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He, along with his wife, Mary, and son, James, was murdered by his son, John Fitzgerald. John's case received public attention and he underwent a public execution for the murder of his family. 

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Biography: 
He, along with his wife, Mary, and son, James, was murdered by his son, John Fitzgerald. John's case received public attention and he underwent a public execution for the murder of his family.
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/35546279?q&versionId=44223873
Title of Webpage: 
1856, English, Book, Illustrated edition: Confession, trial and sentence of John Fitzgerald, for the murder of his father, mother & brother : in Sterling, Cayuga County, N.Y., on the night of August 29th, 1855.
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Title Confession, trial and sentence of John Fitzgerald, for the murder of his father, mother &​ brother : in Sterling, Cayuga County, N.Y., on the night of August 29th, 1855. Author Fitzgerald, John, d. 1856. Published Auburn, N.Y. : Printed and published by H.C. Irish, 1856. Physical Description 24 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Subjects Fitzgerald, John, d. 1856 -- Trials, litigation, etc. Fitzgerald, John, -1856 -- Trials, litigation, etc. Trials (Murder) -- New York -- Sterling. Notes LC copy has printed paper cover bound in at end. Cited In McDade, T.M. Murder, 306 Language English Libraries Australia ID 40059266 Contributed by Libraries Australia
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=Rwe90&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&qh=b2jJjRbXFlVQDDc5HSjaqQ%3D%3D&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Mark&gsfn_x=1&gsln=Fitzgerald&gsln_x=1&msypn__ftp=Sterling,%20Cayuga,%20New%20York,%20U
Title of Webpage: 
Ancestry 1855 NY state Census
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Citation Notes: 
Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. Various County Clerk Offices, New York.
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Murder, America: Homicide in the United States from the Revolution to the Present
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Jay Robert Nash
Year: 
1980
Start Page: 
342
End Page: 
343