Browns Corner Cemetery

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Browns Corner Rd.

Canaan, ME

Directions: From the corner of Routes 2 and 23N (toward Hartland) go 1.9 miles and turn left on Browns Corner Rd. Go 1.9 miles and the Browns Corner Cemetery will be on the left.

(The enumeration and transcription of Browns Corner Cemetery were done by Rebecca Sumner in June 2007.)

	Name	Born/AE.	Died	Inscription	Remarks
?	Father			Father	Small stone to the right of Ann Louise Tuttle’s grave stone
?	Ervin G.	1880	1940		Small stone between Charles & Sarah Lewis and Clifton Lewis. Last name not engraved
Adams	Hannah	37 ys 5 ms	June 11, 1864
Adams	Twin son	2 ds	Feb 27, 1865	Son and daughter of Thomas J. & Nancy A. Adams How sweet to think these cherubs dear that while on earth so shared our love transplanted by an angel’s care blooms in a paradise above beautiful, lovely, they were but given fair buds of earth to bloom in heaven.	Twin son and daughter on same tombstone
Adams	Twin daughter	6 ms 16 ds	Sept 13, 1865	(see twin son’s transcription)
Adams	Lettie	2 ys 16 ds	July 28, 1869	Dau. of Thomas J. & Nancy A. Adams Friendship and love have done their last and now can do no more the bitterness of death is past and all thy suffering oer.
Adams	Thomas J.	46 yrs 17 ds	Jan. 29, 1876	Husband and father, And friend so dear, Now in the better land, He waits to take the friendly hand
Aderton	Joseph W.	27 yrs 6 ms 13 ds	May 15, 1864	Member of Co. I. 29^th Regt. Me. Vol.	Footstone J.A.
Atkinson	Emily	38	Nov. 8, 1850	Wife of Moses Atkinson	Footstone E.A.
Atkinson	Moses	74 yrs 3 ms 25 ds	Oct. 20, 1882		Footstone
Atkinson	Martha A.	70 yrs	May 4, 1899	Wife of Moses Atkinson
Bailey	Sally	75 yrs 8 mos	Feb 10, 1874	Wife of John Baily Farewell, beloved friend, Thy toils and cares are oer, We hope to meet thee again On Heaven’s eternal shore.	Footstone S.B.
Bailey	John	78 yrs 8 ms 27 ds	June 28, 1877	Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord From henceforth yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them.	Footstone J.B.
Barker	Ruth B.	26 yrs.	Dec. 8, 1896	Wife of David Barker
Booker	Thomas J.	1853	1926		Same tombstone as Ella T. Booker
Booker	Ella T.	1858	1915		Same tombstone as Thomas J. Booker
Booker	Florence	1877	1879	Dau.
Brown	Willard F.	51 yrs 4 mos	Dec. 25, 1892	An Honest Man Gone, but not forgotten	Footstone W.F.B.
Brown	Clara N.	32 yrs 7 mos	Sept. 9, 1886	Ever Remembered Dau. of Elbridge D. & Elvira A. Brown and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more Death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away	Footstone C.N.B.
Brown	Elbridge D.	67 yrs 9 mos 15 ds.	Feb. 23, 1884	A faithful father As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied when I awake, with thy likeness.
Brown	Elvira A.	65 yrs 11 mos	Dec. 25, 1882	An affectionate mother For all flesh is as grass, and all thy glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away.
Brown	Albert N.	2 yrs 10 mos	Sept 27, 1853	Son of Elbridge D. & Alvira A. Brown	Spelling of mother’s name Alvira instead of Elvira (? Misspelling)
Chase	Richard G.	53 yrs	June 17, 1887	He giveth his beloved sleep.
Chase	Benjamin	82 ys 11 ms	July 25, 1874	Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, From henceforth yea sayeth the spirit that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them.	Footstone B.C.
Chase	Lucy	94 yrs 6 mos	May 10, 1888	Wife of Benj. Chase At rest in peace	Footstone
Conner	Ann	70 ys 2 ms	Nov. 21, 1856	Wife of John Conner	Footstone A.C. Spelling of last name questionable misspelling; husband and daughter “Connor”
Connor	Mary G.	24 ys	Sept 27, 1846	Dau. of John & Ann Connor
Connor	John	67	May 29, 1849		Footstone J.C.
Crommett	Eliza C.	62 yrs 9 ms	July 27, 1912	Wife of Manley J. Crommett At rest
Crommett	Manley J.	44 yrs 7 ms	Feb 16, 1891	At rest
Crommett	Hannah S.	67 yrs 4 mos	May 11, 1877	Wife of Benjamin Crommett	Footstone H.S.C.
Crommett	Benj.	79 yrs 1 mo	Sept. 30, 1891		Granite cornerstones on 3 sides of Crommett plot
Fowler	(son)	4 ds	Feb. 24, 1866	Our Darling Son of Wm. & Anna Fowler Err sin could blight or sorrow fade Death came with friendly care The opening bud to Heaven conveyed, And bade it blossom there.
Gardner	Neuel C.	12 ys 6 ms 15 ds	Nov. 9, 1856	Son of John O. & Eliza A. Gardner One we love has let our number, For the dark and silent tomb; Closed his eyes in deathless slumber, Faded in his early bloom
Gardner	Naomi J.	6 ms	Oct. 16, 1846	Dau. of John O. & Eliza A. Gardner
Gardner	Sal… J.	2 yrs 11 mos	Jan. ?, 18?5	Daughter of John O. & Eliza A. Gardner	Stone has eroded and cannot decipher first name or date of death (no record of death in town office)
Gardner	Seth L.	24 yrs 8 ms	Sept. 9, 1872
Goodwin	Laforest	Aug 18, 1846	Dec. 22, 1918	Father One precious to our hearts has gone, A voice we loved is stilled, The place made vacant in our home can never more be filled
Goodwin	Alma	Feb 3, 1874	June 27, 1903	Ever remembered

