Old Cemetery

  

 

 

St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery, Arichat
Old Section

 

Transcription by Stirling Edwards

 

The older section of the graveyard is on the hill to the east, separated from the church by the Old Grandique Road, and is not being maintained. I transcribed the cemetery in 1992; at that time, the old section was already heavily overgrown by shrubs and young trees, and it is now said to be completely inaccessible. As a matter of interest, the original Courthouse and jail (circa 1814) was sited right next to these graves, before the present Courthouse was built in 1847.

 

The stones marked "LB" were missed by me in the undergrowth in 1992, and were kindly supplied by Lorenzo Boudreau of Arichat, who had catalogued them earlier.
         
7.
 		 ARROWSMITH
 		 Mary Arrowsmith
   -wife of John Henry Etinger?? of Halifax		 Dec 20 1817, aged 84 years
 		 LB
 
         
8.
 		 BALLAM
 		 Anna Ballam
   -wife of William Ballam 		 Oct 20 1847
aged 29 years 8 months 2 days		  
         
9.
 		 BALLAM 
 		 George Hutchinson Ballam
   -infant son of John and Jane Ballam		 Dec 18 1840, age 9 days
 		 LB
 
    Jane Elizabeth Ballam
   -daughter of William and Ann Ballam		 Oct 19, age 6 months
 		  
         
10.
 		 BALLAM
 		 Jane
   -wife of John Ballam		 Sep 09 1861, in her 66th year
 		 LB
 
         
13.
 		 BEW
 		 John Bew  -at Arichat
and his sister Jane Bew  -whose body here lies		 Dec 27 1897, aged 82 years
 		  
         
15.
 		 BINET
 		 Mary K.
   -wife of E. E. Binet		 Feb 21 1886
 		 LB
 
         
25. BURGE  William Burge Jan 09 1890 age 74  
    Susan Mauger
   -wife of William Burge
   -a native of St. Marys Jersey (fallen stone)		 Feb 11 1895 aged 78 years

 		  
         
28. CAMPBELL James Campbell  May 17 1876, aged 82 years LB
    Catherine
   -his beloved wife		 Apr 02 1878, aged 82 years
 		  
         
32.
  		CHANDLER
 		 Thomas F. Chandler Esq 
   (iron grating around a flat stone)		 Mar 10 1837, aged 41
 		  
         
34. CUTLER Thomas Cutler Esq. died 1848? 1878?  
    Harriett   
   -wife of Thomas Cutler		 Dec 21 1872? aged 65 years
 		  
         
36.
 		 CUTLER 
 		 Martha A.
   -beloved wife of W. O. Cutler		 Aug 21 1893, aged 21 years
 		  
         
43.
 		 CUTLER
 		 Laura Ann  
   -daughter of W. R. and M. E. Cutler		 Jan 18 1872
 		 LB
 
         
47.
 		 DOREY
 		 Ada Dorey  
   -wife of George Burge		 Oct 10 1885,  aged 26 years
 		  
         
48. DORE Philip Dore  1799 - 1863  
    Hattie Franklin  1849 - 1897  
         
49. DOREY Sophia Julia Dorey
   -wife of Frank A. MacKenzie 
   -died at Worcester Massachusetts		  Aug 30 1887, aged 24 years  
         
51. DUFF Henry Edward Duff Apr 26 1848 - May 01 1912  
       -born Douglastown NB? died Petit de Grat    
         
59. FIXOTT Henry Cline Fixott  MD Glas  MRCS Lon  MO Dub
   -a native of the island of Jersey
   -for more than 40 years he practised his profession
    in this town with diligence and success and entered
    into rest 		Sep 13 1884, aged 64 years  
         
60. FIXOTT Charles Fixott MD
   -deeply regretted by his family and friends		 Feb 10 1854, in his 50th year  
    Tryphosa Fixott
   -widow of the late Charles Fixott MD
   -died at Arichat		 Jul 16 1889, aged 77 years  
   

Tryphosa Elizabeth    

Sep 30 1857, in her 11th year  
    Edith Jane 
   -children of Charles Fixott MD		 Nov 16 1860, in her 8th year  
         
65. GRUCHY David Gruchy
   -born Jersey, died in D'Escousse		 Oct 26 1904, aged 84 years   
    Mary E.
   -devoted wife of David Gruchy
   -Postmaster at D'Escousse and fourth
    daughter of the late John G. Marshall of
    Boyleston, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia		 Apr 10 1904, aged 62 years   
         
