BURIAL SITES OF INTERESTING PEOPLE ON PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
HISTORIC SITES AND MONUMENTS
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Magowan (also McGowan), Peter 1763-1810
Lawyer
Member of the Executive Council
For many years he was the only practicing lawyer on the Island
Additional information on this colourful and controversial Islander may be found in Volume V of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
MacLean, Duncan
Merchant/Farmer/Journalist/Editor
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Chief writer of articles in The Islander
Well educated, he was rumoured to be Louis-Joseph Papineau's secretary in Lower Canada
Additional information on this controversial individual may be found in Volume VIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
McAlpin, Capt. John 1793-1824
Mariner
Captain of the brig "Jessie" which was wrecked off St. Pauls's Island, near Cape Breton
McGill, John 1786-1865
Merchant/Justice of the Peace
McKay, Donald 1780-1824
Businessman
Owner of the brig "Jessie" which was wrecked off St. Paul's Island, near Cape Breton
Nelson, Samuel 1776-1866
Merchant/Shipbuilder/Justice of the Peace
Member of the Legislative Assembly
High Sheriff of Queen's County
Owen, Arthur 1756-1823
Master Shipbuilder
Surveyor of Shipping for Prince Edward Island
Owen, Thomas 1797-1860
Merchant
Postmaster General of Prince Edward Island
Member of the Executive Council
Palmer, Hon. James Bardin 1770-1833
Lawyer/Land Agent
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Council
Member of the Executive Council
Founder of the Loyal Electors
A story relating to his political career may be found in the Island Magazine (1980) in article entitled The Loyal Electors of Prince Edward Island
Additional information may be found in Volume VI of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Plaw, John 1745-1820
Builder/Architect/Surveyor/Author
President of the Incorporated Society of Artists (England)
He was one of the first important architects to immigrate to british North America. He designed the circular villa on belle Isle in Lake Windermere, England, Ickworth House in Surrey and the Church of St. Mary in Paddington among many others.
Additional information may be found in Volume V of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Pollard, Benjamin -1797
Soldier/Coachman
United Empire Loyalist
Rankin, Coun Douly 1775-1852
Army and Militia Officer/Justice of the Peace
Member of the Legislative Assembly
High Sheriff of Prince Edward Island
President of the Highland Society of Prince Edward Island
Son of Neil Rankin, the last hereditary piper of the Macleans of Duart Additional information may be found in Volume VIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
It is believed that William Rankin (____-1837), printer and newspaperman was a kinsman of Coun Douly.
William Rankin died in Demerara (Guyana). His interesting story regarding his association with Prince Edward Island may be found in Volume VII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Ready, Susan 1809-1827
She was a daughter of Lieutenant-Governor John Ready (1777-1845). She had come to Prince Edward Island only a few months earlier and was unwell due to a lingering illness (possibly tuberculosis).
Her father's interesting story may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1990) in an article entitled The Ready Touch: John Ready and Prince Edward Island, 1824-1831
Additional information may be found on her father in Volume VII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Richardson, Cavie 1789-1851
Agent for the Colonial Church Society in British North America
Robinson, Hon. Joseph 1742-1807
Militia Officer/Author/Lawyer
United Empire Loyalist
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Assistant Judge of the Supreme Court
A Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army seeing action in the American Revolutionary War
An original commissioner engaged to sign and issue treasury notes on behalf of the government
He was instrumental in organizing an agricultural society on the Island
Additional information may be found in Volume V of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Sherman, James H. 1802-1865
Diplomat/Writer
American Consul in the port of Charlottetown
A native of Albany New York, the flags flew at half mast in Charlottetown at his passing
He is mentioned in article in the Island Magazine (Summer 1985) entitled Song For The Heather Belle
Smith, Frances (nee Carpenter) 1766-1822
Wife of the Hon. Charles Douglas Smith, who was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island in 1812 and for over 10 years ruled the colony in a high-handed and arbitrary manner. In 1823 a largely signed petition for his recall was forwarded to London and in 1824 he was replaced by Lt. Col. John Ready. In her life here on the Island, she resided at the Barracks at Fort George.
Smith, Jane (nee Smith) 1793-1856
Wife of Isaac Smith (1795-1871) who was a Carpenter, Architect and later in life a Methodist Lay Preacher. He was involved in the construction of many notable Charlottetown buildings including Province House, Fanningbank (the residence of the Lieutenant-Governor) and the Point Prim Lighthouse which still stand today
Smith was later remarried and is interred beside his second wife in Maitland, Nova Scotia. The Isaac Smith who is interred here is a son of Isaac and Jane An excellent article on Isaac Smith and his career may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1985) entitled The Builder: Isaac Smith & Early Island Architecture
Stagman, Jacob 1715-1815
Soldier/Deputy Sheriff
Cited by the Lieutenant-Governor for removal from office on account of his conduct as a returning officer in Georgetown in the 1788 election
Stamper, Henry 1789-1859
Bookseller
Operated a popular and the first newsstand in Charlottetown
Stewart, Charles 1759-1813
Civil Servant
Clerk of the Privy Council/Coroner/Attorney General
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Briefly an agent for the Goslings of London, England who were traders in lumber. This interesting story may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 2011) entitled From Wine to Wood, The Goslings of London and Prince Edward Island’s Early Timber Trade
Stewart, John (Hellfire Jack) 1758-1834
Soldier/Civil Servant/Historian
Receiver General of Quit Rents
Paymaster of His Majesty's Forces in Newfoundland
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Chairman of a meeting that founded the Kirk of St. James in Charlottetown
Published in 1806 An Account of Prince Edward Island, therefore making him the first published Island Historian
Additional information on this interesting and controversial Islander may be found in Volume VI of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Stewart, Hon. Peter 1725-1805
Lawyer/Judge
Second Chief Justice of the Colony
An original commissioner engaged to sign and issue treasury notes on behalf of the government
An excellent article on this prominent family may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1981) in an article entitled The Stewart Family and the Origins of Political Conflict on Prince Edward Island
Father-in-law of the Hon. William Townshend (1745-1816). Additional information on Townshend may be found in Volume V of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Additional information may be found in Volume V of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Thresher, George Godsell 1780-1857
Artist/Art Teacher/Civil Servant
Primarily a Marine Artist, he was said to have studied art under Ross Dodd in London
Additional information may be found in Volume VIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Tremaine, Thomas Boggs 1803-1861
Merchant
Member of the Executive Council
Vickerson (Weekesser), George (Johann Georg) 1756-1805
Soldier/Farmer
Hessian Soldier during the American Revolution serving in the regiment of von Knyphaussen
Present at the capture of Fort Washington, and escaped capture at the Battle of Trenton
Webster, John 1760-1813
Farmer
Believed to be the first child of British parentage to be born on St. John's Island
Wetherall, Nathan 1740-1817
Farmer
United Empire Loyalist
Lived in Bedeque for thirty-three years, serving on various Grand Juries and Inquests
Was relatively literate as he could sign his own name
Wisner, Leonard 1754-1793
Gunsmith/Blacksmith/Shipbuilder/Mariner
United Empire Loyalist
Leonard and his wife resided in Pensacola, West Florida during the American Revolution and was a gunsmith for the West Florida Royal Forresters. When Galves led his Spanish fleet against Pensacola in 1781, the British were defeated and most of the residents were taken to Havana, Cuba as hostages. Once the ransom was paid and conditions met, the Pensacolans were taken to New York City and settled in Long Island. Later they were forced to flee to Shelbourne, Nova Scotia as Loyalist refugees when New York City was evacuated by the British at the end of the Revolution. Wisner then came to Charlottetown, St. John's Island in September 1784. With Col. Joseph Robinson, they built one of the first two ships that was constructed at Three Rivers named the Elizabeth for Leonard's wife which was registered in Charlottetown in July 1788
Wood, John 1789-1818
Mariner
Wood, Joseph Smith 1783-1818
Mariner
Sons of prominent shipbuilder and businessman William Wood, who were died as the result of the grounding of the "Sally" on St. Peter's Island.Wood, William 1746-1820
Mariner
Great-grandfather of George Albert Wood, born in Pownal, P.E.I. in 1858, who played Major League baseball for 13 seasons with the Worcester Ruby Legs, Detroit Wolverines, Philadelphia Quakers, Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles and the Cincinnati Reds. In 1882 he was the National League’s Home Run Champion. Wood is a member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. George Wood died in 1924 and was interred in the Union Street Cemetery in Franklin, Pennsylvania.
Wright, Hon. George 1779-1842
Surveyor-General/Brewer/Miller
Member of the Executive Council
Judge of the Prince Edward Island Supreme Court
Administrator of Prince Edward Island due to absences of the Lieutenant-Governor
High Sheriff of Prince Edward Island
Established Prince Edward Island's first brewery
Co-founder and later President of the Central Agricultural Society
The story regarding the brewery may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1989) in the article entitled The Island's First Brewery
Additional information may be found in Volume VII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
NOTE: George was the son of Thomas Wright (1740-1812), an Interesting Person in Prince Edward Island history in his own right. Unfortunately his burial site is unknown. He may be interred in this cemetery or somewhere in Cherry Valley, the site of his death. Additional information on Thomas Wright may be found in Volume V of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
NOTE: George was the son of Thomas Wright (1740-1812), an Interesting Person in Prince Edward Island history in his own right. Unfortunately his burial site is unknown. He may be interred in this cemetery or somewhere in Cherry Valley, the site of his death. There is an interesting story about Thomas Wright’s career in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 2009) entitled Thomas Wright and the Holland survey. Additional information on Thomas Wright may be found in Volume V of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Old Roman Catholic Cemetery (Longworth Avenue)
Note: Most of the stones that stood in this cemetery have disappeared. A record of burials is listed in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1993) in the article entitled Charlottetown's Early Roman Catholic Cemeteries, 1812-1884
Brenan, Daniel 1796-1876
Land Surveyor/Merchant/Importer/Tobacco Manufacturer/Banker
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Prominent Roman Catholic Layman
Secretary St. Andrew's College Board of Trustees
Public Lecturer at the Mechanics' Institute and the Catholic Young Men's Literary Institute
Additional information may be found in Volume X of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Conroy, Hon., Dr. James Heron -1857
Physician/Surgeon
Graduate of Trinity College in Dublin
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative CouncilCullen, Dorothy Agnes 1915-1971
Professional Librarian/Diarist
Provincial Librarian of the Province of Prince Edward Island
Portions of her 1964 Diary may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 2010) and the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 2010) in the article The Big Day is Here.
