Willis Cemetery, Pictou County Nova Scotia
Willis Cemetery
Pictou County, Nova Scotia GenWeb
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The following transcriptions and photographs were collected
in August 2004 by George Newbury.
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WILLIS CEMETERY
Est - 1817
Dalhousie Mountain
Pictou County - Nova Scotia

August 2004


ADAMSON, ARTHUR, BELL, FITZPATRICK, GARTHET, HENRY, LONG, McKAY,
MILNE, RAE, REID, ROSS, STEWART & WILLIS.

There are others buried here without headstones, a few with rocks here and there
possibly these two following..

? ? [rock]

? ? [rock]

RAE Thomas d. 30 Dec, 1833 73 yrs
also Mary REID, his spouse who died
on the 27 April 1837 aged 80 years
Likewise Jean REID
who died on the 6th
Nov-r 1822 aged 69 yrs
RAE ? [base only]
RAE Elizabeth died in Boston 26th March 1888 aged 49 years
RAE George died in Galveston, Texas 30th Aug 1868
aged 27 years
RAE William who departed this life August 10th 1826 26 years
RAE John who died Oct 2nd 1853 aged 67 years
also Jane GARTHET
his wife who died Oct 24th 1872 aged 79 years
also Elizabeth, daughter of the above who died
Feb 29, 1831 aged 5 months
RAE Arthur broken & missing
RAE Elizabeth as above
RAE Margaret the beloved wife of James RAE
who departed this life June 29th 1862
aged 28 years
"Those that sleep in Jesus
will God bring with him"
RAE Catherine daughter of James & Margaret RAE
died Jan 5, 1867 7 years
ARTHUR John 1826 - 1907
his wife Sarah 1833 - 1911
(side) J. Thomas ARTHUR 1869 - 1906
HENRY John died March 20, 1875 aged 86 years
also his wife Margaret LONG
died March 9, 1861 aged 84 years
HENRY Matthew son of John HENRY, who departed this
life Decr 26th 1839 aged 26 years
Mary J. HENRY died Mar 19, 1903 aged 88 years
wife of Alex BELL
RAE Alexander I. died 28th May 1888 aged 23 years
Sarah J. RAE died 18th Apr 1869 aged 14 years
Isabela T. RAE died 17th Novr 1864 aged 2 years
ROSS Jennie beloved wife of Robert RAE
died 20th March 1888 aged 53 years
RAE Robert H. died March 17, 1910 aged 89 years
his wife Jennie ROSS died Mar 21 1888 aged 52 years
(rear) their sons
Robert Henderson died Aug 9 1891 aged 23 years
Charles Henry died June 23, 1891 aged 21 years
George Isaac died Nov 26 1891 aged 17 years
RAE George died Sep 25th 1852 aged 55 years [bottom broken off]
BELL In loving memory of
Munro G.
Jonna wife
Agnes daughter
Osborne son
? In Memory Of
headstone standing - rear of this marker is in excellant shape
but face was removed
ADAMSON John died July 25 1876 aged 85 years
his wife Agnes Jane RAE
died Dec 10 1867 aged 79 years
Natives of Dunfries shire
ROSS Donald died Nov 11, 1869 aged 69 years
[Donald has his own marker]
also his wife Christy McKAY
died April 3, 1903 aged 84 years
(side)
also their son John ROSS
died at St. Louis Mo April 26, 1875 aged 36 years
? ? aged 79 years - headstone broken and parts missing
? ? base swung sideways - top missing
possibly doesnt belong here
MILNE Margaret wife of John MILNE
died 8th August 1865 aged 62 years
"Blessed are the dead
who died in the Lord"
MILNE John died 18th August 1880 aged 75 years
"Trust in the Lord"
MILNE Mary Ann died Mar 29, 1892 aged 45 years
WILLIS Alexander died July 11, 1848 aged 94 years
also of Elizabeth STEWART his wife
died Feb 20 1863 aged 86 years
(side) Robert d. June 20 1875 in the 66th year of his age
"Fell asleep in Jesus"
(side) Elizabeth S. daughter of James & Elizabeth WILLIS
died Nov 3, 1866 aged 29 years
(side) James died Nov 30 1901 aged 88 years
also his wife Elizabeth FITZPATRICK
died March 26, 1896 aged 83 years


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