McDougall Burying Site

McDougall Burying Site

Lot 11, Con 1, North Sherbrooke Twp.

Burials - 1824 to 1893

Duncan McDougall, born Dec 27, 1784, died Sep 27, 1847.

Ann McDougall, born Nov 15, 1787, died Nov 11, 1867.

Janet, wife of Alex. Ferguson, born July 27, 1811, died May 10, 1838.

Natives of Argyleshire, Scotland

Jessie, daughter of D.C. & M. McDougall, born Feb 9, 1849, died Feb 25, 1856.

Here lies Father & Mother, Sister & Brother, Son & Daughter and a Niece.

The above headstone shows an inscription at the bottom to indicate there are more family members buried in this site: Peter (Janet's brother), who died at age 27 years; Alexander, a son, who was born in 1826 and died the same year; Ellen, a daughter, who was born in 1824 and died the same year.

Other information indicates that Janet's husband, Alexander Ferguson, (1800/1893) is also buried here.

Pictures by Keith Thompson, 22 October, 2001.