FITZGERALD Mary Catherine

Notes:

AKA: Kate

The children of William Henry and Mary Catherine (Fitzgerald)
Freeman spent their early years in the quiet town of Prescott,
surrounded by family and friends. As the economical situation
changed in Prescott, in the late 1890's, the Freeman's looked to
the large city of Montreal, Quebec, for a better life for their
children.

Montreal, Quebec sits on a foot shaped island in the St.
Lawrence River, in southern Quebec. It is one of North America's
largest inland ports. In its earlier days, Montreal was an
important fur trading center. With the building of Railways across
Canada, Montreal became more of a transportation center. During the
1890's, gas replaced coal for cooking and heating, electricity for
lights. There was an economic boom in Montreal from 1896 to 1914,
and a new middle class emerged of Clerical workers. The boom brought
stores like "Morgan, Ogilvy and Birks". There was an electric
street car for transportation within the city and Westmount and
Outemount became the homes of businessmen and merchants in lovely
brownstone houses.

Life grew easier and more comfortable for many Montrealers.
Soon cars were bumping their way over city streets and muddy graveled
roads. Between 1901 and 1911, Montreal almost doubled in population,
reaching close to half a million people.

More About MARY CATHERINE FITZGERALD:
Burial: ST Marks Cemetery, Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario
Cause of Death: 1907 Typhoid Epidemic Montreal, Quebec

Mary married FREEMAN William Henry on 16 Jun 1884 in Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario. William (son of FREEMAN William and MCGRATH Frances (Fanny)) was born on 14 Oct 1862 in Hemmingford, Huntingdon, Co., Quebec, Canada; died on 06 Jul 1907 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. FREEMAN Loris William was born on 29 Dec 1885 in Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario.
2. FREEMAN Gertrude Mary was born on 16 Nov 1888 in Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario.
3. FREEMAN Gerald Frances was born on 04 Oct 1891 in Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario; died in 1977 in Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario.
4. FREEMAN Edwin Michael was born on 21 Sep 1895 in Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario; died on 01 Oct 1963 in Cardinal, Grenville Co., Ontario.

Michael married SHEA Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]