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Ida Hughes

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Ida Hughes

Birth
Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death
20 Jan 1874 (aged 5)
Blackstock, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Blackstock, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
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Ida died of Scarlet Fever. Her mother told a story of the night she died. The local doctor had pronounced that Ida would recover. Sleigh bells and singing were heard outside the house. Her mother Caroline and sister Eliza went to investigate and there was no-one there. When they returned to the house Ida had died. Ida is buried next to her mother and father John and Caroline Hughes. In 2015 the urn marking her grave was stolen.
Ida died of Scarlet Fever. Her mother told a story of the night she died. The local doctor had pronounced that Ida would recover. Sleigh bells and singing were heard outside the house. Her mother Caroline and sister Eliza went to investigate and there was no-one there. When they returned to the house Ida had died. Ida is buried next to her mother and father John and Caroline Hughes. In 2015 the urn marking her grave was stolen.

Inscription

In Memory of IDA Beloved Daughter of John and Caroline Hughes.

Gravesite Details

The original urn (pictured) marking Ida's grave was stolen around 2012.



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  • Created by: Michael Moore
  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209073191/ida-hughes: accessed ), memorial page for Ida Hughes (5 Oct 1868–20 Jan 1874), Find a Grave Memorial ID 209073191, citing Cartwright Union Cemetery, Blackstock, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Michael Moore (contributor 48840183).