Gertrude "Gertie" Rossiter

1897 - Abt 1937  (39 years)

• Name	Gertrude Rossiter
  Nickname	Gertie
  Born	24 Oct 1897	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	28 Oct 1897	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1]
  Died	Abt 1937	United States
  Notes	In 1923, Gert was noted as living at 233 Franklin St., Newton, MA. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. Original data: Boston, Massachusetts. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943. Micropublication T843. RG085. Rolls # 1-454. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Boston, Massachusetts. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1820-1891. Micropublication M277. RG036. Rolls #1-115. National Archives, Washington, D.C. The manifest of the ship Nova Scotia shows Gertrude Rossiter, 26, single, a nurse in training, of Cape Broyle, arriving at the port of Boston from St. John's, Newfoundland on 1 November 1926. It indicates that she was returning to Newton, MA after a temporary visit to Newfoundland. The manifest show that her immediate relative in the US was her brother, R. Swain, 214 Felaway, Medford, MA. She is described as being 5'3",with fair complexion with red hair and blue eyes. She had resided in Newton since 1916. Notation in the Ferryland RC baptism for Gertrude: married to James Hickey by Rev. Dan Reardon, Church of Our Lady, Newton, Mass, USA. 1932? Witness Joseph Hickey, Philomina Clancy
  Person ID	I1207	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	James Rossiter,   b. Abt May 1858, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 2 Jun 1905, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Mother	Ellen Morrissey,   b. Abt 1862, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland ,   d. 29 Oct 1904, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Married	9 Jan 1896  [2]
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Hickey
  Married	1932	Church Of Our Lady, Newton, Massachusetts, United States   [1]
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 Oct 1897 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Baptism - 28 Oct 1897 - Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland Married - 1932 - Church Of Our Lady, Newton, Massachusetts, United States Died - Abt 1937 - United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S88] Holy Trinity RC Parish (Ferryland) Baptisms 1870 -1910, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Transcribed records of photocopied parish records held at The Rooms Archives for Brigus South to Aquaforte, Ferryland District). [S8] Holy Trinity RC Parish (Ferryland) Marriages 1870 - 1910, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Transcribed records of photocopied parish records held at The Rooms Archives for Brigus South to Aquaforte, Ferryland District).