«Dunn Buried
John, son of Hugh Dunn, of the City of Quebec, Chairmaker, and of Elizabeth his Wife, aged eleven years was accidentally dashed on the ground Coroner warrant by a horse & cart driven by one Charles Letartre of the City of Quebec Carter, on the twenty fourth day of July instant, which occasioned his death, and was buried on the twenty fifth of July in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty six
By me Chap to the Bishop
Present Hugh Dunn Father John Rickaby».
Cet accident nous rappelle que, à cette époque, la circulation en voiture à cheval était courante avec les dangers inhérents. Noter que seul le prénom de la mère est indiqué alors que l'on connaît le nom du conducteur concerné.
[Summary :
The church record for the burying of a young boy in Québec, Québec.]
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