She passed away just days before she was to receive an Honourary degree from the University of Prince Edward Island.Hickey, Charles M. “Chuck” 1938-2009
Civil Servant/Broadcaster
Sportscaster at C.B.C.T. Television
Kelly, George 1862-1878
A Mulatto teenager who was shot and killed on the street in Charlottetown's West Bog, (today in front of the Shaw Complex on Rochford Street
His story may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1983) in an article entitled Murder in the Bog
MacDonald, Hon. John Small 1790-1848
Farmer/Proprietor/Shipowner/Merchant/Justice of the Peace/Militia Officer
Member of the Executive Council
Member of the Legislative Council
High Sheriff of Queens County
President of the Prince Edward Island Highland Society
Additional information may be found in Volume VII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
McCarthy, Dennis (Denny) -1841
Tinsmith/Coppersmith
Is believed to have hand made Prince Edward Island's first coins
Reilly, Edward 1841-1872
Teacher/Journeyman Printer/Newspaper Publisher/Queen's Printer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Walker, Hon. Patrick 1812-1877
Merchant
Member of the Legislative Council
Whelan, Edward 1824-1867
Journalist/Newspaper Publisher/Author/Queen's Printer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
A Father of Confederation
Additional information about this controversial, yet fascinating Islander who died before his time may be found in Volume IX of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Old Roman Catholic Cemetery (Longworth Avenue) in unmarked graves
Some of the destitute Irish immigrants (could be as many as 18) who died of typhus in Charlottetown after arriving on the ship, the Lady Constable
This story can be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1994) in an article entitled The Ill and the Dying: Family Records from the Lady Constable Affair
People's Protestant Cemetery
Agnew, John 1855-1928
Businessman/Lobster Packer and Exporter
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Mayor of Alberton
Aitken, Rev., Dr. Everett Melville 1899-1986
Soldier/United Church Minister/Author
Commissioner to the General Council of the United Church of Canada
Chairman of the Overseas Mission Board
President of the Hamilton Conference of the United Church of Canada
Chaplain to the Reserve Army
He instituted a radio ministry in Calgary to vast areas of Western Canada
He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity by Pine Hill Divinity College
Ayers, Dr. Josiah 1867-1950
Dental Surgeon
President of the Prince Edward Island Dental Association
Director of the Maritime and the Dominion Dental Associations
Bagnall, Dr. John Stephen 1852-1932
Dental Surgeon
First native of Prince Edward Island to earn the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery
Instrumental in forming and the first President of the Prince Edward Island Dental Association
Officer of the Maritime Dental Association
Provincial representative to the formation of the Dominion Dental Association
Balderston, Benjamin 1843-1924
Teacher/Stenographer/Merchant
Reporter for the House of Assembly and the Legislative Council
Auditor of the Province of Prince Edward Island
Bell, Milton Charles 1896-1949
Businessman
Established the Milton's Old Spain Restaurant
Bethune, David F. 1885-1960
Merchant/Salesman
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Biggar, Sgt. Roy A. 1944-1991
Police Officer/Public Relations Officer/Writer
Member of the Charlottetown Police Department and was the City's Motorcycle Officer
Introduced Community Policing programs to Charlottetown
Initiated the School Safety Program, assisted with the introduction of Block Parent programs and organized the first Neighbourhood Watch program
Organized the first Bicycle Safety Rodeo and a Drug Awareness program
Awarded the Solicitor General of Canada Crime Prevention Award in 1985
Awarded the Canadian Automobile Association Award for Safety in 1989
Birtwistle, Chief Archibald Samuel Creswell 1875-1964
Police Officer
Member of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Chief of the Charlottetown Police Department
Bonnell, Abraham 1858-1930
Supervisor of Falconwood Hospital for forty-six years
Bonnell, Rev., Dr. John Sutherland 1893-1992
Soldier/Presbyterian Minister/Theologian/Broadcaster/Lecturer/Scholar/Historian/Writer/Author
Pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City
President of the New York Theological Seminary
Preached from the pulpits in various churches in the United States, Canada, England, France, Greece, Australia, Italy and Czechoslovakia
Lecturer at Princeton University
Author of the twelve acclaimed theological works
Appointed Goodwill Ambassador from America to the churches of Great Britain
Awarded nine Honorary degrees from various institutions in the United States and Canada, one of which from St. Dunstan's University (a Roman Catholic institution) was the first granted to an individual of the protestant faith
Awarded the King's Medal for service in the cause of Freedom by King George VI
Awarded a medal for ecumenical services in a private audience at the Vatican by Pope Paul VI
He was twice wounded in action during World War I
He played an important role in discrediting Senator Joseph McCarthy and his tactics
Boulter, Georgie Muirhead 1905-1957
Teacher/Registered Nurse
Hospital Administrator at the New England Baptist Hospital in Boston Massachusetts
Treasurer of the Massachusetts Hospital Association
A large Memorial Chapel was erected in her memory at the New England Baptist Hospital
Boulter, James Wilfred 1880-1948
Agriculturalist/Civil Servant
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
Manager of the Potato Grower's Association
Brehaut, Mary E. (nee Cornfoot)1887-1975
Historian/Genealogist
A major award presented by the Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation annually is dedicated in her memory
Bremner, Benjamin J. 1851-1938
Publisher/Historian/Author
He was the author of "Memories of Long Ago", "An Island Scrap Book - Historical and Traditional" and "Tales of Abegweit (Prince Edward Island) Containing Historical, Biographical & Humerous Sketches & Selections"
Brow, Dr. George Raymond 1894-1985
Physician/Cardiologist/Professor/Lecturer
Member of the American College of Clinical Investigation
Charter Member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
Professor of Medicine at McGill University
Physician-in-Chief at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal
Medical consultant to Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
Honorary Pallbearer at the funeral for the Rt. Hon. William Lyon MacKenzie King
Burhoe, Sidney H. 1904-1967
Fisherman/Business Director
President of the Prince Edward Island Fisheries Federation
Director of the Fisheries Council of Canada
Burke, Capt. Carl Frederick 1913-1976
Aviator/Businessman
Aviation Pioneer
Founder of Maritime Central Airways
Awarded an M.B.E.
Member of the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame
Member of the Prince Edward Island Business Hall of FameCallbeck, Donald Gordon “Don” 1953-2010
Bar
Manager/Athlete
Provincial Junior Golf Champion
He scored three holes-in-one in his lifetime.
