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Rood
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Name Rood Gender Male Eby ID Number Waterloo-204028 Died 16 Aug 1864 North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada 
Person ID I204028 Generations Last Modified 12 May 2024
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Notes - ROOD - It falls to our lot this week to record a most, terrible accident which occurred in Dumfries on Tuesday last in the house of Mr. James Goodall, farmer, about four miles from Galt. The accident occurred to a young man named Rood, employed with Mr. Goodall on the farm. It appears that of late young Rood, who was about 18 years of age, has been in the habit of keeping a gun with which he amused himself in his spare hours shooting vermin about the farm. On the day of the accident, the deceased sat down and partook of his dinner as usual, and immediately proceeded to his own bedroom accompanied by a son of Mr. Goodall. When he arrived in his room, he took up his gun and commenced to load it, and upon young Goodall asking him what he was loading his gun for, he replied "Just for Fun". Upon receiving this reply, his companion left the room. What afterwards took place is unknown, but in a few moments, a crash as if a window had fallen and shattered itself startled the household, and one of the domestics went to find out the cause of the noise. After looking into several rooms and finding nothing wrong, she opened the door of the young Rood's room when she was horrified at finding the unfortunate youth lying across the bed with the entire upper part of his head blown off, and the wall and ceiling splattered with brains and blood. The gun was lying a little to his left hand with the muzzle pointing to his head while the ramrod lay on the other side. She, of course, instantly gave an alarm, and Mrs. Goodall and others instantly hurried to the room. Deceased breathed few minutes after he was first discovered. Mr. Goodall took immediate steps to inform the young man's relatives of the sad occurrence and also to have a proper investigation into the circumstances. Dr. Phillips, coroner, held an inquest over the remains the same afternoon. The evidence threw but little light on the tragic occurrence.
Hamilton Spectator 20 Aug 1864
- ROOD - It falls to our lot this week to record a most, terrible accident which occurred in Dumfries on Tuesday last in the house of Mr. James Goodall, farmer, about four miles from Galt. The accident occurred to a young man named Rood, employed with Mr. Goodall on the farm. It appears that of late young Rood, who was about 18 years of age, has been in the habit of keeping a gun with which he amused himself in his spare hours shooting vermin about the farm. On the day of the accident, the deceased sat down and partook of his dinner as usual, and immediately proceeded to his own bedroom accompanied by a son of Mr. Goodall. When he arrived in his room, he took up his gun and commenced to load it, and upon young Goodall asking him what he was loading his gun for, he replied "Just for Fun". Upon receiving this reply, his companion left the room. What afterwards took place is unknown, but in a few moments, a crash as if a window had fallen and shattered itself startled the household, and one of the domestics went to find out the cause of the noise. After looking into several rooms and finding nothing wrong, she opened the door of the young Rood's room when she was horrified at finding the unfortunate youth lying across the bed with the entire upper part of his head blown off, and the wall and ceiling splattered with brains and blood. The gun was lying a little to his left hand with the muzzle pointing to his head while the ramrod lay on the other side. She, of course, instantly gave an alarm, and Mrs. Goodall and others instantly hurried to the room. Deceased breathed few minutes after he was first discovered. Mr. Goodall took immediate steps to inform the young man's relatives of the sad occurrence and also to have a proper investigation into the circumstances. Dr. Phillips, coroner, held an inquest over the remains the same afternoon. The evidence threw but little light on the tragic occurrence.
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Died - 16 Aug 1864 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada 
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