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Mary Fitzgerald
Birth: 1818
Death: 8-29-1855
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Fitzgerald, Mark
Biography
She lived with her husband and two sons in Sterling, NY. She, her husband, and youngest son, were murdered in their sleep by her oldest 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: She lived with her husband and two sons in Sterling, NY. She, her husband, and youngest son, were murdered in their sleep by her oldest son, John Fitzgerald. John's case received public attention and he underwent a public execution for the murder of his family.Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/35546279?q&versionId=44223873Title 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.Website Viewing Date: Monday, February 4, 2019 - 11:30Website's Last Modified Date: Monday, February 4, 2019 - 11:30Citation Notes: 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: WebsiteCitation URL: https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=General-7181&indiv=try&h=1655609612Title of Webpage: 1855 NY state Census, AncestryWebsite Viewing Date: Monday, February 4, 2019 - 11:30Website Last Modified Date: Monday, February 4, 2019 - 11:30Citation 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 ChapterBook or Monograph Title: Murder, America: Homicide in the United States from the Revolution to the PresentYear: 1980Start Page: 342End Page: 343Citation Notes: https://books.google.com/books?id=uTohCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA343&lpg=PA343&dq=john+fitzgerald+murder+mother+father+brother+new+york+1855&source=bl&ots=YBzU5RP0t6&sig=ACfU3U2Yu24yTcTbowdyOE8Ukrd5USpqrg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi8tvSM3oTgAhVsU98KHfomD4YQ6AEwAXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=john%20fitzgerald%20murder%20mother%20father%20brother%20new%20york%201855&f=false
Spouse
Fitzgerald, Mark
Biography
She lived with her husband and two sons in Sterling, NY. She, her husband, and youngest son, were murdered in their sleep by her oldest 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 and Citation Information:
Biography:
She lived with her husband and two sons in Sterling, NY. She, her husband, and youngest son, were murdered in their sleep by her oldest 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.
Website Viewing Date:
Monday, February 4, 2019 - 11:30
Website's Last Modified Date:
Monday, February 4, 2019 - 11:30
Citation Notes:
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?db=General-7181&indiv=try&h=1655609612
Title of Webpage:
1855 NY state Census, Ancestry
Website Viewing Date:
Monday, February 4, 2019 - 11:30
Website Last Modified Date:
Monday, February 4, 2019 - 11:30
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
Year:
1980
Start Page:
342
End Page:
343
Citation Notes:
https://books.google.com/books?id=uTohCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA343&lpg=PA343&dq=john+fitzgerald+murder+mother+father+brother+new+york+1855&source=bl&ots=YBzU5RP0t6&sig=ACfU3U2Yu24yTcTbowdyOE8Ukrd5USpqrg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi8tvSM3oTgAhVsU98KHfomD4YQ6AEwAXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=john%20fitzgerald%20murder%20mother%20father%20brother%20new%20york%201855&f=false