He represented Prince Edward Island at the Canadian Curling Championship in 1975
An outstanding Community Volunteer
Cameron, Alan Scott (Scotty) 1947-1992
Tradesman/Musician/Singer
"Mr. Teardrop"
Campbell, Louis H. D. 1892-1976
Teacher/Administrator/Athlete
President of the Abegweit Athletic Association
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
Prince Edward Island's Athlete of the Century in 1973
Carruthers, Harold Bruce Callbeck 1901-1959
Police Officer/Motion Picture Actor and Technical Adviser
Acted in various studios and appeared in many films
Technical director for Johnny Belinda
Technical director and actor in Rose Marie and King of the Kyber Rifles
Chandler, Edward Sayre 1902-1995
Teacher/Soldier/Electrical Engineer
Chief Electrical Inspector of Prince Edward Island
President of the Engineering Institute of Canada
President of the Illuminating Engineers Society of Canada
Chairman of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors
Member of the Canadian Standards Association
Cox, A. Clifford 1882-1944
Inn-Keeper
Mayor of Souris
Cox, Robert Nelson 1850-1934
Merchant/Fishpacker/Manufacturer/Justice of the Peace
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Cudmore, Dr. David Paul 1932-1976
Physician/Musician
Associate Dean of Medicine at Dalhousie University
Member of the Royal Canadian College of Organists
Chairman of the Citizens' Committee for the establishment of Prince of Wales College as a degree granting institution
Authored and co-authored several articles on continuing medical education for the health professions
Cudmore, Dr. Evelyn M. (nee MacEwen) 1909-1992
Public Relations Coordinator of the Prince Edward Island Division of the Canadian Red Cross Society
Founding director of the Prince Edward Island water Safety Program which taught thousands of Prince Edward Islanders to swim
Founding member of the Life Saving Society of Prince Edward Island
Provincial Commissioner Girl Guides of Canada
Life Member of the National Association of Girl Guides of Canada
Zone Governor of Zonta Club International
President of the United Way of Charlottetown
Member of the Order of Canada
She was awarded an Honorary Degree from the University of Prince Edward Island, a Canadian Centennial Medal and a Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
Cudmore, Thomas Roy 1894-1962
Businessman
Founding Partner of Henderson & Cudmore Men's Wear
Dewar, Dr. George Forbes 1865-1961
Teacher/Physician
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Dodd, Hon. Thomas Walker 1819-1902
Merchant/Bank Director/High Sheriff/Justice of the Peace
Member of the Legislative Council
Douglas, James Lester 1881-1950
Railwayman/Farmer/Exporter
Member of Parliament
Duchemin, Lillian Maud 1906-1988
Athlete/Community Leader
District Commissioner of the Girl Guides of Canada
Governor of the Dominion Drama Festival
Member of the Charlottetown Community Concert Association
First woman member of the Charlottetown Curling Club
Duchemin, Warren J. 1902-1979
Professor
Professor of Biology at Prince of Wales College for twenty-seven years
Spent ten years of independent study and research at Cornell University
A founder of the Boy Scout movement in Charlottetown
Earle, Samuel N. 1845-1935
Musician/Professor
Musical Director for the Charlottetown Orchestral Club
Farquharson, Donald 1834-1903
Teacher/Wholesale Merchant/Exporter/Publisher/Bank Director
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Premier of Prince Edward Island
Member of Parliament
At his death he was reputed to be one of the wealthiest men in Charlottetown
Additional information may be found in Volume XIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Farquharson, Theodore J. 1855-1890
Fireman
Member of the Salvage Corps
Lost his life, a result of injuries sustained while fighting a blaze at the J. D. Macleod Co., Charlottetown Stable
Finlayson, Capt. Allan 1852-1928
Mariner
Captain of the ice-breaking steamer, the "Northern Light", later the "Stanley" and finally the "Minto"
Fitzgerald, Rev. David 1813-1894
Church of England Clergyman/Author/Lecturer
Co-founder of the Young Men's Christian Association on Prince Edward Island
Chaplain and Representative in local, provincial and national divisions of the Sons of Temperance
In late 1856, he played a key role in launching one of the most divisive issues in Island politics by making public a letter on Bible reading in the Island's Normal School from Bishop Bernard Donald MacDonald. The role of religion in education was to dominate Island politics for two decades. He died from injuries received after being thrown from his sleigh a fortnight earlier.
Additional information may be found in Volume XII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Fitzgerald, Hon. Robert Rowan 1847-1921
Lawyer/Judge
Stipendiary Magistrate of the City of Charlottetown
Judge of the Prince Edward Island Supreme Court
First President of the Charlottetown Golf Club, formerly the Belvedere Links
Fullerton, Rev. Thomas F. 1861-1921
Soldier/Presbyterian Church Minister
Long serving Minister of the Kirk of St. James in Charlottetown
Veteran of the Boer War
Giggey, Robert Ernest 1915-1993
Pharmacist/Athlete
Avid sculler and golfer
Instrumental in forming the Prince Edward Island Golf Association and golf's Junior Development Program
Gill, William Henry Fenwick 1865-1917
Teacher/Accountant/Postal Clerk/Railway Mail Clerk
Was in and survived three train wrecks
Gorazdowski, Tadeusz 1907-1968
Commander in the Polish Navy
Haszard, Helen M. 1890-1970
Artist/Naturalist
Hatch, John 1805-1885
Custodian/Town Crier
Charlottetown's last town crier
His story may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1987) in the article John Hatch Town Crier
Heartz, Benjamin 1845-1904
Merchant/Private Banker/Business Director
President of the Merchant's Bank of Prince Edward Island
Owner of a ten-thousand acre ranch in the Northwest Territory (now Alberta)
Owner of the Ibex Mining Company at Leadville Colorado
The Heartz Memorial Hall at Trinity United Church was in his memory
Heartz, Hon. Frank Richard 1871-1955
Merchant/Business Director/Banker/Rancher
President of the P.E.I. Exhibition Association
Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island
Heartz, Richard Jacob 1816-1908
Tanner/Currier/Merchant/Private Banker/Farmer/Philanthropist
Director of the Bank of Prince Edward Island
Trustee of the Methodist Church for almost 70 years
As a City Councilor, he traveled to Boston to purchase the Silsby Fire Engine, that is still held in reserve by the Charlottetown Fire Department
His home was a large brick house on Great George Street
Known as the "The Baron", his greatest delight was to drive a bargain
An interesting article on his life may be found in The Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 2000) in the article entitled The Baron, see also another article in The Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1983) entitled The Island's First Bank Additional information may be found in Volume XIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Ho, James 1865-1977
Laundryman
Native of Canton China, he was at his passing believed to be the oldest living resident of North America
Holman, B. Roy 1867-1952
Merchant
Mayor of Charlottetown
Hooper, George Halsey 1876-1938
Horseman
Early Harness Racing Driver and Trainer
Hooper, Louis Stanley (Lou) 1894-1977
Musician/Soldier/Recording Artist
Veteran of World War I (U.S. Army)
Outstanding Jazz Pianist
Member of the Montreal Vintage Music Society
Born in Ontario, his musical career began at the age of three when his family moved to Michigan. After being educated at the Detroit Conservatory of Music, he entered the jazz scene in Harlem New York and accompanied performers such as Ethel Waters, Bessie Smith and Paul Robeson.
Late in life he was a featured performer in several television specials
Houle, Ruby (nee Rattary) 1876-1964
Actress/Director/Teacher
Private teacher of elocution
Formed the Charlottetown Little Theatre
First Worthy Matron of the Crystal Chapter No. 1 Charlottetown, Order of the Eastern Star
President of the Rebecca Assembly of the Maritime Provinces
Hughes, George Edward 1853-1937
Pharmacist/Merchant/Business Director
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
President of the Maritime Board of Trade
A prime mover in the organization of the Prince Edward Island Development and Tourism Association
Ives, Elva (nee Stewart) 1887-1973
Teacher
She was the Charter President of the Prince Edward Island Federation of Women's Institutes
Johnson, Dr. Henry D. 1863-1944
Athlete/Soldier/Physician
Captain of the Canadian Field Hospital in South Africa during the Boer War
Vice-President of the Canadian Medical Association
Secretary of the Association of American Surgeons
Health Officer for the City of Charlottetown
Member of the football, baseball and cricket teams at McGill University
First Commander of the Empire Lodge of the Order of Knights of Pythias in 1899
Jones, James Malcolm 1871-1955
Soldier/Athlete
Member of several Canadian Bisley teams
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
Kennedy, Samuel 1882-1948
Entrepreneur/Farm Machinery Dealer
Automobile Dealer/Merchant/Fox Rancher
Mayor of Charlottetown
Decorated with the Legion d'Honneur
Member of the British Empire
King, Arthur A. (Art) 1933-1952
Soldier
One of eight Islanders to lose his life as the result of the Korean conflict and the only soldier to be interred in Canadian soil
Large, Gloria Kathleen (Sally)
Aviator
First woman to be appointed to the Air Transport Auxiliary of the Royal Flying Corps
Ferried all types of aircraft from factories to Royal Air Force bases
Piloted damaged planes from crash sites to Royal Air Force bases for repairs
Ferried bombers across the Atlantic from North America to the British Isles
Leard, John Russell 1904-1993
Teacher/School Principal/Accountant/Historian
Chief Tax Assessor for Canada
LePage, Hon. Bradford Walter 1876-1958
Merchant/Business Director
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island
LePage, Walter Ruel 1899-1991
Merchant
Served as Noble Grand of the Independent Order of Oddfellows
District Governor of Rotary International
Lockerby, John 1798-1900
Farmer
Lockerby, Margaret (nee Forbes) 1800-1888
Parents of Elizabeth Newell Lockerby (1831-1884), a well-known poet and writer. She was married to Hiram Bacon, died and is interred in Indianapolis, Indiana
Additional information may be found in Volume XI of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Longworth, Norah B. 1906-1995
Standardbred Horsebreeder
Lord, Artemas Alder 1835-1917
Shipowner/Merchant/Soldier
Federal Agent of Marine and Fisheries
Lord, Margaret Pennefeather Stukley (nee Gray) 1845-1941
Diarist
Daughter of the Hon. John Hamilton Gray
Louson, William Steele 1850-1921
Commercial Traveller
Amateur Photographer
President of the Canadian Bible Society
An article regarding his photography may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1991) entitled The Louson Portfolio
Lowe, Henry Caleb 1849-1939
Building Contractor
Lowe, Samuel 1851-1926
Building Contractor
Owners of the H. & S. Lowe Building Company
Popular builders, some of the notable buildings they constructed in Charlottetown which still stand include St. Paul's Anglican Church, Rectory and Parish Hall, St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Fort Augustus, the old Rogers Hardware Building and warehouse, the new Apothecaries' Hall (now Cow's Ice Cream), Central Christian Church and the Kirk of St. James Presbyterian Church Manse. Remodeling contracts included the interiors of First Methodist Church (now Trinity United) and the Kirk of St. James Presbyterian Church.
