Laura A. BRODIGAN
1880 - 1942 (62 years)
Generation: 1
1. Laura A. BRODIGAN was born on 6 Jan 1880 in Brantford, Ontario (daughter of John BRODIGAN and Emma Elizabeth THOMAS); died on 15 Jun 1942 in Toronto; was buried in Mount Pleasant cemetery, Toronto. Notes:
A funeral notice in the Toronto Globe and Mail for 18 June, 1942, stated that Laura was a musician, and was well known for her patriotic services - in particular for her work during WW1 in the IODE (Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire). Participating in her funeral were the president of the University of Toronto and various other well-known Torontonians. Her death notice in the Globe and Mail noted her two brothers Frank H. Brodigan of Russell Hill Road, Toronto and Arthur E. Brodigan of New York.
2. John BRODIGAN was born in 1850 in Canada; died on 21 Apr 1897 in Toronto; was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Plot C, section 21, lot 15. Notes:
According to the Tewsley family tree file on Ancestry.com, John Brodigan was a stone quarry owner.
John married Emma Elizabeth THOMAS in 1876. Emma was born on 14 Dec 1847 in St. Catherines, Ontario; died on 30 Apr 1930 in Toronto; was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Plot C, section 21, lot 15. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Emma Elizabeth THOMAS was born on 14 Dec 1847 in St. Catherines, Ontario; died on 30 Apr 1930 in Toronto; was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Plot C, section 21, lot 15. Children:
- Francis Howard BRODIGAN was born on 6 Apr 1877 in St. Catherines, Ontario; died on 19 Apr 1960 in Toronto; was buried in Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catherines.
- 1. Laura A. BRODIGAN was born on 6 Jan 1880 in Brantford, Ontario; died on 15 Jun 1942 in Toronto; was buried in Mount Pleasant cemetery, Toronto.
- Arthur BRODIGAN was born on 16 Jan 1887 in Bridgewater, Ontario; died in Oct 1966 in Miami-Dade, Florida.