Annie Mathers (Pozzi) Frohberger (1883 - 1958)

Born 21 Oct 1883 in Dublin, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of Wilhelm Carl Adalbert Frohberger — married 7 May 1908 in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Descendants

Died 1 Oct 1958 at age 74 in Patricia, Newell, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Annie (Pozzi) Frohberger was born in Ireland.

Annie Pozzi was born 21 October 1883 at 3 Chester Road in Dublin South, Ireland. ^{[1] [2]} She was a bookkeeper in Dublin in 1901. ^[3] She took business courses in Edinborough and afterwards did her uncle's hotel's books and letters. He owned Mathers' Hotel in Dundee, Scotland and Annie was living there in 1903. ^[4]

Annie had met Albert Frohberger and they wanted to marry and start their lives together in the new world. Albert went ahead and when he sent for her, Annie and her brother Stuart left Liverpool and took a ship to Montreal, Canada in 1908. They then took a train west, heading for Brandon, Manitoba, Canada where Albert had opened a bakery. ^[5] Albert got them off the train in Winnipeg and Albert and Annie were married May 7th 1908 in Grace Methodist Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba. ^[6] They were soon settled in Seattle, King, Washington, USA. Their first two children, Cecil and Hazel were born there. That was not right either, so then they went to Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Albert soon found what he really wanted, at Strathmore. They settled into life in the bakery and hotel there. Annie was naturalized as a Canadian citizen 11 Sep 1914. ^[7] Annie looked after the finances and business applications, while Albert baked and operated the hotel. After Cecil died in May 1923, they decided to leave Strathmore. First, they moved to a farm south of town. Then the businesses were sold one by one. Finally, a hotel was bought in Patricia and they moved there.

In 1952, Annie and Albert treated themselves to a visit to their original homes and families. First, they went to Germany where Annie met Albert's brother and sister and their families. Then they went to England and finally to Ireland to visit with Annie's family. Ever the business operator, Annie kept a diary in which she noted the quality and some details of the hotel services provided. On the return trip, they stopped in Ottawa to visit her Turton cousins. Annie and Albert celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 7, 1958 in the Masonic Hall in Brooks. The party was hosted by Helen Chapter, Eastern Star.

Annie died 1 October 1958 in Patricia, Alberta and was buried in Strathmore cemetery. ^{[8] [9]}

Sources

1. ↑ Catherine Mathers Pozzi, Family Bible records (Oxford; The University Press, 1878)
2. ↑ Annie Mathers Pozzi, Birth certificate, 1883, no. 174, certified copy taken 12 May 1937, Rathmines District, Ireland .
3. ↑ 1901 Census of Ireland, City of Dublin, Poor Law Union North Dublin, District Electoral Division Mountjoy, Parish St. Thomas, 3 Waterloo Avenue
4. ↑ Post card dated 15/12/1903 addressed to Miss Pozzi, Mathers' Hotel, Dundee.
5. ↑ "Passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960" index database, entry for A Pozzi, Find My Past.
6. ↑ Marriage certificate for genealogical purposes (1908) Albert Frohberger and Annie Mathers Pozzi.
7. ↑ Passport of Annie Mathers Frohberger.
8. ↑ Province of Alberta Register of Deaths, Brooks Register of Births Marriages and Deaths
9. ↑ Alberta Family Histories Society, database entry for Annie Mathers Frohberger (1883-1958).

• Maternal relationships are confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Bill Chidlow and his third cousin JM, their most-recent common ancestors are their great grandparents, Elizabeth Stuart and William Pozzi. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousins, based on sharing 78 cM across 6 segments.

• Maternal relationships are confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Bill Chidlow and his third cousin KT, their most-recent common ancestors are their great grandparents, Elizabeth Stuart and William Pozzi. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousins once removed, based on sharing 29 cM across 2 segments.

• Find A Grave Memorial# 55028251

Notes

Annie collected post cards. Many of the addresses we have for her in Ireland and Scotland come from that collection. Cards in the earliest album date from 1904 to 1923. Among them are post cards especially designed to invite people to Mother's Day services at the Union (later United) Church.

Annie knitted socks for the Red Cross and was an active member 1914 to about 1918. She was an active member of the Women's Institute from 1914 to about 1927. Annie also joined the Strathmore UFWA 8 Aug 1923 and continued to 1927. U.F.W.A. was the United Farmers Association women's branch. About 20 women would attend a meeting in a member's home, sometimes Annie's. They were reported in the Strathmore Standard newspaper. They discussed co-operatives and a scheme of buying fruit co-operatively to be delivered at good prices.

Look at Annie's travel diary for her account of their big trip in 1952.