Cemetery Report: July 17, 2009 Smith Falls, Ontario List user
8/3/2009, 3:28:22 AM Got out of Tim's at 8:22am and its 67F/19C, a little bit better with the temperature. 8:48am brings me to St James Anglican at Port Elmsley on Rt. 43. Christina Pye died Sept 2, 1887 age 28 years.(PYE=Pie= dweller at the sign of the pie) Ellard Seabrook died Dec 7, 1930 age 71 years. (SEABROOK=Seabroke) Walked .2 miles in this "Vanished Kingdom" and vacated at 9:00am. 9:17am brings me to Maple Vale Cemetery at Smith Falls, Ontario. 73F Margaret Molyneaux 1892-1976. Florence Langmaid 1880-1963. Newton R. Bothwell 1881-1962 (P) (< Lois alert) wife Christena A. L. McKenzie 1881-1954. James McG 1883-1938. "What I was some may relate What I am now is all men's fate What I shall be none can explain Until He, that called, calls again." Francis Ballantyne Born at Roxburghshire, Scotland and died Sept 24, 1874 age 69 years. Hugh Flook died Jan 22, 1885 age 85 years (P) (< Lois alert) wife Janet died Aug 31, 1852 age 38 years, 4 months and 12 days. Anna E. Frood 1913-1963. Archibald Goodfellow Born 1811 and died 1877(P) wife Marsha H. Goodfellow Born 1819 and died 1902 daughter Henrietta Goodfellow Born 1847 and died 1872.(< Lois alert) Sgt. Orville Ballantyne R.C.A.F. Killed in action at Iceland 1942 Born 1920. Peter A. Thom 1870-1926.(THOM=Thomas) John Silas Hitchcock 1911-1970. James Ballantyne Born at Newcastleton, Scotland March 9, 1835 and died April 6, 1925. Elizabeth Grizler died Dec 6, 1885 age 81 years. Christena Howze died Aug 2, 1925 age 61 years. Murray V. Savage Buried at Gouverneur, New York Born 1917 and died 1968. Alexander Tate Born at Armagh, Ireland and died Feb 5, 1875 age 78 years. "Poor Martha Snell ! Her's gone away Her would if her could, but her couldn't stay Her'd two sore legs and a baddish cough But her legs it was carried her off." Alexander Cameron 1840-1923 (P) (< Lois alert) wife Sarah J. Challies 1843-1922 daughter Edna 1881-1885 daughter Eva 1868-1915. Elizabeth C. Cameron Born Feb 23, 1855 and died Nov 7, 1903 (P). (< Lois alert) wife of Richard Cardiff Born Feb 23, 1855 and died Nov 7, 1903 son Richard Cardiff died Oct 2, 1914 aged 63 years. Duncan Cameron died Aug 7, 1891 age 84 years wife Jessie McMillan died Jan 5, 1910 age 90 years (2P) (< Lois alert) daughter Christy Ann Cameron died Aug 31, 1877 aged 31 years son James A. Cameron died Aug 20, 1889 aged 11 years. William Goodfellow Born Scotland and died July 22, 1855 age 78 years. (P)(GOODFELLOW=Good companion) Elizabeth Polson Born at Scotland wife of William died Sept 13, 1857 age 80 years. Mary Jane Goodfellow died Nov 9, 1893 age 42 years, daughter of James Goodfellow (P) (< Lois alert) James Goodfellow died Oct 27, 1904 age 88 years (P) (< Lois alert) wife Elvina died Aug 18, 1894 age 55 years son Willard Born May 15, 1852 and died Aug 2, 1916 wife of Willard Hester died April 21, 1935 age 78 years. "As you are in health, and spirits gay I was, too, the other day I thought myself of life as safe As those that read my epitaph." Mary wife of R. Goodfellow Born at Inverness, Scotland and died Nov 27, 1890 age 84 years son Willie A. died Jan 22, 1886 age 2 years and 6 months. huisband Robert Goodfellow Born Sutherlandshire, Scotland died July 10, 1881 age 83 years daughter Mary Ann 1829-1923 daughter Elizabeth 1831-1923 son Robert Bruce 1848-1927 children of Robert Bruce Willie- 1883-1886 Mary Cameron 1887-1968. (3P) all on one stone (< Lois alert) Pansy E. Tallman 1908- _____ . Margaret J. Munson 1890-1958. Exra O. Strikefoot Born Dec 23, 1881 and died Nov 9, 1958. Clara Falls 1889-1982. Muriel Looby 1904-1999. Annis Aitken Binnie 1897-1983. William George Bothwell 1909-1965 husband of Gwen Stilwell 1920-2002. (P) (< Lois alert) John Joseph Vaughan Born Liverpool, England 1908 and died 1972. John Lobban Born at Aye, Scotland 1898 and died 1969. Releifa Hutchings 1891-1964. H. Loretta Toop 1896-1983. Douglas M. Gartshore Born Aug 26, 1934 and died June 6, 1994. "My wife is dead, and here she lies Nobody laughs and nobody cries Where she has gone to and how she fares Nobody knows, and nobody cares." Edith M. Bullerwell 1923- _____ . Thomas Abraham Flewker Born Dec 26, 1858 and died April 5, 1948 (P) (< Lois alert) wife Charlotte A. Deacon Born 1857 and died 1917. Perry A. Bothwell 1915-1978 (P) (<Lois alert) & Patricia J. Hann Ford P. Bothwell 1945-1958 (P) (<Lois alert) son of Patricia and Percy Loretta M. Baxter 1915-1943 wife of Perrcy A. Bothwell (P) (<Lois alert) Archibald Blacklock McLean Born at Perth Dec 7, 1836 and died South Elmsley, Ontario July 26, 1923 wife Flora