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# Brendan Fraser's Ancestor Attempted Murder!
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/finding-your-roots/extras/brendan-frasers-ancestor-attempted-murder/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:11:31.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T14:27:34.000Z
- Description: Brendan Fraser learns ancestor shot at his job successor after he was fired for striking.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Finding Your Roots, #ZZZ_Show_855aaf88-37bb-4949-872a-c4646a613145, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_4e428004-846b-41a1-aa65-b327badc6f40, #extra

Brendan Fraser discovers his great-great grandfather was fired for striking, and responded by shooting at the man who replaced him in the job! It appears that no criminal case was ever brought against the man, an Irish immigrant making his way in the turbulent Pennsylvania coal mines.