Their construction of the wooden Stanhope Hotel was notable in that it was erected, plastered and turned over for usage in 21 days
While business partners in life, they are separated by about 100 yards in death and are interred in different areas of the cemetery
MacCannell, Neil K. 1919-1998
Luthier
President of the Prince Edward Island Fiddler's Association
He was self-taught in his craftmanship in creating violins and other musical instruments. He was not musical and not able to play any of the instruments he made for others
MacCormack, Michael Gerald (Jerry) 1929-1993
Journalist/Columnist/Writer/Coach
Voice for the disabled in Prince Edward Island
Long serving columnist for the Eastern Graphic in Montague
MacDonald, John A. 1872-1911
Soldier
Commanding Officer of the Prince Edward Island Light Horse Infantry
MacIntyre, Dr. Heath 1892-1979
Dental Surgeon
Well known horseman and harness racing judge
MacKinnon, Daniel A. (Colonel Dan) 1876-1964
Soldier/Pharmacist/Fox Rancher/Fur Merchant/Newspaper Owner and Publisher/Writer/Columnist
Purchasing Agent for the Hudson's Bay Company
Harness Racing Driver and Trainer
Author of Down The Backstretch weekly column in the Charlottetown Guardian
Co-founder of the The Horsemen's Protective Association of P.E.I., the main objective was to look after injured drivers by paying hospital and medical expenses and to provide financial assistance
Awarded the Distinguished Service Order by King George V and the Croix de Guerre by the President of France
Honourary Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General
Director of the United States Trotting Associatioon for 31 years
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
Member of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame
He is credited with making his native Province the "Kentucky of Canada" and was known as the Father of Harness Racing in Eastern Canada. He set the world ice-racing record with The Yank at Mount Clemens, Michigan in 1923
MacLennan, Edison Murdock 1916-1991
Athlete/Soldier/Royal Air Force/Broadcaster/Merchant/Realtor
Operated the Radio Navigational Beam Station in Charlottetown
Employed with the Royal Air Force Bomber Command during World War II
Flying Instructor with Argentine Airlines
Star rugby and junior hockey player
Has breakfast with Buzz Beurling on the day that Beurling was killed
MacPherson, John Daniel 1920-1990
Truck Driver/Soldier/Carpenter/Musician
Well known Old Time Fiddler
Bagpipe instructor in the Canadian Army
Matheson, John Archibald 1843-1919
Merchant/Justice of the Peace/Postmaster
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Inspector of Fisheries
McDavid, Mary 1881-1907
Pioneer member of the Salvation Army
McLean, Angus Alexander 1854-1943
Lawyer
Law Clerk for the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly
Commissioner for the Revision of Prince Edward Island Laws
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of Parliament
Messer, Brenda Gail 1942-1944
Child
Daughter of talented and well-known Canadian fiddler and band leader Don Messer who founded the band Don Messer and the Islanders. Messer went on to perform on national radio and television. When his television series was cancelled by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation there was a national outcry that even reached debate on the floor of the Canadian House of Commons
Messervey, Harold 1889-1970
Botanist/Mathematics Professor/Poet
Messervey, John Albert 1861-1928
Tobacco Manufacturer/Business Director
Member of Parliament
Miller, Leonard Bowles 1860-1938
Teacher/Administrator/Civil Servant
Principal of the Charlottetown Business College
Auditor of the City of Charlottetown
Mayor of Charlottetown
Chairman of the P.E.I. Board of Public Utilities
Mitchell, Albert William 1868-1906
Merchant/Accountant/Photographer
Early Prince Edward Island Photographer
A collection of his photographs may be found in an article in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1982) entitled A. W. Mitchell, Photographer
Additional information may be found in Volume XIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Nash, Frederick John 1862-1927
Newspaper Editor/Correspondent/Lecturer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Newsome, Mabel E. 1881-1963
Deaconess in the United Church of Canada
Newsome United Church in Glace bay Nova Scotia is named in her memory, commemorating her service to the Church
Nicholson, Donald 1850-1932
Tobacco Manufacturer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of Parliament
Nicholson, James Patton 1948-1968
Soldier
A Private First Class who lost his life in action overseas in the Vietnam Conflict
Nicholson, John Ivan (Hickey) 1911-1956
Professional Athlete/Soldier
Played hockey with the Charlottetown Abbies in the old Maritime Big Four Hockey League, Kansas City in the Central Professional Hockey League and the Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
Nicholson, Hon. John Paton 1922-1985
Lawyer/Judge
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Paton, James 1853-1935
Merchant
Mayor of Charlottetown
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Vice-President of the Canadian Retail Furniture Dealer's Association
Vice-President of the Union of Canadian Municipalities
Poole, Lemuel M. 1839-1911
Ship Carpenter/U. S. Navy/Clerk/Lumberman
Railway Bridge Inspector
Was employed in Donald McKay's shipyard in East Boston building clipper ships
In the port of New York during the Andrew's Riot and was detailed to guard the Customs House
Prowse, Hon. Benjamin Charles 1862-1930
Soldier/Merchant
Mayor of Charlottetown
Member of the Senate of Canada
Enlisted but did not see action in the Riel Rebellion
Outstanding Athlete as a Bicycle Racer
Prowse, Hon. Lemuel E. 1858-1925
Merchant
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Senate of Canada
Prowse, Dr. Lemuel Ewart 1914-1997
Physician/Anesthetist/Coroner
Medical Officer with the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II
Commander of H.M.C.S. Queen Charlotte Naval Reserve
Chief Coroner, Province of Prince Edward Island
Chairman Prince Edward Island Hospital Insurance Plan Commission
Chairman of the Hospital and Health Services Commission
Project Coordinator for the contruction of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown
Aide-de-Camp to Governor Generals Georges Vanier, Roland Michener and Jules Leger
Honourary Physician to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Prowse, Hon. Thomas William Lemuel 1888-1973
Merchant
Mayor of Charlottetown
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island
Robertson, John Ferguson 1840-1905
Trader/Shipowner
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Rogers, A. W. (Al) 1912-1975
Soldier/Civil Servant
Brigadier-General
Aide-de-Camp to Governor General's Michener and Leger and Lieutenant Governor Prowse
Emergency Measures Officer for Prince Edward Island
Charter President of Sport P.E.I.
Rogers, Benjamin 1836-1911
Merchant/Business Director
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island
Rogers, Benjamin 1874-1955
Merchant
Mayor of Charlottetown
Deputy Provincial Treasurer of Prince Edward Island
Rogers, George J. 1922-1999
Merchant/R.C.A.F./Athlete
Captain of the 1964 Canadian Bisley Competition Team
Rogers, Irene (nee MacLeod) 1921-1989
Lecturer/Historian/Heritage Activist/Writer/Author
Member of the National Historic Site and Monument Board
Member of the Charlottetown Town Planning Advisory Board and the Heritage Review Board
Chairperson of the Prince Edward Island Heritage Foundation
Rogers, Keith Sinclair 1892-1954
Soldier/Broadcaster/Rifle Shooter
Broadcasting Pioneer
Member of the Royal Canadian Signals during World War I
Chairman of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters
Life Member of the Radio Pioneers of Canada
Member of the P.E.I. Business Hall of Fame
Member of the CAB (Canadian Broadcasting Pioneers) Hall of Fame
He formed the radio station 10AS which in 1925 became radio station C.F.C.Y. which still operates today. The station initially had listeners in P.E.I., Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec as well as Newfoundland and the New England states. While basically an engineer, he encouraged talent to perform on the station and developed a strong listening audience. Primary among the entertainers were Don Messer and the Islanders, Marg Osborne and Charlie Chamberlain. His engineering skills were recognized by Canadian General Electric, when they established an engineering award in his honor.
Sanderson, Robert Fulton 1904-1991
Farmer/Cattle Breeder
President of the Prince Edward Island Hereford Association
Director of the Atlantic Winter Fair
President of the Maritime Canada Hereford Association
Member of the Atlantic Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame
Shaw, D. Edgar 1876-1942
Lawyer
Judge of the County Court
Simmons, Ray Linwood 1913-1990
Professional Musician/Radio Announcer
Member and played the clarinet in the popular Canadian traditional music group Don Messer and the Islanders
He gained national exposure on the C.B.C. television program on Don Messer's Jubilee and was a part of more than 30 record albums during their 40 year career
Squarebriggs, John D. 1910-1992
Businessman/Athlete
Canadian Senior Curling Champion
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
He owned and operated the Johnny's Mayfair Tea Room where People Come First
He played in the Big Six Hockey League for the Charlottetown Islanders and was part of the first hockey team in Eastern Canada to fly to their games by airplane
Played professional hockey for the Bronx Tigers, Denver and the Baltimore Orioles in leagues just below the National Hockey League against stars such as Gordie Drillon and Frank (Mr. Zero) Brimsek
Represented Prince Edward Island on 12 occasions at the Canadian Curling Championship (The Brier)
Sterns, Reginald Howard 1875-1935
Livery Stable/Inn-Keeper
Mayor of Charlottetown
Stewart, James David 1874-1933
Lawyer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Premier of Prince Edward Island
As Premier, he died in office
Stewart, William Allan 1871-1962
Merchant
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Stirling, David 1822-1887
Architect/Entrepreneur
Awarded the honour of Associate Architect of the Canadian Arts
In Prince Edward Island, he was a partner of William Critchlow Harris
He designed many buildings in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Prince Edward Island. His commissions included the Halifax Club, the residence of Alexander Keith (the famous brewer) in Halifax, The School for the Blind in Halifax, portions of Osgoode Hall in Toronto and in Charlottetown, the Bank of Prince Edward Island and the Post Office which used to be situated where Confederation Center stands today.
