Bridgit Fitzgerald

Canadian philanthropist
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroCanadian philanthropist
PlacesCanada
isPhilanthropist
Gender
Female
Death19 September 1898
The details

Biography

Bridgit Fitzgerald(deceased September 19th 1898 at 78 years old in parish St-Colomb-de-Sillery, Québec) is a Canadian of Irish descent who was a prominent patron of the English-speaking culture within the Irish community of Quebec City, in the 19th century. Fitzgerald married William Power (Sr.) on September 27, 1843 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada.
Mother of the Canadian politician William Power, and grandmother of the Hon. Charles Gavan Power and William Gerard Power, both Canadian politicians. She travelled to Boston, Massachusetts for the christening of her nephew John F. Fitzgerald, who, in turn, was maternal grandfather of US President John F. Kennedy.

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