Goodfellow Born at South Elmsley April 16, 1841 and died at South Elmsley July 9, 1923 & John Norman McLean 1875-1953 & Grace Cameron McLean 1887-1963. (P) (<Lois alert) D.C.M. Tosh Dunham 1886-1960 wife Mary Elizabeth MacLean 1888-1973 (P) (<Lois alert) Edith Batchford Born Great Leighs, Essex, England 1898-1914. "Nineteen years a maid Two years a wife Nine days a mother And then she departed life." John Davidson Born at Callander, Scotland Feb 10, 1866 and died Sept 22, 1949. Jane Flook wife of John Smith Born Aug 7, 1836 and died April 29, 1899 husband John Smith Born 1834 and died Feb 6, 1917 (P) (<Lois alert) Walked 2.2 miles in this "Clammed Up Ditch" and vacated at 12:02pm and its 73F/22C. 1:00pm brings me to Vandusen Cemetery on Rt.43 & Rt. 23 between Smith Falls and Merickville. 79F/28C. Elkanah Andrews died June 15, 1855 age 74 years. Eva Elizabeth McLean 1874-1933.(< Lois alert) Jane McLean died Jan 5, 1869 age 51 years.(< Lois alert) Peter Clark Born Pertshire, Scotland and died March 11, 1890 age 80 years. Elizabeth Shields Born at Lanark, Scotland April 8, 1814 and died Sept 4, 1882. Walked .5 miles in this "Inert Pasture" and vacated at 1:23pm. 1:35pm brings me to St Anne's Cemetery in Merrickville on Rt.43 and its 81F/27C. Eleanor Foley Born at Ballyvergan, Wexford, Ireland 1841 and died 1913. Edward Ligouri 1883-1960. Phelax M. Carney died Jan 13, 1857 age 24 years. Gregory John McNamee Born Sept 4, 1940 and died July 22, 1990. William P. Fleming(< yep my name exactly) 1891-1954 (P). "Here I lie, my name is Ball I lived, I died, despised by all And now I can not chew my crust I've gone back to my ancient dust." Elizabeth Leclair-Brazeau Born Dec 7, 1930 and died Jan 17, 1988 (P) (<Jack alert). husband Albert Brazeau Born Jan 31, 1930. Walked .7 miles in this "Grief Garden" and vacated at 2:12pm. 3:01 PM brings me to Collar Hill Cemetery on Brock St.Merrickville. This one I'll explain due to a sign there. Its a fair sized field but there are only 6 headstones showing. But the field is full, I would guess all the other markers had been wooden and are long gone. Four are of the above ground type burials in a rectangular stone mausoleum type coffin. Four alongside each other. William Mirick Esq (< Founder of Merrickville) died Feb 23, 1818 age 71 years 11 months and 3 days. William Mirick Esq. died July 3, 1841 age 81 years 2 months and 5 days. Reuben A. Knapp died Aug 15, 1866 age 57 years. Walked .2 miles in this "Garden of Rest" and vacated at 3:19pm. 3:22pm brings me to Union Cemetery, Merrickville. Pearl Pevere 1900-1978. Dorothy Sword 1910- _____ . (P) SWORD= a sword maker) Alice Hornibrook died Nov 23, 1902 age 82 years.(HORNIBROOK=Hornbrook=native of Hornbrook) Mary E. Beamish 1879-1956. Laura E. Watchorn 1913-1988. Harry Buttimor( < also through out spelled Buttimer also) 1909-1941. R. Bernard McLean 1883-1974 (P) (<Lois alert) wife Flora M. Towle 1885-1942. John Ramsbottom 1898-1966.(RAMSBOTTOM=native of Ramsbottom) "At threescore winters end I died A cheerless being, sole and sad The nuptial knot I never tied And wish my father never had." Ellen N. Miskelly 1844-1892. Elizabeth Giff died Feb 19, 1917 age 84 years. Lydia Balance 1847-1914. Charlotte Hare 1854-1939.(HARE=dweller on a stony ground) Krosswell Davis died 1914. Tamars Holden Born 1830. Adeline Weedmark 1854-1931. George Petapiece died July 30, 1912 age 79 years. Ninian McCrea 1820-1898. Mary J. Toothe 1885-1961. Josephine Jellicoe died April 3, 1923 age 1 year 5 months. Jellicoe=Jelly) M. Victoria Inns Born Oct 9, 1948 and died Sept 11, 2008 (P). Dr. Henry Douglas Wise Born at Dunedin, New Zealand April 6, 1900 and died Jan 27, 1976. James Topping Born at Ayr, Scotland 1880-1965. "Here lies the body of Mary Ann Lowder She burst while drinking her a seidlitz powder Called from this world to her heavenly rest She should have waited till it effervesced." Roxanne L. Eagle Born March 7, 1963 (P). James Ross Ogilvie Born at Peterhead, Scotland 1896 and died 1976. On the 4th of July, 1788 in order to add a bit of spice to the holiday, they first had a double hanging, followed by a gala concert with a torch light procession, at Boston Common .............Damn, they just don't party like they used to anymore..................................LOL Lot of Cummings in this cemetery (<Renee alert) I wonder, does Heaven have air conditioning?????????????? Walked 1.4 miles in this "Body Pit", picked 1 flag and vacated at 4:49pm. Got back to the motel at 5:30pm. Another great day with the dead. Best Bill 5.2 miles for the day
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