Additional information may be found in Volume XI of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Tanton, Wilfred 1880-1951
Lawyer
Mayor of Alberton
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Stipendiary Magistrate for Prince County
Turner, Percy W. 1885-1955
Wholesaler/Merchant/Railway Ticket Agent
Mayor of Charlottetown
P.E.I. Chairman for the National War Finance Committee
Governor and Canadian representative at the World Rotary Convention of 1953
Tweedy, Hon. George Joseph 1900-1995
Teacher/Lawyer/Judge
Magistrate for Prince Edward Island
Puisne Justice of the Prince Edward Island
Administrator of the Government of Prince Edward Island
Choir member of Trinity United Church for close to 70 years
Member and officer of the Confederation Centre Choir
President of the Canadian Red Cross Society
Chairman of the Prince Edward Island Hospital
Awarded a 50 year gold medal from the Canadian Bar Association
Member of the Order of Canada
Warburton, Hon. Alexander Bannerman 1852-1929
Lawyer/Historian
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Premier of Prince Edward Island
Member of Parliament
Puisine Justice of the Prince Edward island Supreme Court
Surrogate Judge of Probate
Chairman of the members of the Canadian House of Commons who attended the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary in 1911 and was presented to both
Co-Writer of the book Past and Present of Prince Edward Island
Warburton, Dr. James 1855-1928
Soldier/Physician/Business Director
Chief Medical Officer of the 82nd. Battalion Canadian Infantry
Mayor of Charlottetown
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A classmate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle at Edinburgh University
Warburton, Louisa Margaretta (nee Hobkirk) 1856-1914
First regent of the Royal Edward Chapter of the Independent Order - Daughters of the Empire (among the first in Canada) in 1901
Warren, Gordon C. 1901-1981
Agriculturalist/Broadcaster
"The Maritime Gardener"
Professor at Acadia University
Head of plant research at the Dominion Experimental Farm
Garden commentator on C.B.C. television's Country Calender and host of C.B.C. Radio's The Maritime Gardener
His home was one of two damaged and nearly destroyed on Mount Edward Road, on February 23, 1943 by bombs dropped by an Anson aircraft
Watkis, Frank T. 1864-1927
Pianist/Organist
Created a Welsh Bard at the age of fourteen
Chief Accompanist of the Harrison Subscription Concerts in Britain
Played before Queen Victoria at Balmoral Castle in 1895 and 1897
Accompanied Madame Adelina Patti until her retirement in 1895
Organist at the Kirk of St. James in Charlottetown 1906-1927
White, E. Garth 1886-1914
Assistant Commissioner, Department of Colonization for the Canadian Pacific Railway
Wright, George 1810-1887
Surveyor-General
Member of the Executive Council
Additional information may be found in Volume XI of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Yeo, Dr. Ira James 1877-1965
Soldier/Physician
Mayor of Charlottetown
Established the first Canadian Army Field Hospital
President of the Abegweit Amateur Athletic Association
Charlottetown Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Agar, Joseph F. -1942
Air Cadet Instructor
Arsenault, Hon. Aubin-Edmond 1870-1968
Teacher/Lawyer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Premier of Prince Edward Island
Judge of the Supreme Court
First Acadian Premier of a Canadian Province
Along with Rev. Andre Cormier of the University of St. Joseph, he was the first Acadian of
the Maritime provinces to pay an official visit to the Acadians of Louisiana
Arsenault, Dr. Iphigenie 1908-1996
Commissioner of the Prince Edward Island Division of the Canadian Red Cross
National President of the Catholic Women's League of Canada
Member of the Order of Canada
Arsenault, Dr. J. Edmond 1915-1994
Agrologist
Executive Director and Secretary of Saint Thomas Aquinas Society
President of the Acadian Museum in Miscouche
Member of the National Board of the Canadian Diabetes Association
Awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship by Rotary International
Awarded the Gold Medal Conseil de la Vie Francaise en Amerique
Awarded a D.S.S. from St. Joseph's University
Member of the Order of Acadian Merit
Member of the Order of Canada
Instrumental in the founding of Le Carrefour de L'Isle Saint-Jean
Arsenault, Joseph-Octave 1866-1918
Teacher/Professor
Principal of the Model School at Prince of Wales College
Manager for Prince Edward Island of the Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada
Organized and was President of the Association des Instituteurs Acadiens de l'Ile-du-Prince-Edouard Additional information may be found in Volume XIV of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Blake, Patrick 1846-1909
Butcher/Livestock Exporter
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Judge and Director of the Provincial Exhibition Association
Founding Member of the Charlottetown Board of Trade
Additional information may be found in Volume XIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Blanchard, Dr. James E. 1894-1960
Soldier/Dental Surgeon
Mayor of Charlottetown
A Fellow in the International College of Dentists
Blanchard, Jeremiah Elmer 1927-1970
Lawyer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Blanchard, J. Henri 1881-1968
Teacher/Professor/Historian/Author
Professor at St. Dunstan's College and Prince of Wales College
Acadian Patriot
A Founder and President of the St. Thomas Aquinas Society
President of the Acadian National Society
Blanchard, Stanislaus 1854-1916
Teacher/Lawyer/Judge
Stipendiary Magistrate for Kings and Queens Counties County Court
Organist and Choir Director at St. Dunstan's Basilica for over 25 years
First Acadian to become a lawyer on Prince Edward Island
Boyle, Most Rev. James 1885-1954
Bishop of the Diocese of Charlottetown
A member of the faculty of St. Francis Xavier University, he was deeply interested in adult education and was one of the leaders of the movement that promoted the cooperative movement, study clubs and credit unions
Bradley, Thomas (Tom) 1922-1993
Teacher/School Principal/Historian/Author
Wrote the history on Queen's Square School
Brown, Picton S. 1854-1925
Inn-Keeper/Horseman
Mayor of Charlottetown
Participated as a driver in the sport of harness racing for 57 years
Brown, William J. (Bill) 1913-1986
Funeral Director/Broadcaster/Horseman
Operator of the Hennessey Funeral Home
Radio Announcer at Radio Station C.F.C.Y.
Announcer and Race Caller at the Charlottetown Driving Park
Callaghan, J. Pius 1914-1990
Teacher/Journalist/Sports Administrator
Sports Editor, New Editor and later Managing Editor of the Charlottetown Guardian and the Evening Patriot
He studied law and was admitted to the bar, but chose to become a teacher
Charter President of the Prince Edward Island Junior Hockey League
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sports and racing Commission
Chairman of the Charlottetown Gold Cup and Saucer Race
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame
The Callaghan Cup in Maritime Junior A Hockey is named for him
Campbell, Michael E. (Mike) 1915-1989
Soldier/Civil Servant
First Executive Secretary and later Chairman of the Workmen's Compensation Board
Executive member of National and International Occupation Health and Safety Organizations
Director of the International Accident Prevention Association
Member of the Order of St. John
Cass, Rev. Frederick L. 1907-1964
Teacher/Parish Priest/Professor
Chemistry Professor at St. Dunstan's University
Coached two National Debating Championship Teams during the 1950's
Caven, John 1826-1914
Journalist/Editor/Classics and Literary Scholar
Professor/Lecturer/Poet
President of the St. Vincent de Paul Society
Well known vocalist who performed with the Charlottetown Orchestral Club
Clarkin, Lucy Gertrude (nee Kelley) 1877-1947
Artist/Teacher/Poet/Writer
Works published in The Christian Family, Canadian Bookman, The Montreal Star, Saturday Night among others
Connolly, John J. (Jack) 1901-1990
Athlete/Royal Canadian Navy/Postmaster
Naval Captain of several vessels during World War II
Aide de Camp to two Lieutenant-Governors
Connolly, Owen 1820-1887
Farmer/Merchant/Philanthropist
Established branch stores and owned property in Souris, Montague, Cardigan and Summerside
President of the Merchant's Bank of Prince Edward Island
Connolly, Stephen P. 1906-1991
Teacher/Postal Clerk/Author
Pioneer of Senior Citizen's Programs and Advocate
Formed the Senior Citizen's Harmonica Group
Credited with raising the dignity and value of senior citizens and their contribution to the Island way of life
Conroy, Dr. Peter 1853-1918
Physician/Surgeon
Chief of Staff of the Charlottetown Hospital
President of the Medical Council of Prince Edward Island
President of the Maritime Medical Association
He served as Chief of Staff of the Charlottetown Hospital from its founding in 1878 till his deathCorrigan, Mary Dorothy 1914-2010
Registered Nurse
Mayor of Charlottetown
Outstanding Community Volunteer
Member of the Order of Canada
Cullen, Dr. Eugene Patrick 1905-1995
Farmer/Dairy Operator
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Chairman of the Prince Edward Island School Milk Foundation
Chairman of the Prince Edward Island Health Services Commission
Chairman of the University of Prince Edward Island Board of Directors
Awarded an Honorary LL.D. From the University of Prince Edward Island
He initiated some of the first policies in the Province to encourage the development of small industry and the processing of farm products.
He was known to take an unwavering stand on "what was right and fair"
Cullen, John Frederick "Jake" 1933-2003
Royal Canadian Navy/Civil Servant/Commissionaire
Volunteer Citizen's Advocate
"The Social Watchdog"
Cullen, Thomas Reid 1904-1984
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
Dougan, Dr. F. Charles 1899-1954
Dental Surgeon/Horseman
President of the Prince Edward Island Dental Association
Presiding Judge at the Charlottetown Driving Park
President of the Abegweit Athletic Association
President of the City Baseball League
Driscoll, Frederick L. 1932-2000
University Professor
Chairman of the Department of History at University of Prince Edward Island
Lieutenant In the Canadian Army Militia
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
An ardent federalist, he was a leading constitutional expert and adviser
Driscoll, J. Russell 1908-1975
Farmer/Dealer
Member of the Legislative AssemblyDunn, Gordon Sterling “Gordie” 1941-2010
Street Car Operator/Bootlegger
Outstanding Community Volunteer
A third generation bootlegger who while plying his trade in Charlottetown, was well known throughout Canada.
