CAPE BRETON COUNTIES GENWEBFrom Trans Canada 105, take exit 18 at Bras d'Or corner. The new Bras d'Or Elementary School is located at Bras d'Or corner and the diagonally opposite corner has a campground. Bear west towards Georges River, passing the campground. Proceed 1.5 km. A good gravel road branches to both south and north; turn right or north, proceed ½ km, keeping straight ahead. The cemetery is at the shore.
Recorded 5 August 1997 by R. Fraser. Note that many stones were very weathered and difficult to read. Any errors are mine.NOTICE:You may copy for your own use with this notice attached but not distribute electronically or in print or by any other means without written permission.
James J___il [on a cement cross on shore to east]Mrs D MM [symbol of cross on stone]M J MN [symbol of cross on stone]J A Alphonso, son of Capt John and MaryAnn Arsenault, d 8 [ ] 1897 age [??] John W Garfield 8 Oct 1894- 5 June 1905 John D Henry 8 Dec 1889 - 22 May 1905 Children of John and MaryAnn Arsenault of Little Bras d'OrJohn W T, infant son of William and Minnie Barrie, died at Sydney Mines 20 April 1906 age 6 mthsAlexander Beaton 24 Feb 1899 age 73 yrs Neil Beaton 24 Sept 1901 age 34 yrsLaura J Beckwith 25 Jan 1876- 4 Aug 1963William Bourcue 3 July 1913 age 38 years In memory of my husbandDavid Broderick 23 July 1906 age 56 yrs John Broderick 7 July 1904 age 40 yrs 11 mths 8 days Wife Mary 18 April 1903 age 36 yrs Richard James Broderick 6 July 1907 age 27 yrs William Broderick 16 Jan 1901 age 81 yrs Wife Hanora 11 Sept 1899 age 80 yrs Erected by their daughters Johanna and Mary BroderickThomas Calvez 3 Dec 1901 age 18 yrs 7 mths 7 daysAnthony Cannon [Gannon?] 68 yrs [stone broken]Rebecca Caroline, wife of William Cantfill, d 1894Alexandra 15 July 1870- 1 April 1893 age 23 yrs Son of John & Barbara CareyAngus Chisholm 2 Feb 1904 age 75 yrsChildren of N Codes, Native of Co Wexford Florence 1 July 1822 age 12 yrs John [stone broken and partly buried] age 2 yrsPatrick Cokely 1825- 1900Patrick Collins born Big Baddeck 1 June 1839- 31 Aug 1906Mary A MacKay, wife of Simon Daley of South Bar, CB, 23 Sept 1896 age 75 yrs Erected by her daughterJohn Day 11 March 1894 age 74 yrs [side] Mary, his wife, 15 Oct 1885 age 52 yrs [side] Mary Peck 16 Oct 1889 age 85 yrs John Peck 9 June 1885 age 47 yrsAnn Moore, wife of Edward Devoe, 3 March 1913 age 88 yrs Charlotte, wife of Peter DesVeaux, 24 May 1910 age 75 yrs Charles Devoe 6 May 1899 age 63 yrs Elizabeth, wife of Fred Devoe, 16 Nov 1914 age 32 yrs [stone broken] Ellen Jane 1882 Thomas Patrick 1888 John Thomas 1889- 1891 Children of John & Emeline DeVoe Emily E, dau of Peter & Charlotte Desveau, 21 Sept 1875 age 8 mths 6 days John Peter, son of Simon & Margaret Des Vaux, 13 April 1890 age 26 years Mary Elizabeth, child of Capt Simon & Margaret Devoe, 20 June 1903 age 18 years Capt Peter Des Veaux 31 March 1899 age 66 yrs Wm James, son of Simon & Margaret Des Vaux, drowned 28 June 1887 age 13 yearsJames Diggins died at Sydney Mines 28 April 1914 age 69 yrsDaniel Donoghue, Native of Dunmanway Co Cork Ireland 24 Nov 1842 or 1892 age 38 yrs [side] Mary Driscoll, wife of Daniel Donaghue, Native of Dunmanway Ireland 4 April 1889 age 80 yrs [side] Cornelius Donaghue 26 Feb 1894 age 60 yrsAndrew James Dugas 12 Nov 1885 age 30 yrsHenry Dunlap 20 Nov 1880 age 52 yrs Also other members of the Dunlap Family Erected by Mrs Mary DunlapMabel, wife of Frank Edmunds, 13 Dec 1911 age 23 yrs Also their son Bernard Francis 26 Nov 1911 aged 7 mthsJames W Edwards 3 Jan 1911 age 53 yrs John Edwards 6 May 1913 Wife Ellen 16 June 1912 age 76 yrs Louis Russell, child of James W & Mary A Edwards, 31 Aug 1903 or 1908 age 4 mthsJohn Flemming 11 Jan 1888 age 85 yrs John Henry, eldest son of Mary A & David Flemming, 6 April 1889 age 3 yrs 2 mo Michael Flemming 6 Feb 1917 age 87 yrs Wife Isabella 21 Feb 1912 age 75 yrsWilliam Hartigan b May [18?] 18?? d 1 Nov 186[3?] Wife Jane Fraser 2 Jan 18[2?]1 - [?] April 1881[?] [side] Henry McGowan 27 July 18?? Age 62 yrs [side] Jane McGowan, wife of Ale[x] [Fr]aser, age 67 yrs Tho[ ] [F]raser d [???] 1867 age [3?]3 yrsThomas Howley 26 July 1903 age 74 yrs Wife Annie 15 April 1903 age 64 yrsEugene Augustus, son of Augustus and Catherine Jannet, 19 Oct 1861 age 4 yrs 7 mths 15 daysElizabeth, wife of Thomas Jessome, 19 Dec 1912 age 75 yrs Hilda Pearl, dau of Charles and Mary M Jessome, 24 Jan 1903- 17 Dec 1904 James Jesseau 4 Jan 1907 age 26 yrs Erected by his wife Simon E, son of Thomas and Emma Jessome, 13 Oct 1904 age 18 yrs William Henry Jessome 5 Aug 1880- 30 Aug 1913 Erected by his wife Willina Jessome 8 Feb 1918 age 17 Erected by her motherCatherine, dau of Joseph and Emma Keagan, 15 March 1906 age 1 yearLawrence Kehoe 8 Nov 1887 age 77 yrs Wife Caroline 7 June 1914 age 95 yrsHenry King, his wife Bridget, Family Ellen Jane, Hubert [side] Richard MolloyLena, dau of Mr and Mrs John LeBlanc, 1911 age 17 yrs 6 mths Mary, wife of Capt Peter LeBlanc, 15 Nov 1888 age 36 yrsMrs Margaret Livingston 19 Sept 1911 age 70 yrsMary Long, dau of George Long of Ireland Co Wicklow, d Sept 18[91]? Age 8 yrsIn memory of parents Jeremiah & Ellen McCarthy d July [?] 1878? d 2 July 1865?Rev Hugh McDonald, Native of Antigonish, NS who after 18 years of missionary labors in the Diocese of Arichat fell asleep in the Lord A D 1865[Robert Jerome]? , son of Laura & Daniel McGrath, 6 July 1911 age 14 yrs 4 mths [stone broken]Andrew McKinnon born at Dhalbrog South Uist Scotland 22 Jan 1906 age 72 yrs Andrew A McKinnon 9 Nov 1911 age 30 yrs Annie, wife of Daniel N McKinnon, 25 Nov 1902 age 61 yrs Daniel A, son of Allan and Lizzie McKinnon, 27 June 1907 age 28 yrs Donald McKinnon born in South Uist Scotland 30 May 1908 age 74 yrs Frank McKinnon 24 Dec 1907 age 21 yrs [stone broken] Margaret Beaton, wife of Donald McKinnon of Georges River, CB, 29 June 1902 age 69 yrs Margaret McCormick, wife of Andrew McKinnon, died at Scotch Lake 7 June 1917 age 72 yrs Mary A King, wife of John H McKinnon, 31 March 1904 age 45 yrs Son of John L & Ellen MacKinnon 25 Aug 1906 age 4 yrs 6 mthsMary Campbell, wife of John MacLeod, 20 March 1902 age 66 yrs Their son Neil McLeod 15 May 1902 age 24 yrs [side] Catherine Beaton, wife of John McLeod, 6 Dec 1916 age 52 yrs John McLeod 1 May 1925 age 87 yrsMargaret 18 May 1894 age 3 mths Daniel 28 Nov 1895 age 3 days Children of Alex & Frances MacNeil Alex 3 April 1913 age 1 yr 7 mths, Son of Daniel & Bridget MacNeil Neil A 3 March 1909 age 3 yrs 1 mth Laura May 3 March 1909 age 2 yrs Children of John and Lizzie McNeilEllen and Murdoch Matheson Jr Ellen Phalen, wife of Murdoch Matheson, 1845- 1920 Murdoch Matheson 16 Feb 1835- 30 Aug 1895Ellen Molloy, relict of late Richard Molloy, 10 Dec 1886 age 85 yrs Native of Carbonear, NFLD Richard Molloy, native of St Mary's Newfoundland 22 July 1874 age 76 yrsThomas Neale, Native of Balinapierce Co Wexford Ireland 24 Apr 1871 age 75 yrsDaniel O'Handley 19 July 1909 age 45 yrsHanorah, dau of Timothy Sullivan, wife of John O'Toole, born at Sydney Mines 28 March 1849 Died 12 Nov 1909 Annie Sullivan, wife of William O'Toole, 24 Oct 1922 age 65 yrsIn memory of WilliaM O MER[weathered away] Who died April 1872 age [8 or 2]3Margaret Mary, child of Walter and Catherine Pendergrast, 9 Oct 1914 age 2 mthsAlexandre Jean Petitpas 1884- 1953 Wife Rebecca 1885- 1972Catherine Phalen 13 May 1840- 