Richard Decker

1838 - 1846  (~ 8 years)

• Name	Richard Decker
  Born	CA 1838	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	killed by horse
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-27135
  Died	3 Jul 1846	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	Cause: horse accident
  Person ID	I27135	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Isaac Smith Decker,   b. 1808, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Dec 1874, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Sarah Eliza Hunt,   b. 1810, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7078	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Decker Dreadful Accident: A son of Mr. Isaac Decker of Waterloo met his death on the 3rd instant under the following circumstances. He had been sent by his father to take charge of a horse to which a halter was attached for the purpose of allowing the animal to graze along the margin of a field without injuring the grain. The boy, unthinkingly, made the halter fast around his waist, and, a moment after, his hat blew off. Throwing up his hands to catch it, the motion startled the horse who started off at full speed, dragging the unfortunate child with him. The father was informed immediately by one of the family of the occurrence, and followed the horse, but the frightened animal could not be captured without much trouble. When secured, it was found the child was quite dead and horribly mutilated. Hamilton Spectator July 22, 1846

  
  

• Sources

  [S506] News - ON, Wentworth, Hamilton - Hamilton Spectator, 22 Jul 1846 Death report of a child of Isaac Decker. [S952] News - Christian Guardian - Death Notices from the Christian Guardian 1836-1850, 5 Aug 1846 - Death of Richard Decker. Richard Decker, second son of Isaac Decker, formerly of Waterloo, was killed last week by a horse (Dumfries Courier)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CA 1838 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: horse accident - 3 Jul 1846 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth