Simon Fraser

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-122142
• Misfortune: 1860; farm accident

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FRASER - A melancholy and fatal accident occurred on Wednesday last on the farm of Mr. James Dickle, near Puslinch lake, to a young man named Simon Fraser, son of Mr. John Fraser, North Dumfries. It appears that Mr. Fraser was engaged in working with a stump machine, and that the crutch over which the heavy chains and links passed from the machine to the stump had sunk on one side to the depth of over a foot. Mr. Fraser was engaged in working to remedy this when the crutch and chain suddenly tipped over and fell with their whole weight upon him, fracturing his skull and injuring him severely internally. He was immediately carried into the house, and Dr. Phillips of Galt called in by whom every possible assistance was rendered, but he lingered on until Monday, when death relieved him of his sufferings. Mr. Fraser was quite a young man and was much respected, and his melancholy death has spread a gloom over the neighbourhood where the accident occurred.

Hamilton Spectator 2 Jun 1860

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FRASER, SIMON

A melancholy and fatal accident occurred on Wednesday on the farm of James Dickie, near Puslinch Lake, to a young man, son of John Fraser of North Dumfries. Mr. Fraser was engaged working with a stump machine and the crutch, over which the heavy chains and links passed from the machine to the stump, had sunk on one side to the depth of over a foot. Mr. Fraser was engaged in working to remedy this, when the crutch and chain suddenly tipped over and fell with their whole weight upon him, fracturing his skull and injuring him severely internally. He was immediately carried into the house and Dr. Phillips of Galt called in, by whom every possible assistance was rendered. He lingered on until Monday, when death relieved him of his sufferings. Mr. Fraser was quite a young man and was much respected and his melancholy death has spread a gloom over the neighbourhood where the accident occurred.

-Hamilton Spectator, June 2, 1860.

-There are a number of Frasers interred in Killean Cemetery, who may be related to Simon: Simon Fraser, a native of Inverness, Scotland, who emigrated to Canada in 1837, died at Mount Forest on Oct. 12, 1871, aged 69 years; his wife, Mary, their children, Isabella (Nov. 25, 1835-Dec. 20, 1841); Duncan (Feb. 1, 1838-Mar. 1, 1845); Alexander (Mar. 15, 1843-Mar. 1, 1845); John, who died on May 31, 1872, aged 26 years; Thomas, who died on Jan. 8, 1874, aged 24 years, married Annie Morrison. A daughter, Janet, married Angus Morrison. A son, Donald, who died Mar. 16, 1873, aged 44 years, married Janet McDonald, who died June 10, 1904 on lot 10, concession 12, North Dumfries. Donald and Janet had children Mary, who died at 4 years and Gideon, who died Oct. 19, 1871 at age 7 years and both are buried in Killean cemetery with their parents.

A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark