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Record #23448
Name :
: Joseph William PRENDERGAST (1882 - 1918)
  aka : Private Prendergast, Pren


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Date of Birth
: 16 Jul 1882

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 8 Oct 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthIreland, Longford
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Bourlon
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 27 Apr 1891
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sardinian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Unknown
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Joseph William Prendergast.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PENDERGAST
Given Name: William
Age: 9
Sex: M
Ship: Sardinian
Year of Arrival: 1891
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1891-04-16
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1891-04-27
Destination: Montreal, Quebec
Comments: Father Rossall in vessel to Montreal; Joseph Van de Hewell in charge, Sisters Philomena and Pascal nurses; Mrs Sibbles matron.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: C-4538
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

New York, Naturalization Petitions, 1794-1906
Name: Joseph Prendergast
Birth Date: 16 Jul 1882
Birth Place: Ireland
Age: 22
Record Date: 4 Aug 1904
Court: District Court Eastern District of NY (10-125)
Court Location: Kings, New York, USA
Title/Description: US District Court for the Eastern District of New York (058-059)
ARC Number: 5324244
ARC Title: Petitions for Naturalization, 1793-1906
Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
Record Group Number: 85

New York, Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989
Name: Joseph Prendergast
Birth Date: 16 Jul 1882
Age: 22
Naturalization Date: 4 Aug 1904
Former Nationality: English
Arrival Date: 16 Jun 1886
Arrival Port: New York, New York
Title and Location of Court: US District Court, Brooklyn, New York
Volume: 58
Record Number: 234

1910 United States Census for Joseph Prendergast, aged 28 born about 1882 in Ireland living as a Boarder in Manhattan Ward 21, New York, New York. Living in the household of Mary Williams. He works as a Painter in a Shipyard.

Attestation papers were signed 2 Jan 1918 in Toronto, Ontario. Joseph William Prendergast was born 16 Jul 1883 in Longford, Ireland. He was a Steamfitter by trade living at 308 E 2nd Street, Jamestown, NY, USA. His Next of Kin was his sister, Elizbaeth Watkinson in Baldwin, New York, USA. 5'4 3/4" in height with blue eyes and auburn hair. His religion was listed as Roman Catholic.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state he was Killed in Action when hit by shell fire about 7am while in the support line east of Bourlon, Nord Pas de Calais, France. His Next of Kin was Mrs. L. Watkinson of 109 Harrison Avenue, Baldwin, NY, USA. He is buried in Bourlon Wood Cemetery, Bourlon, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: I. F. 18.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56795269 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-18 14:42:39 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-18 14:44:35 /

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