Matthew Joseph Rossiter

1896 - 1916  (19 years)

• Name	Matthew Joseph Rossiter
  Born	19 Jul 1896	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	20 Jul 1896	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1]
  Died	1 Jul 1916	Beaumont Hamel, France   [2]
  Cause: war wounds
  Buried	Memorial Park, Beaumont Hamel, France
  Notes	July 1 1916, Beaumont Hamel, France 1538 Pte. ROSSITER Matthew 20, Son of Joseph and Ellen Rossiter of Fermeuse, Ferryland, buried Memorial Park. 1916 Events of the Year from The St. John's Daily News ROSSITER, Matthew, Cape Broyle, killed in action in France, July 1, 1916. His name is recorded as Joseph on the Vital Statistic death records and the date was transcribed as July 1, 1915. The date is obviously an error, however he may have been commonly known by his second name, Joseph.
  Person ID	I1213	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Joseph Rossiter,   b. Aug 1866, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. 20 Mar 1930, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Mother	Mary Ellen Kenny,   b. Abt 1869, Fermeuse, Newfoundland ,   d. 1 Jul 1897, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 28 years)
  Married	7 Jan 1894  [3]
  Family ID	F1424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Jul 1896 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Baptism - 20 Jul 1896 - Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland Died - Cause: war wounds - 1 Jul 1916 - Beaumont Hamel, France Buried - - Memorial Park, Beaumont Hamel, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• 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). [S41] Newfoundland Vital Statistics - Ferryland District - 1890 - 1940, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: http://ngb.chebucto.org/Vstats/1vstats-fer-idx.shtml - Transcribed information posted under "Vital Statistics Records, Ferryland District). [S46] Holy Apostles RC Parish (Fermeuse/Renews) Marriages 1837 - 1919, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (Online: Transcribed records of photocopied parish records held at The Rooms Archives for Fermeuse to Cape Race area, Ferryland District).