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Helen Jane Knight

Birth	:	15 Feb 1870 Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death	:	27 Jan 1901 Bowmanville, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial	:	Bowmanville Cemetery, Bowmanville, Durham Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate	:	43.9099998, -78.6650009
Description	:	Helen and her sister Amelia Knight were both "killed on G.T.R." according to their death records. Both were living on George St. Helen is 30, occupation is servant. The Globe Jan 28, 1901 MET DEATH ON A CROSSING. The International Limited Stirkes Their Buggy. Three Victims - Misses helen and Amelia Knight, Herbert Hallet, Instantly Killed. Bowmanville, Jan 27 - A railway accident with fatal results occured near the Grand Trunk station here today. Three young people were in an instant hurled into eternity. Shortly after 4 o'clock this afternoon No. 1 G.T.R. international limited express train, came rushing down a grade a... Read More	Helen and her sister Amelia Knight were both "killed on G.T.R." according to their death records. Both were living on George St. Helen is 30, occupation is servant. The Globe Jan 28, 1901 MET DEATH ON A CROSSING. The International Limited Stirkes Their Buggy. Three Victims - Misses helen and Amelia Knight, Herbert Hallet, Instantly Killed. Bowmanville, Jan 27 - A railway accident with fatal results occured near the Grand Trunk station here today. Three young people were in an instant hurled into eternity. Shortly after 4 o'clock this afternoon No. 1 G.T.R. international limited express train, came rushing down a grade a mile east of Bowmanville station at a speed approximately estimated to be not less than sixty to sixty-five miles an hour, intending, as is the usual custom, to pass the station without stopping, and today, being somewhat behind time, it was making very rapid speed. Coming from Port Bowmanville in a covered buggy with the top up on what is familiarly known as the Wharf road just at the time were Herbert Hallat of Whitby, stepson of mr. W.J. Hallet, farmer and milk dealer, livign about twomiles west of Whitby Town and his two cousins, Misses helen and Amelia Knight, only daughters of Mrs. William Knight, a widow residing on George street in this town and both earning their own living and assisting in supporting their fatherless home. Whether engaged in earnest coversation and ignorant of the near approach of the flyer, or making an attempt to cross the track before the train reached the crossing and failing, will never be known, but all three were instantly killed, and only one individual besides the driver of the engine is known to have witnessed the shocking calamity. It seems that the carriage was about half over the railway track when the engine struck it, carrying the vehicle thirty or forty rods on the cowcatcher. The horse was scarcely injured, though trhown over with the force of the blow and one shoe wrenched off. The horse went galloping to the residence of Mrs. Wm. Pulley, a mile distant, where Helen, the elder sister, resided with her aged aunt.

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Where is Helen Jane Knight's memorial?
Helen Jane Knight's memorial is located at: Bowmanville Cemetery, Bowmanville, Durham Regional Municipality, Canada.
When did Helen Jane Knight death?
Helen Jane Knight death on 27 Jan 1901 in Bowmanville, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Where are the coordinates of the Helen Jane Knight's memorial?
Latitude: 43.9099998
Longitude: -78.6650009

Family Members:

Parent

William Knight

(1833 - 1881)

Ann Colville Knight

(1843 - 1914)

Siblings

(1861 - 1923)

(1867 - 1935)

(1874 - 1945)

(1878 - 1901)

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