25 Jan 1916 Hannah V Phalen 17 Nov 1851- 2 April 1938 Honorah K Phalen born Carlow Co near New Ross Ireland 14 Nov 1808- 25 Jan 1879 A model of care and industry Judith Phalen 20 Oct 1864 age 34 yrs MP Michael Phalen 21 Nov 1842- 26 March 1916 Wife Rebecca Fitzgerald 17 March 1846- 18 Aug 1922 John J 27 Jan 1908 age 25 yrs Catherine F 9 Sept 1907 age 16 yrs Patrick R 27 Nov 1883 age 12 yrs Children of Thos and Margaret Phalen Thomas Phelan 16 May 1913 age 66 yrs Wife Margaret 21 April 1927 age 75 Thomas Phalen, Native of Kilkenney Ireland 27 March 1876 age 82 yrsBridget Plant 11 March 1888 - 16 June 1888Daniel Quinn 12 Nov 1920 age 87 yrs Wife Ellen Carey 13 Sept 1899 age 63 yrs John Quinn 29 March 1921 age 83 yrs Margaret, wife of John Quinn, 28 Feb 1911 age 64 yrsPeter Rasmussen 22 Oct 1913 age 54 yrs In memory of my husbandAda Reashor 29 Nov 1906 age 22 yrs 9 mths Angelioue, wife of Richard Reshore, Native of Bourgeois River, CB 22 Sept 1886 age 76 yrs Ellen Jane, dau of John and Rachel Richaur, 27 March 1904 age 25 yrs 2 mths 20 days John Richard 8 May 1920 age 78 yrs Wife Rachael 16 Dec 1922 age 80 yrs Margaret Alice, dau of John and Rachel Richaur, 26 Dec 1915 age 31 yrs 9 mths William Xavier, son of James and Margaret Reashor, 5 Jan 1906 age 2 yrs 7 mthsMaurice Roach 27 Oct 1880- 20 April 1906, Son of Thomas and Ellen RoachRonald Ronan d March 1859 age [20]? Yrs [stone in 3 pieces]Mae McLeod, wife of W Ryan, 1857- 1920 Their son George 1887- 1920 William Ryan 16 May 1904 age 72 yrs His dau Mrs Roderick MacDougall 21 Feb 1896 age 21 yrs [side] Dau Mary Ryan 28 April 1908 age 25 yrs John Ryan 15 Oct 1899 age 9 yrsHubert Elmor, son of Mary L & John B Serroul, 10 April 1914 age [2]? Yrs 5 mthsAnnie, dau of Cornelius and Annie Sullivan 21 May 1910 age 36 yrs Ann Keating, wife of Cornelius Sullivan, Native of Co Carlow Ireland 27 July 1888 age 74 yrs Bridget, wife of Thomas Sullivan, Native of Co Cork Ireland 29 Jany 1911 age 97 yrs Cornelius Sullivan, Native of Co Cork Ireland 29 June 1877 age 80 yrs Dennis Sullivan, a Native of Co Kerry Ireland 31 Dec 1890 age 75 yrs Wife Mary Sullivan 26 July 1911 age 86 yrs Jeremiah Sullivan [12]? June 18[72]? Age 71 Wife Mary d 22nd [?] [????] age 67 yrs Ann Sullivan born County Cork Ireland 2 Oct [1885]? age 55 Mary Sullivan, wife of Timothy Sullivan, died 1906[?] [stone broken] Michael Sullivan, Native of Kerry Co Ireland 30 Jan 1890 age 77 yrs Wife Mary, Native of Cork Co Ireland 20 Aug 1899 age 84 yrs Patrick Sullivan 16 Jan 1889 age 35 yrs Wife Alice 25 Nov 1889 age 34 yrs Son Dennis 16 Jan 1895 age 15 yrs Thomas 21 Sept 1840- 22 May 1865 James 5 Aug 1852- 13 Sept 18[67]? Dennies [?] July [????] - 30 May 1871 Sons of Mary & Michael Sullivan Thomas Sullivan, a Native of Tralee Co Kerry Ireland 5 April 1895 age 86 yrs Timothy Sullivan 27 Feb 1890 age 76 yrs Native of Cork, IrelandWilliam Francis Swan, son of James & Bridget Swan, 30 Nov 1885- 25 Jan 1900La douce memoire d'une mere dont les enfants pleurent avec l'esperance de la revoir au ciel Dame David Theriault decedee le 28 Nov 1912 a l'age de 88 ansMoses Vaters 5 April 1913 age 26 yrsJohn Walsh 8 June 1904 88 yrs Wife Charlotte 19 Oct 1902 age 82 yrsJosephine Jesso, wife of Robert Williams, 7 May 1912 age 27 yrsDaniel Young 10 Nov 1911 age 68 yrs Wife Mary Ann 3 Aug 1897 age 50 yrs John Joseph Young 17 July 1922 age 74 yrs Julia, wife of Gabriel Young, age 66 yrs Also her dau Agnes 31 March 1901 age 32 yrs Michael, son of Gabriel and Julia Young, 4 Jan 1906 age 32 yrs Ellen, wife of James Young, 12 March 1902 age 65 yrs [stone broken]
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Contributed by R. Fraser
Created 7 August 1997