Pietro Bozzer
| Pietro Bozzer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1889 Italy |
| Died |
1914 (aged 24–25) Hillcrest, Alberta |
| Cause of death | Hillcrest Mine Disaster |
| Resting place | Blairmore Cemetery |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Bucker |
Our research indicates the following is the most probable history for this miner.
Contents
Early Life
Birth
1889 Valvasone, Udine, Italy
Parents
Father Daniele Bozzer
Census Records
Immigration to Canada
1907 Ship Provence, age 17, father Daniele, going to Michel, British Columbia
1910 Border Crossing Canada to USA, age 20, born 1890, father Daniele, from Frank, Alberta
Occupation in 1914
Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed
Cemetery
Cemetery records have him as in the Mass Grave and Blairmore - there is no Mass Grave in Blairmore.
Cemetery records have him as buried in Hillcrest but not in the Mass Grave.
Fernie Paper The District Ledger records burial in Blairmore.
After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Compensation
Schedule E
No one had applied for compensation by Feb 1915.
Alternate Names or Alternate Spelling of Names
Pete Bossar,
Interesting Facts
1914 June, Ship "La Savoire", Giovanna Bozzer, going to her husband in Hillcrest along with her 1 year old son, Antonio. That we know of there was only Pietro Bozzer living in Hillcrest at that time - was this his wife? There were other Bozzer's in the Crowsnest Pass at that time so not definite.