He earned a Governor-General’s Medal for Heroism for rescuing two people from a burning house.
Enright, Rev. William 1897-1975
Parish Priest
Military Chaplain during World War II
A member of the Redemptorist Order who assisted in the establishment of the Holy Redeemer Parish, Enright House is named for him, a building built on the site of the former Redemptorist rectory on Euston Street
Farmer, Michael Alban 1901-1988
Teacher/Potato Inspector/Lawyer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Farrell, Wayne Joseph (Bones) 1950-1995
Trucker/Civil Servant/Athlete
Member of the Prince Edward Island Softball Hall of Fame
Gallant, Sylvain Tom 1866-1960
Farmer/Lobster Packer/Oyster Shipper
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Gallivan, Mary Eileen (nee MacPhee) 1925-1981
Wife of Danny Gallivan (1917-1993), famed Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster Gallivan broadcast hockey with accuracy, enthusiasm and a sophisticated understanding of the game which gave him a style all of his own. In a 32 year career he covered over 1900 matches including 16 Stanley Cup victories for the Montreal Canadiens. Gallivan brought a new vocabulary to hockey and many of his now famous "Gallivanisms" are part of hockey folklore. He was named a Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.
Gaudet, A. Walthan 1920-1979
Lawyer
Mayor of Charlottetown
Gaudet, Gilbert 1867-1934
Lawyer/Business Director
Gaudet, Gilbert A. 1917-1974
Lawyer
Stipendiary Magistrate of Queens and Kings Counties
Judge of the King's County Court
Gill, Dr. Patrick A. (Pat) 1954-1996
Physician
Prominent Heart and Lung Specialist
Halpenny, William J. (Bill) 1882-1960
Amateur Track and Field Athlete
Prince Edward Island's First Olympian
Member of the Sports Hall of Fame
An excellent article describing his athletic career may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1984) entitled Bill Halpenny, First Island Olympian
Hennessey, Andrew A. 1881-1940
Building Contractor/Fireman/Funeral Director
Supervised the construction of the Rena Maude McLean Memorial Hospital
Hennessey, Sir George Charles G. 1878-1933
Served for many years in the Chapel Cars in the American West
Knight Commander of the Holy Sepulchre
Hennessey, Lorne (Lal) 1931-1976
Athlete/Coach
Outstanding hockey player with Halifax St. Mary's Juniors and the Charlottetown Islanders in the Maritime Big Four Hockey League
Played semi-professional hockey in the United States Eastern Hockey League with Troy New York
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
Hennessey, Walter James 1894-1956
Farmer/Horseman
Famed Harness Racing Driver and Patriarch of the harness racing family
Holland, Katherine L. (nee Beaton) 1884-1959
Registered Nurse
Enlisted in the American Medical Service in 1917 serving overseas in France
Holland, Peter Eugene 1887-1949
Railwayman/Station Agent
Chairman of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Mayor of Souris
Jenkins, Dr. John Stephen (Jack) 1888-1972
Physician/Soldier/Aviator/Horseman
A pioneer in the air age on Prince Edward Island, he developed the Island's first airport on Upton Farm
Jenkins, Dr. Stephen Rice 1858-1929
Soldier/Physician/Surgeon
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Surgeon 4th. Regiment Heavy Brigade Artillery
President of the Maritime Medical Association
Member of the Council and later President of the Canadian Medical Association
His first work as a physician was tending to the ill during the 1885 Smallpox Epidemic
Has the distinction of having the largest headstone in Prince Edward Island
Johnston, James Bloise 1902-1975
Lawyer/Magistrate
Judge of the King's County Court
Johnston, James Joseph 1868-1948
Lawyer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Joy, John 1822-1895
Cooper/Labourer/Merchant/Tavern Keeper/Trader
Sold oysters wholesale and retail
Operated the Old London Oyster House and Restaurant on the corner of Queen and Richmond Streets, it later became the Old London Billiard Hall and Saloon
Champion Oarsman
Kelly, Dr. Frederick F. 1865-1910
Physician
Mayor of Charlottetown
Kelly, Leo Ignatius (Gunner) 1916-1999
Soldier/Athlete
He was an outstanding middleweight boxer who won a championship in a Gold Glove Tournament held in Albany New York in 1937. He won the Prince Edward Island and Maritime Middleweight Boxing Titles before leaving for World War II in the fall of 1940
Killorn, Dr. Leo Harrison 1925-1993
Physician
Addiction Services Physician for Prince Edward Island
Islander of the Year
On emergency duty at the hospital in the United States where country singer Hank Williams died
Larter, Elmer 1917-1992
Soldier/Athlete/Taxi Driver
Decorated Veteran of the Royal Canadian Artillery serving in World War II
Outstanding Community Volunteer providing free taxi service to those with the hearing impaired, also to the physically and mentally handicapped
Named Islander of the Year
Awarded the Lloyd MacInnis Award for the Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland
Awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal in 1977
He once pitched no-hitter against Pictou in their home field for the Charlottetown Abbies
Lawlor, Walter F. 1912-1968
Athlete
Outstanding hockey player, playing with the Charlottetown Abbies in the Big Four and the Big Six Hockey Leagues
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
LeClair, John Stanley 1883-1953
Railwayman/House Painter/Artist
With no formal training, he took up a lifetime hobby of drawing various scenes and equipment of the Prince Edward Island Railway. His remarkable work, "The Old Prince Edward Island Railway", was published in June 2001
He painted the interior of the Charlottetown Hotel when it was constructed
Ledwell, William A. (Bill) 1928-1996
Soldier/Civil Servant/Journalist/Sports Columnist
Member of the selection committee of the Canadian Sport Hall of Fame
Named a Doug Gilbert Sport Writer Award winner
Aide de Camp to several Lieutenant-Governors
The Bill Ledwell Sports Award is presented each year in his honour
Leightizer, James Joseph 1885-1943
Soldier
Commanding Officer No. 13 Company, Veterans Guard of CanadaLowrie, Capt. Thomas ____-1925
Military Officer
Captain of the H.M.C.S. Niobe of the Royal Canadian Navy
Lund, Charles Earl 1911-1941
Along with Frederick Philips was the last man to be hung on Prince Edward Island
Lyons, Charles 1853-1918
Mayor of Charlottetown
MacAdam, Alban Joseph (A. J.) 1920-1969
Athlete/Teacher/Athletic Director
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame
Outstanding athlete and coach at St. Dunstan's University
MacAulay, Loman A. 1925-1987
Radio Broadcaster/Singer
Vocalist with several bands
Well known broadcaster with C.F.C.Y. Television and Radio
Master of Ceremonies at the Vaudeville Shows at Old Home Week for many years
MacDonald, Aeneas Adolphus 1865-1920
Lawyer/Judge
Private Secretary to the Lieutenant-Governor
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Surrogate and Judge of Probate
MacDonald, Hon. Andrew Archibald 1829-1912
Merchant/Shipbuilder/Shipowner/Exporter
Postmaster in Charlottetown
Post Office Inspector for Prince Edward Island
American Consul at Georgetown
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Council
Member of the Executive Council
Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island
Member of the Senate of Canada
A Father of Confederation
Chairman of the Building Committee of St. Dunstan's Basilica
He, as a Father of Confederation, was the youngest delegate to attend the Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences in 1864
Additional information may be found in Volume XIV of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
MacDonald, Rev. Angus 1830-1889
Professor/Parish Priest/Journalist
Rector of St. Dunstan's College
Supervised the building of the church and parochial house at Fort Augustus
He was a brother of Sgt. John Joseph MacDonald (a soldier who lost his life in the American Civil War) whose story may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1994) in the article Soldiers of Liberty: Islanders and the Civil War
Additional information may be found in Volume XI of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
MacDonald, Dominic Francis (Sport) 1927-1996
Professor
Philosophy professor at St. Lawrence College in Quebec for thirty-three years
MacDonald, Donald A. 1910-1963
Farmer/Produce Dealer
Charter President of the Prince Edward Island Credit Union League
Member of the National Poultry Council of Canada
He brought the principles of commodity marketing legislation before the Supreme Court of Canada and the Canadian Privy Council and was successful in having them implemented
Awarded the decoration of Member of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of the contribution he made to the poultry industry during World War II
MacDonald, Dr. Douglas A. C. 1929-1995
Physician/Anaethesist
Long serving physician at the Prince Edward Island and Queen Elizabeth Hospitals
MacDonald, Rt. Rev. George Aeneas 1902-1979
Athlete/Soldier/Priest
Physics Professor at St. Dunstan's University
Last Rector of St. Dunstan's University
Qualified three times for the Canadian Bisley Rifle team
MacDonald, Sister Helen 1912-1973
Sister St. Elaine
Provincial Superior St. Joseph Province, Congregation of Notre DameMacDonald, Most Rev. Faber Joseph 1931-2012
Bishop of the Diocese of Grand Falls, Newfoundland
Bishop of the Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick
Member of the Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Member of the National Catholic Broadcasting Council
Musician/Recording Artist
“The Fiddling Bishop”
Co-founder of the Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival
Celebrant at the marriage of recording artists Natalie MacMaster and Donal Leahy
MacDonald, John Augustine 1888-1965
Lawyer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
MacDonald, Lumena (nee Poirier) 1915-1995
Registered Nurse
Matron of the Provincial Sanatorium
MacDonald, Peter A. -1943
Royal Canadian Air Force
Aircraft Instructor
MacDonald, Wilfred B. 1917-1992
Soldier/Businessman
Member of the Legislative Assembly
He served with the Canadian Army during World War II
MacDonald, Hon. Willibald Joseph (Billy Archie) 1897-1977
Professor/Soldier/Sportsman
Professor at Prince of Wales College
Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward IslandMacFadyen, Elmer E. 1943-2007
Civil Servant
Member of the Legislature
Member of the Executive Council
Chairman of the Hillsborough Park Community Improvement Committee
Outstanding Community Volunteer
MacFarlane, William Earl (Billy) 1946-1992
Athlete
Outstanding Softball (Fast Pitch) Pitcher
MacGuigan, Hon. Mark Joseph 1893-1972
Lawyer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Judge of the Supreme Court
Master of the Rolls of the Court of Chancery
Father of the Hon. Mark R. MacGuigan (now deceased), Member of Parliament from Windsor Ontario and the Federal Minister of Justice under Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau. He ran for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada in 1984 and was defeated by the Rt. Hon. John N. Turner. He was appointed a judge of the Federal Court of Canada. At his passing in 1998, he was interred in Oklahoma
MacIsaac, Alexander Andrew (Alex) 1906-1988
Tobacco Manufacturer/Travelling Salesman/Merchant
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
He operated a credit collection agency with offices in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island after his retirement from politics.
