What was the saddest death in your Tree ?

[Ceci]

I have come across a family where there were thirteen children born, but all had died by the age of ten.

[jeanharris]

Hi ,
The saddest death in my tree is my Greatgrandmother Fanny Illman.She died in child birth in 1883 giving birth to my Grandmother Lena Elizabeth Illman.Her husband Richard married within a year!Needed someone to look after all the children!
My Grandmother now Lena Marsh lived to 1978 aged 94 when she died.
          Kind Regards Jean.x

[Janine]

The story about the rundown (hard not to chuckle) made me think of my husband's great grandmother.  She was a real rebel in her day.  She was mostly blind in her 90's and in a wheelchair when she was placed in a home.  She got away many times, and was killed at the bottom of hill in front of the home, struck by a vehicle, but by God she died free!  Had she had one of those newfangled chairs with batteries and brakes she'd be still on her way!

[jericho]

One of the saddest deaths in my tree,would probably have to be my great great uncle,who after arriving in New Zealand from Ireland was working as a farm labourer,he went out drinking one night,and having one to many,lay down on a railway track,and was run over by a local freight train.

[NigelG]

I have to echo what a lot of people have said - many sad instances but the one that strikes me as the saddest is for my GG Grandfather who's death certificate simply states cause of death as being "Exhaustion". 

[jinks]

I have two SAD deaths in my Family, they both
died as children.

My Maternal Grandfathers relation was a little girl
who died of digitalis poisoning (foxgloves)

My Maternal Grandmothers auntie died as a little
girl from drinking bleach.

Jinks

[Jane Eden]

 

I have a male relative who ignited his night clothing on an open coal fire and died of bilateral pyelonephritis (infection of the pelvis and both kidneys) associated with burns on his back.

Jane

[snowwhite77]

 

My saddest one so far is a couple having in total 12 children. 2 died in 1844, another 3 in 1852 (aged 6,4,2). Then they lost a son before his first birthday in 1860. What a tragic life! Going to the library next week to view death register. Would like to kno wwhat happened to this poor family!

[Mary G.]

It would have to be the death of William Stewart in Peterborough Ontario back in 1864. He was on a canoe outing that was meant to be a bit of a pleasant late summer picnic with his wife Louise McNabb, his 12 year old son Tom and his brother in law Robert McNabb.  While reaching for his gun to take a shot at a bird, he managed to shoot himself near the elbow.  An ineffective tourniquet and the effort of trying to paddle home combined, and he died the next day.

Can you imagine how frantic his wife and son must have been? Just awful. She was left a widow at 31 with seven children.

Mary G.