Francois Harold "Francis" Fleming

1882 - 1918  (36 years)

• Name	Francois Harold "Francis" Fleming
  Born	1882	Bothwell, Zone Twp., Kent Co., Ontario
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	music, burnt to death
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  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-9323
  Died	28 Apr 1918	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
  Person ID	I9323	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  KITCHENER MAN IS REPORTED BURNED TO DEATH Detroit, April 29. - Fire exacted death toll of three lives in Detroit during the 24 hours ending Sunday afternoon. Francis Harold Fleming of Kitchener. Ont., an armless singer, fell asleep while smoking a cigarette in bed at the Hotel Metropolis early this morning. The bed was a mass of flames when rescuers arrived to bear the terribly burned and unconscious man out of the room. He was taken to the Receiving Hospital where he died within a few hours. Fleming. who was on a tour introducing new songs for the Toronto publishing house of Whaley; Royce and Company, was known as "America's armless baritone." The other two fire victims were Mrs. Sarah Hatter, 75 years old, and Henry Muell, 33. The Chronicle Telegraph, 2 May 1918, p. 3 JOHN REED DETAINED

  
  

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  Born - 1882 - Bothwell, Zone Twp., Kent Co., Ontario Died - 28 Apr 1918 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth