Friday, February 18, 2011

JOHN DESMOND FITZGERALD (Chart R-19)

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Family Chart No. R-19                                   Parents - Chart No. R-6

     4th Generation                                              Fitzgerald/Ross Family

JOHN DESMOND FITZGERALD
was born 1886 at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
died 18 July 1944, aged 58, at Jeffery Hale Hospital, Quebec City
buried at Quebec, from St. Paul's Church, Loretteville, to Mount Hermon Cemetery
Resided at Loretteville, Quebec
Occupation: A Major with the First Field Troop, Canadian Engineers

He married ETHEL TASCHEREAU ROSS
on 26 September 1914 at St Matthew's Church, Quebec.
She was the youngest daughter of HENRY and HARRIETT ANN (SAIT) ROSS.
she was born 4 April 1889 at St. Ambroise, Lorette, Quebec
and died 29 June 1969 at Ladies Protestant Home, Quebec at age of 80.
buried at Quebec, from St. Matthew's Church to Mount Hermon Cemetery.

She attended the Misses Henderson's School in Quebec City, and at the closing exercises on 15 June 1905 won the prizes for English, French, German, scripture, and the Conduct Medal.
She was the youngest and last surviving member of a family of thirteen, the eldest of whom was born in 1864.

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Children of  DESMOND and ETHEL (ROSS) FITZGERALD

ETHEL MARGARET ANNE
     born 3 February 1916 at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
     Married WILLIAM JAMES SUTCLIFFE 29 January 1940 in Melbourne, Australia
          he was born 22 May 1914 in Metung, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia,
          died 2007 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada
     child: HELEN CECILIA
HENRY DESMOND "BOLLY"
     born 16 July 1918 at Loretteville, Quebec, Canada
     died 14 December 1980 of pancreatic cancer at Quebec City
     Ashes buried in Mount Hermon Protestant Cemetery

GERALDINE ELIZABETH "BETTY"
     born 23 September 1920 at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
     died 23 April 1930 of diphtheria
     buried in Mount Hermon Cemetery

EDWARD MAURICE
     born 17 November 1921
     Married JOAN HALL of Wimbledon, England 10 February 1951
          she was born 16 Apr 1922 in Wimbledon, England
          and died 5 Sep 2007 in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
     children:  DOUGLAS EDWARD;  DESMOND JOHN;  ANNE ELIZABETH;  DONALD BRUCE

HELEN MOLLY
     born 1 May 1924
     Married ROY JOHN OTT of Murray Bay, Quebec
          he was born 30 July 1922 in Espanola, Ontario, Canada.
          and died 1980 on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
     children:  JOHN DESMOND;  SHELAGH ALLISON

MONA LOUISE
     born 11 February 1926 in Loretteville, Quebec, Canada
     Married CHARLES EMILE BEDDOE of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
     children:  MARGARET MONA LOUISE;  JENNIFER HELEN;  DAVID CHARLES ALAN;
          WILLIAM GERALD ROSS

HARRIET JOAN
     born 28 September 1928 in Loretteville, Quebec, Canada
     Married LOUIS-MARIE TREPANIER of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
     children:  PETER LOUIS;  ROBERT GERMAIN;  MICHAEL OLIVER & MARK GERARD
          (twins); and JAMES JOHN

SHELAGH ELIZABETH
     born 10 April 1930 in Loretteville, Quebec, Canada
     baptized 3 May 1930 in St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
     Married ARTHUR C. LONG of Sillery, Quebec 19 May 1962
          he was born 1923 in Sillery, Quebec, Canada
     children:  ALAN KENNETH, B. 27 April 1963

This record was compiled by Henry Ross Wiggs, Westmount, Quebec
12 August 1970   Sources of data:  Newspaper clippings and letters from Miss Helen Ross of Loretteville, Quebec    Details in Italic added by Cousin Sam.

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