66. GRUCHY Eva Moyle Marshall Jan 22 1853, aged 15 years   
    Louisa Elizabeth Mar 27 1846, aged 3 months   
    William Willis Dec 15 1859, aged 5 years  
    Eliza Caroline Oct 08 1860, aged 16 m 3 days  
   

   -children of David Gruchy Esq, merchant,
    D'Escousse and Jane Catherine, his wife   
    (note different wife from above)

    
         
67. GRUCHY Jane Catherine Gruchy Oct 01 1887, aged 69 years  LB
         
71. HARPELL Solomon Harpell
   -Erected by the Merchants and Master
    Mariners of Halifax N.S.		 Jul 19 1859, aged 31?  
         
74. HUBERT  John Hubert
   -leaving widow and two children to deplore their
    irreparable loss		 May 10 1837 in the 26th year of his life  
         
75. HUBERT Ann
   -widow of John Hubert and daughter of the late
    Charles Fixott MD, of Jersey		 Feb 11 1892, aged 83 years  
    Clement Fixott
   -beloved and only son of John and Ann Hubert
    regretted by his relatives...in a spirit of patience and...		 May 15 1869, in his 35th year  
         
76. JANVRIN John Janvrin Esq.
   -A native of Jersey in the English Channel, long a
    resident merchant in Arichat. He leaves a widow to
    mourn the loss of an affectionate husband.		 Sep 27 1848, in his 48th year  
         
77. JEAN  John Janvrin Jean
   -died at Arichat		 Jan 11 1859, aged 31 years  
    George Edward Jean
   -died at Arichat		 Apr 10 1873, aged 66  
         
78. JOLIN George Jolin
   -(stone falling down hill)		 June 01 1852? aged 38  
    ??
   - ...beloved... and...		 Mar 16 ?  aged 54 years  
       Jan 03 1849?  
    Mary LeBrun??
   -(fragments of fallen stone)		    
         
80. LAFFORD George Lafford
    -a native of Portsmouth, England
      left behind a widow Elizabeth Lafford   		Apr 27 1876, aged 67 years LB
         
81. LATTEMOOR Mrs. Jane Lattemoor Mar 02 1801 - Jul 02 1872  
         
82. LATIMER George Latimer
   -also his wives		 Apr 20 1879 LB
    Jean Shaw Sep 9 1858   
    Margaret A. Jul 9 1893   
         
83. LATIMER James F. Latimer Jun 01 1831 - May 21 1904  
    Jemima A. Latimer Jul 18 1833 - Apr 07 1894  
    Henry I. Latimer May 15 1870 - Sep 09 1875  
    Horatio
    -children of James F. and Jemima Latimer		 Jun 01 1867 - Sep 16 1875  
         
84. LATIMER Leah B. Latimer Sep 01 1867 - Apr 05 1958  
    Charles F. Latimer Jan 18 1862 - Dec 01 1949  
         
92. LATIMER  Mary Jane
    -daughter of Charles and Eliza Latimer
      (small fallen stone)		 Jun 17 1886, age 21 years  
         
93. LEGRAND Philip LeGrand Mar 18 1863, aged 51 years LB
    Ann
   -his beloved wife		 Jan 13 1869, aged 82  
         
94. LELACHEUR Mary Ann
   -beloved wife of Peter LeLacheur		 Jun 23 1896, aged 59 years  
         
95. LELACHEUR William LeLacheur Dec 30 1900 aged 62 years  
    Elizabeth
   -wife of Capt. W. LeLacheur		 Jul 22 1843 - Apr 20 1921  
         
98. LEVESCONTE Isaac Levesconte, Esq Oct 26 1879, aged 57 years   
   

    -He organised one of the first Volunteer Companies in
     Nova Scotia, and represented Richmond in the local
     and Dominion Parliament, and filled other important
     positions with zeal and ability, and was universally
     respected and regretted.

