Individual Details
HUGH HAROLD MCQUOID
(19 Jun 1882 - 2 Aug 1917)
Story from St. Croix Courier: One evening Hugh, gardener, and his girlfriend Annie Murphy, housemaid went to a party on Minister Island in St. Andrews harbor given by their employers, the Van Hornes at their house, Covenhaven. On the return trip she delayed their dsparture by changing out of her new shoes. As a result, they were swept away by the tide. Horse, carriage and girlfriend were lost. Hugh's body was found with horse reigns in hand. Doctor O'Neill noticed Hugh's watch had stopped at 8:45pm.
Beacon (Saint Andrews Newspaper)
April 1, 1909
Mr. Hugh McQuoid had his neck seriously injured while operating a woodcutting machine on Minister's Island last Saturday.
Beacon (Saint Andrews Newspaper)
August 4/1917
Shocking drowning accident at Bar Road. Details.
A fatal drowning accident occurred on the Minister's Island Bar on Thursday evening. The news of the disaster to Hugh McQuoid and Miss Annie Murphy did not reach the town till early on Friday morning, when it was received with horror and dismay. Hugh McQuoid, who has been employed as gardener on the Van Horne estate for several years, had driven over to the island on Thursday evening, and was returning accompanied by Annie Murphy, a housemaid at Covenhoven, between the hours of 8 and 9 pm, when the disastrous accident occurred. the night was foggy in the extreme, and the tide was so far advanced on the Bar that before they started they were seriously warned of their danger by the people on the island; they, however refused to listen, with fatal results. Jut how they met their fate, whether they wandered out of their course in the fog,, or were drowned by the onrushing tide, will probably never be discovered. No cries were heard either on the mainland or on the island; but on Friday morning when William Mitchell, cousin of McQuoid, was tending his weir he noticed something unusually standing out of the water and on going out to examine it discovered it to be the shafts of McQuoid wagon with the horse still fastened between them, but so tangled in the harness as to be completely reversed and facing the wagon. The horse was easily recognized, as it was a particularly fine one and well known on the streets of St. Andrews. A further search discovered McQuoid's body in Maxwell's Cove with part of the harness from the horse's head clenched firmly in his hand. It is surmised that he got out of the wagon to lead the horse and walked into the deeper water and was drowned, while his companion was swept out of the wagon by the current and washed out to sea on the ebb tide. Throughout Friday continuous efforts to find Miss Murphy's body were made; every boat and man available were pressed into service. The day was particularly unfavorable; the fog was never entirely absent; and at times was very dense; while rain fell fitfully, and the water had no transparency. All efforts ended in failure.
Miss Murphy was a stranger in the town, and her place of residence is unknown,. Hugh H. McQuoid was s St. Andrews man, 35 years of age, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McQuoid, and resided with his parents and sisters at their home on King Street.
Hugh gave sister Margaret an imported organ as a wedding present in 1915. Organ is now in the possession of Geraldine (Hahn) Jones' daughter Victoria Handlen.
Beacon (Saint Andrews Newspaper)
April 1, 1909
Mr. Hugh McQuoid had his neck seriously injured while operating a woodcutting machine on Minister's Island last Saturday.
Beacon (Saint Andrews Newspaper)
August 4/1917
Shocking drowning accident at Bar Road. Details.
A fatal drowning accident occurred on the Minister's Island Bar on Thursday evening. The news of the disaster to Hugh McQuoid and Miss Annie Murphy did not reach the town till early on Friday morning, when it was received with horror and dismay. Hugh McQuoid, who has been employed as gardener on the Van Horne estate for several years, had driven over to the island on Thursday evening, and was returning accompanied by Annie Murphy, a housemaid at Covenhoven, between the hours of 8 and 9 pm, when the disastrous accident occurred. the night was foggy in the extreme, and the tide was so far advanced on the Bar that before they started they were seriously warned of their danger by the people on the island; they, however refused to listen, with fatal results. Jut how they met their fate, whether they wandered out of their course in the fog,, or were drowned by the onrushing tide, will probably never be discovered. No cries were heard either on the mainland or on the island; but on Friday morning when William Mitchell, cousin of McQuoid, was tending his weir he noticed something unusually standing out of the water and on going out to examine it discovered it to be the shafts of McQuoid wagon with the horse still fastened between them, but so tangled in the harness as to be completely reversed and facing the wagon. The horse was easily recognized, as it was a particularly fine one and well known on the streets of St. Andrews. A further search discovered McQuoid's body in Maxwell's Cove with part of the harness from the horse's head clenched firmly in his hand. It is surmised that he got out of the wagon to lead the horse and walked into the deeper water and was drowned, while his companion was swept out of the wagon by the current and washed out to sea on the ebb tide. Throughout Friday continuous efforts to find Miss Murphy's body were made; every boat and man available were pressed into service. The day was particularly unfavorable; the fog was never entirely absent; and at times was very dense; while rain fell fitfully, and the water had no transparency. All efforts ended in failure.
Miss Murphy was a stranger in the town, and her place of residence is unknown,. Hugh H. McQuoid was s St. Andrews man, 35 years of age, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McQuoid, and resided with his parents and sisters at their home on King Street.
Hugh gave sister Margaret an imported organ as a wedding present in 1915. Organ is now in the possession of Geraldine (Hahn) Jones' daughter Victoria Handlen.
Events
| Birth | 19 Jun 1882 | Saint Andrews, Charlotte County, New Brunswick |  | ||
| Death | 2 Aug 1917 | Saint Andrews, Charlotte County, New Brunswick | | ||
| Burial | Saint Andrews Rural Cemetery, Saint Andrews, Charlotte County, New Brunswick | |
Families
| Father | HUGH MCQUOID (1848 - 1934) |
| Mother | EMMA MITCHELL (1859 - 1917) |
| Sibling | BERTHA MAUDE MCQUOID (1879 - 1953) |
| Sibling | HERMAN MITCHELL MCQUOID (1884 - 1885) |
| Sibling | MARGARET GERALDINE MCQUOID (1887 - 1925) |
| Sibling | HAZEN THOMAS MCQUOID (1888 - 1918) |
| Sibling | ELIZABETH (LIZZY) AUGUSTA MCQUOID (1891 - 1953) |
| Sibling | EVA BLANCHE MCQUOID (1893 - 1918) |
| Sibling | ELSIE MAY MCQUOID (1895 - 1918) |
| Sibling | FLORENCE ALEXANDRA MCQUOID (1898 - 1948) |
Endnotes
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