Grandfather of accomplished actor Martha MacIsaac, who played Becca in “Superbad”, Emily Starr in Emily of New Moon and Becca in the NBC comedy “1600”.
MacKenzie, Arthur "Red" 1919-1989
Soldier/Newspaperman/Athlete
Talented Golfer and Curler
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
MacLellan, Sixtus 1861-1937
Tailor/Merchant
Well known Charlottetown businessman
MacLeod, Anne Isabell (nee Livingstone) -1997
Hairdresser/Businessperson
Though she had no formal business training, she ss the owner/operator of the Barbara Ann's Beauty Salon, she was nominated three times as Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year
MacMillan, Sir William Joseph Parnell 1887-1957
Physician/Surgeon
Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Premier of Prince Edward Island
Named Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island but died and did not serve
MacPhee, Hugh Francis 1895-1957
Soldier/Lawyer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
McAleer, John Wilfred (Jack, also known as Lefty) 1919-1991
Airman/Mechanic/Account Executive
Director of Vital Statistics for the Province of Prince Edward Island
Outstanding Athlete and Baseball Player
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
He introduced the Pioneer cemetery program to Prince Edward Island and was vice-chairperson of the Vital Statistics Council of Canada
Awarded a 1967 Centennial Medal and a Silver Jubilee Medal for Community Service
McCallum, James W. F. (Jim) 1907-1970
Teacher/R.C.A.F. Flight Instructor/Civil Servant
School Army Cadet Instructor
Coached the Queens Square School Rugby Team
Scorer at the Charlottetown Forum for the Big Four Hockey League
McCormack, Daniel Joseph 1916-1995
Soldier/Civil Servant/Athlete
Outstanding Amateur Boxer
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
McCourt, Peter 1854-1929
Newspaper Editor and Publisher/Writer
Founder of the Kings County Advertiser in Georgetown and The Watchman in Charlottetown
Author of Life of Hon. Edward Whelan, Island Statesman
President of the Benevolent Irish Society
McGee, Mary "Minnie" (nee Cassidy) -1951
Convicted of poisoning six of her children, served a Life Sentence in the Falconwood Asylum An article on the Boer War may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1989) entitled Islanders And The Boer War
McGuigan, George Hugh 1856-1924
McGuigan, Annie 1866-1938
Merchant/Innkeeper/Farmer/Taxi Service
Parents of His Eminence, Dr. James Charles McGuigan, (1894-1974) who served as a Parish Priest, a Professor and Rector of St. Joseph’s Seminary in Edmonton. He served as Archbishop of Regina and Archbishop of Toronto. Most Rev. McGuigan was created Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo therefore the first English speaking Cardinal from Canada. He was founder of the Catholic Federated Charities. Cardinal McGuigan was awarded honourary doctorates from Niagara University, University of Toronto and Dalhousie University. At his death, his remains were interred at St. Augustine’s Seminary in Toronto, Ontario.
McKenna, John 1864-1937
Mayor of Charlottetown
McNeill, Peter A. 1917-1989
Royal Canadian Navy/Architect
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Founder of the Village of Sherwood
McTague, James Ernest (Jim) 1931-1994
Clerk/Administrator
Project Manager for the Charlottetown Housing Authority
Contract Administrator for the Department of Veteran's Affairs
Race Track Supervisor for Agriculture Canada at the Charlottetown Driving Park
Director and Treasurer for the P.E.I. Armour Fence Islanders when they won the Allan Cup
Moran, William 1870-1949
Cobbler/Educator
Co-founder of the Union Commercial College
Moreside, Eric (Ike) 1921-1991
Horseman/Sheriff
High Sheriff of Queens County
Murphy, Cornelius Raymond (Conn) 1923-1985
Businessman
Owned and operated Abegweit Tours, the firm that brought the London Double Decker buses to Prince Edward Island
Murphy, William A. "Bill" 1928-1994
Fisheries Officer/Innkeeper
Federal Department of Fisheries Area Manager
Executive Director of the National Research Council
Outstanding Community Volunteer
The W. A. Murphy Student Centre at the University of Prince Edward Island is named in his honour
O'Donnell, Lester P. 1912-1993
Lawyer
First Lawyer on Prince Edward Island to successfully sue for damages
O'Leary, Most Rev. Louis 1877-1935
Bishop of the Diocese of Chatham
Bishop of the Diocese of Charlottetown
Brother of Most Rev. Henry O'Leary, who also served as Bishop of the Diocese of Charlottetown and Bishop of Edmonton and is interred there
Paquet, Lemuel J. 1921-1985
Soldier/Labourer/Musician
Well known country and western singer and performer
Phillips, Frederick 1917-1941
Along with Charles Earl Lund was the last man to be hung on Prince Edward Island
Place, John Thomas "Mickey" 1909-2002
Banker/Broadcaster/Actor
Broadcaster with Radio Station C.F.C.Y.
Commentator with C.B.C. Radio
Charter member and long serving performer with the acting troop, The Venerables
Outstanding supporter of university sport at the University of Prince Edward Island
Was in New York and witnessed the upheaval of the 1929 stock market crash
Pope, Cecily Jane Georgina Fane 1862-1938
Registered Nurse/Nursing Sister
Superintendent of Canadian Nursing Staff during the Boer War and World War I
She was the first Canadian to be awarded the Royal Red Cross
"Prince Edward Island's Florence Nightingale"
An excellent article on her life and career may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1993) entitled 'The Island's Florence Nightingale'Power, J. Drew 1981-2012
Police Officer
Outstanding Athlete and well known coach in the sport of Ice Hockey
His life was featured on Scotiabank’s Hockey Day in Canada in February 2013
Ready, Charles 1933-1988
Police Officer
Chief of the Charlottetown Police Department
He received the Governor-General's Award for Meritorious Service
Ready, Brig. Gen. John Edward (Spy) 1930-2000
Athlete/Soldier/Teacher/Civil Servant
Mayor of Charlottetown
Executive Director of the Basilica Rec Center
General Manager of the Charlottetown Area Industrial Commission
Member of the National Advisory Council on Fitness and Aamateur Sport
Chairman of the Board of the 1991 Canada Winter Games
Member of the National Parole Board
Hockey Scout for the Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils and the Toronto Maple Leafs Outstanding Amateur Athlete
Captained the Nomads in 1955 the McCurdy Cup (Rugby) Championship
Played Professional Hockey with the Charlottetown islanders of the Big Four Hockey League
Had a tryout with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Baseball League
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
Commander of the Prince Edward Island Militia District and the Atlantic Militia Area
Life Member of the Royal Canadian Armored Corps. Association
He was summoned by helicopter to the Pentagon in Washington D.C. for a briefing of generals at the time of the Gulf War
Reddin, D. O'Meara 1830-1898
Lawyer/Judge
First Judge of the Kings County Court
Riley, Daniel J. 1873-1949
Tobacco Manufacturer
Mayor of Charlottetown
Roche, Edward 1815-1899
Educator
Rossiter, Philip J. 1895-1943
Teacher/Soldier/Hardware Merchant
First President of the Commercial Travellers Association of Prince Edward Island
President of the Maritime Provinces Board of Trade
Ryan, Charles Ernest (Charlie) 1918-1989
Soldier/Recreation Director for the City of Charlottetown/Salesman
Outstanding Baseball Player and known in P.E.I. as "Mr. Baseball"
Led Charlottetown teams to Maritime baseball titles in 1946 and 1949
Regional Scout for the Toronto Blue Jays
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame
Sharkey. John 1911-1997
Soldier/Farmer/Commissionaire
He was a Prisoner of war during World War II
His story may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1995) in an article entitled A Soldier's Story
Shields, William Marshall 1912-1997
Carpenter/Labour Leader
Charter member, office holder and later President of the Carpenters Union Local 1338
Chairman of the Prince Edward Island Federation of Labour
Vice-President, P.E.I. Workman's Compensation Board
Grand Knight, Charlottetown Knights of Columbus
Sinnott, Dr. Joseph Cyril 1922-1987
Royal Canadian Air Force/Physician
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Aide-de-Camp to Lieutenant Governor W. J. MacDonald
First Prince Edward Islander to draw a first place horse in the Irish Sweepstakes
Sullivan, Hon., Sir William Wilfred 1843-1920
Journalist/Lawyer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Premier of Prince Edward Island
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Additional information may be found in Volume XIV of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Thomas, Michael 1883-1954
Long Distance Runner
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame
"The Island Longboat"
His interesting story may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1981) in the article entitled Michael Thomas, Distance Runner
Trainor, Hon. Charles St. Clair 1901-1978
Lawyer
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission
Judge of the Kings County Court
Judge of the Queens County Court
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court
Master of the Rolls in the Court of Chancery
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Additional information may be found in Volume X of the Dictionary of Canadian BiographyVaive, Mary Evelyn 1940-2010
Homemaker
Sister of talented basketball player. Kevin White, also interred in this cemetery.