    
    Caroline Susan
    -wife of Isaac Levesconte		 Dec 17 1876, aged 54 years   
    Isaac James Levesconte
   -son of Isaac and Caroline Levesconte		 Jan 01 1845, aged 10 months  
       -also his brother
William Henry Levesconte		 May 02 1848, aged 4 months  
       -and their brother
Peter John I. Levesconte
   -6 months who was found drowned in Arichat Harbour		 Sep 30 1856, aged 10 years  
    Isaac Levesconte Jr. Jan 04 1852 - Sep 14 1877  
         
99. LESVESCONTE Lalia Levesconte
   -daughter of William and Caroline Levesconte 		Mar 12 1865, aged 6 years LB
         
101. LEVESCONTE Lennox C. Levesconte Nov 27 1864 - Feb 19 1933  
    his wife Eva E. Shaw Jun 04 1880 - Dec 21 1910  
         
108. MCDONALD Archibald McDonald Sr Feb 13 1853, aged 73 years LB
         
109. MCDONALD Archibald McDonald Dec 08 1837, aged 19 years LB
         
111. MACRAE Jessie B. McRae Apr 21 1884, aged 25 LB
         
113. MCPHERSON Christie
   -wife of Francis McPherson		 Jan 20 1923, aged 87 years 6 months  
         
115. MALZARD Francis Malzard Nov 10 1901, age 17 years LB
         
116. MARSHALL?    -Erected by the Officers and Ships Company of
    HMS Royalist in the memory of John Marshall?
    who lost his life by a fall from aloft
    (name is not clear, LB reads as 'SHEARS')		 Oct 22 1865, aged 35 years  
         
134. MAUGER John Mauger Aug 18 1876, aged 76 years LB
         
135. MAUGER Mary
   -wife of John Mauger		 May 26 1887 at age 74  
         
146. ROBERTSON father John James Robertson Feb 09 1902, aged 72 years  
    mother Mary A. Robertson
   -(fallen stone and small stones)		 Oct 1920, aged 79 years  
    Harold/Gerald MacDonald (Robert?)son
   -(these graves are alone, at far upper end of graveyard)		 Feb 13 1853, aged 73 years  
         
150. SHAW Rev. James Allen Shaw
   -First Pastor and Rector of St Johns, Arichat
    A native of Dumbartonshire, Scotland
    Arrived in Nova Scotia and entered on the pastoral
    duties of his parish in 1828, from which he retired in
    1851 through declining health		 April 22 1860, aged 67 years  
    also his beloved wife Eliza
   -born at Arichat second daughter of the late John
    Jean Esq for 32 years Sub Collector of His Majesty's
    Customs of this port
    This memorial is erected by affectionate children who
    in early youth have been deprived of the counsel and
    guidance of experienced loving.....		 Jan 30 1859, aged 50 years  
         
151. SHAW George M. Shaw
   -son of the Rev James A. Shaw		 Dec 27 1898, aged 54 years  
         
152. SHAW  father James Allen Shaw Aug 18 1910, aged 72 years  
    mother Maria L.
   -beloved wife of James A. Shaw		 Nov 15 1908, aged 70 years   
         
    Bridget MacD. Jones
   -a native of Mount Mellick, Ireland		 Jan 02 1843, aged 80 years  
         
    Esther M. Shaw Nov 16 1871, aged 2 years  
    Herbert B. Shaw Oct 08 1900, aged 21 years   
       -beloved children of James and Maria Shaw    
         
153. SHAW Eliza L. Shaw
   -beloved daughter of James and Maria Shaw		 Mar 06 1918, aged 54 years  
         
158. SMITH John R. Smith
   -(fallen stone)		 May 20, 1794 - Feb 09 1882  
    Jane Smith
   -relict of the late John R. Smith Esq
    a native of Ripon, England		 Jan 21 1887, aged 78 years  
    Mary Rachel Smith
   -only daughter of John R. and Jane Smith		 Sep 18 1847 in the 18th year of her age  
         
164. THOMPSON

Bessie
    -wife of J. R. Thompson

 Mar 30 1878 in the 26th year of her age  
         
165. THOMPSON Emma Alicia Feb 06 1878, age 17 months 9 days LB
    Bessie Gertrude
   -children of Joseph R. and Mary E. Thompson		 Apr 11 1878, age 1 month 2 days  
         
167. WRIGHT

Alexander Wright
    -a native of Kincardineshire, Scotland

 Nov 05 1811, aged 33 years LB
         
169. ? stone in ground, no name  (near McCaskill, Campbell)    
         
170. ?  ... aged 29 years (two fallen stones, near  Chandler)