Goodwin	Eva M.	Feb 13, 1875	May 14, 1912	Never forgotten
Goodwin	James Jr	67 yrs 11 ms 24 ds	Nov. 25, 1870
Goodwin	Caroline	76 yrs 6 mos	July 20, 1884	Wife of James Goodwin, Jr.
Goodwin	Lauriston H.	61 yrs 6 mos.	July 25, 1904
Gower	Charlie R.	1892	1907	Son of Jos. G. & Etta F. Gower At rest
Gower	Eliza	52 yrs	Dec. 27, 1878	Wife of Elbridge Gower
Gower	Elbridge	64 yrs 4 ms 23 ds.	Nov. 18, 1884
Hanson	Nancy A.	42	Mar 28, 1881	Wife of Frank C. Hanson
Holmes	Hannah	38	June 15, 1850	Wife of John Holmes Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of his Saints	Town office records show date of death as June 16
Holmes	David K.	17 mos 8 ds	Sept. ??, 18??	Son of John & Hannah Holmes	Stone has eroded and date of death not decipherable
Holmes, Jr.	John	15 yrs 9 ms	Dec. 5, 1851	Son of John & Hannah Holmes Whatever he engages in, At home or abroad, His object is to honor, and to glorify his God.
Jewell	Mamie A.	4 ys & 4 mos	Jan. 31, 1877	Dau. of Geo. F. & Sarah E. Jewell Sleeps, but not forever
Jewett	Elizabeth	76 ys 3 ms	June 30, 1907	Wife of Joseph Jewett
Jewett	Frances	38 yrs 4 mos	1852		Footstone F.J.
Jewett	Lucinda B.	27 ys 11 ms	Jan. 27, 1891	Dau. of Joseph & Elizabeth Jewett
Jewett, Esq.	Joseph	54 ys 1 mo.	Sept. 7, 1865		Footstone J.J.
Kimball	Geo. W.	33 yrs 9 ms	April 22, 1866	Member of Co. h. 30^th Me. Vet. Vol. A Brave and gallant soldier and a true patriot His toils are past, his work is done, and he is fully blest. He fought the fight, the victory won and enters into rest.
Kimball	Louisa T.	42 yrs	April 11, 1878	Wife of George W. Kimball
Kimball	Cora G.	9 ms. 19 ds	May 19, 1859	Dau of Geo. W. & Louisa T. Kimball
Kimball	Belinda	31 yrs 8 ms	1853		Footstone B.K.
Kimball	Elizabeth W.	4 yrs	July 9, 1852	Dau. of James & Mary E. Kimball
Kimball	Louisa S.	1 yr 4 ms	Aug. 16, 1850	Dau. of James & Mary E. Kimball
Lewis	Ollie L.	1893	1936	World War Veteran True to God and Country Mother has called me home to rest, friends and comrades farewell
Lewis	Fred W.	Apr. 12, 1897	Jan 15, 1950	At rest
Lewis	Chas.	1847	1896	Father In loving remembrance, Our thoughts turn to thee	Same tombstone as Sarah A. Lewis
Lewis	Sarah A.	1857	1917	Mother In loving remembrance, Our thoughts turns to thee	Same tombstone as Chas. Lewis
Lewis	Clifton A.	Apr. 7, 1891	Jan. 23, 1961
Maxwell	Julia A.	22 yrs 2 ms.	?	Wife of Daniel Maxwell Here sleeps a fair young wife and mother	Date of death not engraved
Maxwell	Thomas L.	57 yrs	Mar 28, 1888	Gone but not forgotten
Mitchell	John	75 ys 6 ms	July 24, 1866	Why should I tremble to convey my body to the tomb; where the dear flesh of Jesus lay, and left a long perfume
Mitchell	Elizabeth	88 yrs	Jan 19, 1885	Wife of John Mitchell
Mitchell	Eleanor	17 yrs 3 ms	May 19, 1856	Dau. of John & Elizabeth Mitchell


