Obituary: Fitzgerald, George August 9, 1899 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Limerick Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Rosemary Nunnally rosemarykn@comcast.net March 27, 2010, 9:00 pm FITZGERALD, GEORGE AUGUST 9, 1899 Brooklyn Daily Eagle, NY, August 1899 George Fitzgerald, who died at Saratoga on Monday of consumption, was the pioneer wholesale maker of shoes in Brooklyn. He was born in Limerick, Ireland, 67 years ago and came to Brooklyn when 16 years old. He started a shoe factory on lower Fulton street forty years ago, and latterly was on Willoughby street, near Hudson avenue. He lived at 66 St. Felix street with his two daughters and a son. The funeral will be held at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, on Debevoise street, Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock.