William Finucane

Died 5 Nov 1873 in Lake Ontario, Canada

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Biography

He was first engineer on board the BAVARIAN, a steamer sailing on Lake Ontario to Montreal. When a beam broke and a fire started, he was one of fourteen lost.^[1] His body later washed ashore in December at Kendall, Orleans County, in a life preserver marked with the steamer's name.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "News and Political Items." The Cambria Freeman. 14 Nov 1873. Ebensburg, Pa. Pg1, Column 4. Chronicling America (Web). 19 June 2015.
2. ↑ "Bavarian (Steamboat), fire, 5 Nov 1873." Maritime History of the Great Lakes (Web). accessed 19 June 2015. Note: Article Extract, Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, December 17, 1873

•  ?? wife is widow in 1881 Census - Year: 1871; Census Place: Augusta, Grenville South, Ontario; Roll: C-10003; Page: 16; Family No: 73, Age 49, Birth Date 1822, Birth Place: Ireland

Household Members Age

William Finucan 49

Mary Finucan42 (Reardon per ancestry trees)

John Finucan20

James Finucan18

Catherine Finucan14

William Finucan11

Mary Jane Finucan10

Samuel Finucan8

Elen Finucan6

Elisabeth Finucan4

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