Mitchell	Robert	62	Mar. 5, 1884	He’s gone, He’s gone, our friend is gone His spirit now has fled His body in the grave will lie While oer him tears are shed.	Footstone R.M.
Pirington	Prescott M.	9 mos.	Sept. 24, 1877	Baby (on front) Son of C.P. & L.M. Pirington (on back) A bud to bloom in heaven.
Purinton	Peter	83 yrs	Dec. 18, 1884		Tall obelisk Same stone as Harriet Purinton
Purinton	Harriet		Oct 17, 1875	His wife	Same stone as Peter Purinton
Richards	Eben B	Nov 1, 1834	July 25, 1919		Same stone as Eliza Jane Richards
Richards	Eliza Jane	Mar 11, 1826	Nov. 27, 1897	His wife In God I trust	Same stone as Eben Richards
Ricker	John Wilbur	2 yrs 9 ms 14 ds	Jan. 26, 1868	Son of Howard & Sarah Ricker He sleeps in Jesus	Footstone JWR
Shafer	Infant	2 weeks 1 day	May 27, 1868	Son of Charles W. & Jennie Shafer Sleep on sweet babe and take thy rest, God called thee home when he thought best
Sylvester	Clara F.	11 ms. 7 ds.	Feb. 20, 1857	Dau of Wm. A. & Jane M. Sylvester
Sylvester	Obadiah	15 ys 4 mos	Apr. 18, 1854	Son of Cyr… & Charity Sylvester	Stone cracked in middle over Father’s name
Thomas	Margaret	31	Mar. 25, 1849	Wife of Jos. Thomas
Tuttle	George W.	1851	1923	Resting
Tuttle	Ann Louise	1858	1896	Wife of G.W. Tuttle At rest	Same tombstone as Rosie May Tuttle and “two inf. Children”
Tuttle	Rosie May	3 yrs	?	Their children	Same tombstone as Anne Louise Tuttle and “two inf. Children”
Tuttle	Infant	?	?	Their children	Same tombstone as Ann Louise Tuttle & Rosie May Tuttle
Tuttle	Infant	?	?	Their children	Same tombstone as Ann Louise Tuttle & Rosie May Tuttle
Unidentifiable Stone					Dark slate, broken
Unidentifiable Stone					Between John Holmes and David Holmes
Whitney	Ida E.	Sept. 7, 1851	?	Mother His wife	Same tombstone as Joseph Whitney. Death date not engraved
Whitney	Joseph	Nov. 30, 1847	Apr. 26, 1908	Father Co. B. 2^nd Me. Car.	Same tombstone as Ida Whitney
Whitney	Fred E.	1890	1941