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James Archibald Hutton

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James Archibald Hutton

Birth
Ireland
Death
9 May 1866 (aged 40–41)
Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Joyceville, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
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James Hutton died when he was run over by a train. He was walking home from Kingston and his body was found the next day on the tracks "fearfully mutilated"

Family stories say that he was in Kingston, and left late. The quickest way home was to follow the railway tracks. The stories claim he was set upon by Fenians who left his body on the tracks to be run over by the next train.
James Hutton died when he was run over by a train. He was walking home from Kingston and his body was found the next day on the tracks "fearfully mutilated"

Family stories say that he was in Kingston, and left late. The quickest way home was to follow the railway tracks. The stories claim he was set upon by Fenians who left his body on the tracks to be run over by the next train.


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