William Fogan

	Born	30 Nov 1872	Newcastle, New Brunswick
	Died	12 Jan 1920	Newcastle, New Brunswick
	Married		never married

- Family album of photos and documents.

Parents:

• Father: James Fogan
• Mother: Mary Jane Kirkpatrick

The Parents of William

William’s Early Years

Bill Fogan apparently never married. At the time of the 1901 census he was 28 and living in the same house as his widowed mother and worked as a mason for the Forrest company, earning 200 dollars annually (per 1901 census). Some ten years later, he had a bedroom on the upper floor in the James Forrest household.

His First World War enlistment paper (in the photo album) describes him as florid of complexion with brown eyes and hair, standing five foot nine inches tall, and enlisting at the late age of 40 years. His younger brother John also served overseas in the same war.

The Final Years for William

DIED- William Fogan, suddenly at the home of his brother, John Fogan, Newcastle, where he was visiting. He had been making his home with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. James T. Forrest. He was a mason and was employed with Mr. Forrest. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. James Fogan, Newcastle, and a veteran of the World War. Three brothers and three sisters survive: John, James and Robert and Mrs. Forrest, Newcastle; Mrs. Harry Smallwood, Moncton, and Mrs. A. C. Langmaid, Boston. Burial was in the Miramichi Cemetery.

William died on a Monday at age 49 and was interred at Miramichi cemetery by Rev. McLean.

- North Shore Leader of January 16, 1920.

Footnotes

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Census of 1901 (Town of Newcastle)

Person	Sex	Relation	Status	Birth Date	Age	Born	Origin	Occupation
FOGAN, Mary J.	F	head	widowed	19 Sept 1848	52	N.B.	Irish
William	M	son	single	30 Nov 1872	28	N.B.	Irish	M. Labourer
Edie	F	daughter	single	10 June 1877	23	N.B.	Irish
John	M	son	single	12 July 1882	18	N.B.	Irish	M. Labourer
Mable	F	daughter	single	10 Apr 1884	16	N.B.	Irish
Clara F.	F	daughter	single	11 Nov 1888	12	N.B.	Irish
LAFFERTY, John	M	lodger	single	2 June 1842	58	N.B.	Irish	General Labourer

NOTE: All have nationality of "Canadian" and religion of "R. Catholic".
- Canada 1901 Census for Newcastle, New Brunswick, District 19 - Northumberland, Subdistrict j-2 Newcastle, page 13, microfilm reel T-6442.

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Sources

-- JimBenedict - 03 May 2006
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