«Woodline
Buried
James Woodline, private
soldier in His Majesty's Tenth Royal Veteran Battalion, aged thirty five years,
died (in consequence of a kick from a horse) June the second, and was buried
the same day in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight
By me Jehosaphat Mountain Deputy
Chaplain to the Garrison of Quebec
Present Mm Taylor Lunt? 10th RVBatt
JL Todd Sergent 10th. R.V.
Battalion».
Le recours fréquent au cheval pour le transport des
personnes ou le travail comportait des risques d'accidents parfois mortels
comme dans le présent exemple. Sur un
autre plan, l'acte rappelle une certaine époque.
[Summary :
The church record for the burying of a
soldier in Québec, Québec.]
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