CAPE BRETON COUNTIES GENWEB

PIONEER CEMETERY

Little Bras d'Or, Cape Breton County, NS

6 August 1997

From 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.

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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'Or


John W T, infant son of William and Minnie Barrie,
died at Sydney Mines 20 April 1906 age 6 mths


Alexander Beaton 24 Feb 1899 age 73 yrs

Neil Beaton 24 Sept 1901   age 34 yrs


Laura J Beckwith 25 Jan 1876- 4 Aug 1963


William Bourcue 3 July 1913   age 38 years
In memory of my husband


David 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 Broderick


Thomas Calvez 3 Dec 1901 age 18 yrs 7 mths 7 days


Anthony Cannon [Gannon?] 68 yrs
[stone broken]


Rebecca Caroline, wife of William Cantfill, d 1894


Alexandra 15 July 1870- 1 April 1893   age 23 yrs
Son of John & Barbara Carey


Angus Chisholm 2 Feb 1904   age 75 yrs


Children of N Codes, Native of Co Wexford
Florence 1 July 1822 age 12 yrs
John [stone broken and partly buried] age 2 yrs


Patrick Cokely 1825- 1900


Patrick Collins born Big Baddeck
1 June 1839- 31 Aug 1906


Mary A MacKay, wife of Simon Daley of South Bar, CB,
23 Sept 1896 age 75 yrs
Erected by her daughter


John 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 yrs 


Ann 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 years


James Diggins died at Sydney Mines 28 April 1914 age 69 yrs


Daniel 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 yrs


Andrew James Dugas 12 Nov 1885 age 30 yrs


Henry Dunlap 20 Nov 1880   age 52 yrs
Also other members of the Dunlap Family
Erected by Mrs Mary Dunlap


Mabel, wife of Frank Edmunds, 13 Dec 1911 age 23 yrs
Also their son Bernard Francis 26 Nov 1911 aged 7 mths


James 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 mths


John 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 yrs


William 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 yrs


Thomas Howley 26 July 1903 age 74 yrs
Wife Annie 15 April 1903 age 64 yrs


Eugene Augustus, son of Augustus and Catherine Jannet,
19 Oct 1861 age 4 yrs 7 mths 15 days


Elizabeth, 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 mother


Catherine, dau of Joseph and Emma Keagan,
15 March 1906 age 1 year


Lawrence Kehoe 8 Nov 1887 age 77 yrs
Wife Caroline 7 June 1914 age 95 yrs


Henry King, his wife Bridget,
Family Ellen Jane, Hubert
[side]
Richard Molloy


Lena, dau of Mr and Mrs John LeBlanc,
1911 age 17 yrs 6 mths

Mary, wife of Capt Peter LeBlanc,
15 Nov 1888 age 36 yrs


Mrs Margaret Livingston   19 Sept 1911   age 70 yrs


Mary Long, dau of George Long of Ireland Co Wicklow,
d Sept 18[91]?   Age 8 yrs


In 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 mths


Mary 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 yrs


Margaret 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 McNeil


Ellen and Murdoch Matheson Jr

Ellen Phalen, wife of Murdoch Matheson, 1845- 1920

Murdoch Matheson 16 Feb 1835- 30 Aug 1895


Ellen 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 yrs


Thomas Neale,   Native of Balinapierce Co Wexford Ireland
24 Apr 1871   age 75 yrs


Daniel O'Handley 19 July 1909 age 45 yrs


Hanorah, 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 yrs


In memory of WilliaM O MER[weathered away]
Who died April 1872 age [8 or 2]3


Margaret Mary, child of Walter and Catherine Pendergrast,
9 Oct 1914 age 2 mths


Alexandre Jean Petitpas 1884- 1953
Wife Rebecca 1885- 1972


Catherine 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 yrs


Bridget Plant 11 March 1888 - 16 June 1888


Daniel 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 yrs


Peter Rasmussen   22 Oct 1913 age 54 yrs
In memory of my husband


Ada 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 mths


Maurice Roach 27 Oct 1880- 20 April 1906,
Son of Thomas and Ellen Roach


Ronald 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 yrs


Hubert Elmor, son of Mary L & John B Serroul,
10 April 1914 age [2]? Yrs 5 mths


Annie, 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, Ireland


William Francis Swan, son of James & Bridget Swan,
30 Nov 1885- 25 Jan 1900


La 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 ans


Moses Vaters 5 April 1913 age 26 yrs


John Walsh 8 June 1904 88 yrs
Wife Charlotte 19 Oct 1902 age 82 yrs


Josephine Jesso, wife of Robert Williams,
7 May 1912 age 27 yrs


Daniel 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