Pietro Bozzer

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Pietro Bozzer
Born 1889
Italy
Died 1914 (aged 24–25)
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

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

Bucker

Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed

Cemetery

Cemetery records record him as in the Mass Grave and Blairmore - there is no Mass Grave in Blairmore.
Committee records him as buried in Hillcrest but not 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

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.