzgerald (9 March 1860–4 Oct 1898) m. Barbara (Helen) Sparks (abt 1862–22 Aug 1920)
  1. 1. Charles (Alexander) Fitzgerald 1888–1910
  2. 2. Mava (Loretta Gray) Fitzgerald 1886–1984 m. William (Wilmot) Rigby 1885–1969
    1. 1. Wilmot Rigby 1908–
    2. 2. Edward (Russell) Rigby 1911–1999 m. Grace (Arillia) Hermiston 1897–1986
    3. 3. Gerald (F) Rigby 1909–1979 m. Ruth McMahon 1907–2001 m. Eva Gonzalez 1912– m. Maria (Refugio Sanchez) Acosta 1918–2014
      1. 1. Jeri (Carol) Rigby 1937–1950
      2. 2. Patricia Rigby 1930–1933
  3. 3. Mary (Myrtle) Fitzgerald 1887–1952 m. Edward (Russell) Jackson 1883–
    1. 1. Russell (Edward) Jackson 1909–
    2. 2. Eileen (Helen) Jackson 1912–1980 m. Russell (E) Lowden –1970
  4. 4. Jessie Fitzgerald 1891–1958 m. Walter (Leslie) Tees 1888–
    1. 1. Margaret (R) Tees 1912–2003
    2. 2. Fitzgerald Tees 1913–
    3. 3. Roswell (F) Tees 1919–
  5. 5. William (Henry) Fitzgerald 1899–1953 m. Elizabeth Milburn 1909–
    1. 1. Nancy (Anne Elizabeth) Fitzgerald 1938–2007

William Fitzgerald's Timeline

4 Records

1860
9 March 1860
Birth of William John Fitzgerald in St. Andrews, Argenteuil Co., Que
St. Andrews, Argenteuil Co., Que
1891
1891
Age 31
William John Fitzgerald resided here in Wellington Ward, Ottawa City, Ontario, Canada
Wellington Ward, Ottawa City, Ontario, Canada
1898
1 October 1898
Age 38
Death of William John Fitzgerald in Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario
Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario
1898
4 Oct 1898
Age 38
Burial of William John Fitzgerald in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 March 1860
    Event Place: St. Andrews, Argenteuil Co., Que
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Wellington Ward, Ottawa City, Ontario; Roll: T-6360; Family No: 415
    [2] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1926, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 46
    [3] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS935; Reel: 87
    [4] Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Ottawa Roman Catholic Archdiocese; Ottawa, Ontario

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Wellington Ward, Ottawa City, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Wellington Ward, Ottawa City, Ontario; Roll: T-6360; Family No: 415

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 October 1898
    Event Place: Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS935; Reel: 87
    [2] Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Ottawa Roman Catholic Archdiocese; Ottawa, Ontario

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1898
    Event Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Ottawa Roman Catholic Archdiocese; Ottawa, Ontario

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