Mother of Richard Claude “Rick” Vaive, a professional ice hockey player who played with the Vancouver, Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks and Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League. He succeeded Darryl Sittler as Captain of Toronto and was the first 50 goal scorer in Maple Leafs history. Mr. Vaive played with the Birmingham Bulls in the now defunct World Hockey Association, as well as the Rochester Americans and the Hamilton Canucks on the American Hockey League. He coached the Saint John Flames in the American Hockey League and the South Carolina Stingrays in the East Coach Hockey League.
Walker, Frank J. 1893-1977
Machine Apprentice/Soldier/Journalist/Editor/Historian/Author
Associate Editor of the Charlottetown Guardian
Reporter of the Prince Edward Island Legislature, he was known as the "Mr. Hansard" of Prince Edward Island.
Writer of the Old Charlottetown newspaper column
At his retirement at the age of 75 it was noted that journalistic era marked by one man's dedication to accuracy and objectivity, had ended. His editorials "were always in good taste and never stooping to meanness"
His prose and poetry written during World War I may be found in the excellent book: From a Stretcher Handle: The World War I Journal and Poems of Pte. Frank Walker
White, Kevin Gerard 1948-1967
Student/Athlete
Star Basketball at Dalhousie University in Halifax
Had a trial with Canada's National Basketball team in preparation for the Pan American Games in Winnipeg in 1969
Williams, Robert "Tic" 1914-1960
Shipyard Worker/Athlete
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
Outstanding hockey player who played on the Charlottetown Junior Royals
Part of the hockey team that moved to Denver Colorado to play in a semi-pro league in Colorado and Oklahoma during the 1935-36 season. A story about Tic entitled “The Greatest Island Hockey Player Never to Play in the NHL” may be found in the Red magazine, (Fall/Winter 2011)Zakem, Francis Joseph “Frank” 1931-2013
Educator/Administrator/Author/Historian/Community
Activist
President of Holland College
Mayor of Charlottetown
A founder of the University of Prince Edward Island
Director of the Federation of Prince Edward Island Municipalities
Assisted in the creation of the Rotary Youth Parliament
Member of the Order of P.E.I.
Awarded Doctor of Laws from U.P.E.I.
In a Mausoleum beside St. Pius X Church facing St. Peter's Road in the Roman Catholic Cemetery
Dow, Helen Theresa (nee MacFarlane) 1932-1996
Merchant/Restauranter
Owned and operated the Dow Family Restaurant in Charlottetown and the Fisherman's Wharf Restaurant & Lobster Suppers in North Rustico
St. Paul's Anglican Church Vaults (under the church)
Campbell, Hon., Sir Donald, Bart. 1800-1850
Soldier/Colonial Administrator
Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island
Additional information may be found in Volume VII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Young, Hon., Sir Aretus William 1777-1835
Soldier/Colonial Administrator
Veteran of the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars
Administrator of the Colony of Trinidad
Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island
Additional information may be found in Volume VI of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
St. Peter's Cathedral (Anglican) Cemetery
Acorn, Dr. James Milton Rhodes 1923-1986
Carpenter/Longshoreman/Factory Worker/Stockman/Poet
Winner of the Governor-General's Award for Poetry
Recipient of an Honorary degree from the University of Prince Edward Island
One of Canada's most colourful and eccentric characters he was named by his contemporaries, "The People's Poet" and the "Poet Laureate of the Bohemian Embassy". The story of his life may be found in the biography Milton Acorn / In Love And Anger
Beers, Eva Lillian 1876-1960
Registered Nurse
Well known matron of the Protestant Orphanage in Mount Herbert from 1922 to 1950
Nursed victims in Halifax in December 1917 after the Halifax Explosion
Brecken, Frederick de St. Croix 1828-1903
Lawyer/Postmaster
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of Parliament
Additional information may be found in Volume XIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Brow, James B. 1898-1977
Professor/Insurance Agent
Professor of Physics and Vice-Principal at Prince of Wales College
Had an outstanding knowledge of horticulture
Carvell, Hon. Jedediah Slason 1832-1894
Lumberman/Merchant/Broker/General Agent/Publisher
Mayor of Charlottetown
Member of the Senate of Canada
Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island
Worked at the construction of the European and North American Railway
Coles, George 1808-1875
Farmer/Merchant/Brewer and Distiller
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Premier of Prince Edward Island
A Father of Confederation
Prince Edward Island's first premier under Responsible Government
The story of the duel that he fought with Edward Palmer may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1989) in an article entitled An Affair of Honour
An interesting article on the last years of his life may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1991) entitled 'Deserted by God and Man': The Tragedy of George Coles
Additional information on this outstanding Islander may be found in Volume X of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Cotton, Robert L. 1881-1968
Business Manager/Publisher/Merchant/Realtor/Philanthropist
One of the founders of Northumberland Ferries Ltd.
Father of the Prince Edward Island Provincial Parks system
Established the Cotton Memorial Trust
Cotton, William Lawson 1848-1928
Publisher
Editor and manager of The Examiner
DesBrisay, Theophilus 1816-1884
Pharmacist, Justice of the Peace
Mayor of Charlottetown
Treasury Note Commissioner
He was the founder of Apothecaries Hall, a Charlottetown landmark at the intersection of Grafton and Queen
Fitzgerald, Terrence Leinster (Babs) 1917-1999
Clerk of The Queen's County Court/Justice of the Peace/Sports's Writer/Businessman
Member of the 1st. Canadian Corps Signals (RCCS) during World War II earning six medals for his service overseas
President of the Prince Edward Island Wildlife Federation
Member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Wildlife Federation
Foster, Ernest Alfred 1879-1959
Pharmacist
Mayor of Charlottetown
Councillor, President and later Honourary President of the Canadian Pharmaceutical Association
Harris, James Edward 1886-1954
Architect
Harris, Robert 1849-1919
Surveyor/Land Agent/Artist/Writer
Painter of the Fathers of Confederation, The Meeting of the School Trustees and the murals in All Soul's Chapel in Charlottetown, among many others
Several articles on Mr. Harris' life and career may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1977) The Charlottetown Boyhood of Robert Harris and (Spring/Summer 1996) Robert Harris' Island Sketches. Several reproductions of his art may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1981) in an article entitled R. Harris
Additional information may be found in Volume XIV of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Harris, William Critchlow 1854-1913
Architect
Designer of many Churches and structures on Prince Edward Island
There have been many excellent articles written about Mr. Harris including those in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1977) William Harris and His Island Churches and (Fall/Winter 1987) The Story of All Soul's Chapel. There have also been several excellent books written about this family including The Island Family Harris which gives an overall view of this family
Additional information may be found in Volume XIV of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Haviland, Anne Elizabeth (nee Grubbe) 1818-1902
wife of the Hon. T. Heath Haviland
An interesting article regarding her interest in botany may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1994) entitled Mrs. Haviland's Plants
Haviland, Hon. Thomas Heath 1822-1895
Lawyer/Militia Officer/Landowner
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Member of the Senate of Canada
Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island
Mayor of Charlottetown
A Father of Confederation
He was the second for Edward Palmer at the duel in which Palmer fought George Coles. The story of the duel may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1989) in an article entitled An Affair of Honour
Additional information may be found in Volume XII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Hodgson, Hon. Edward Jarvis 1840-1911
Lawyer
Judge of the Supreme Court
Master of the Rolls
Hodgson, Rev. George Wright 1842-1885
First Priest Incumbent of St. Peter's Church
Hogg, Jessie Winnifred (nee Gourlie) 1861-1915
Midwife/Writer/Publisher/Editor/Impresario
Publisher of the Christmas Times, a small yearly magazine which contained romantic short stories and also extolled the virtues of Prince Edward Island in words and pictures
Owner and Operator of Wonderland at Charlottetown, she was a pioneer in bringing motion pictures to Charlottetown. The name was changed to The People's Theatre and she later owned another establishment in Smith Falls Ontario. At her passing, many Charlottetown businessmen spoke of her in admiration and described her as brilliant
Additional information may be found in Volume XIV of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Jenkins, Dr. John Theophilus 1829-1919
Soldier/Physician/Farmer/Horseman
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of Parliament
Coroner and Public Health Officer for Charlottetown
He became Prince Edward Island's first native born doctor when he began practice in 1855
Owned a private driving park on his farm in Upton
Served with the Turkish Army and was a veteran of the Crimean War
Jenkins, Rev. Louis Charles 1797-1884
Priest/Librarian/Poet
Long-serving Church of England Priest on Prince Edward Island
MacDonald, Elizabeth Lee (nee Owen) 1835-1901
Author
Wife of the Hon. Andrew Archibald MacDonald (see Charlottetown Roman Catholic Church Cemetery) and daughter of Thomas Owen (see the Old Protestant Burying Ground in Charlottetown)
Writer under the penname E.L.M. of the nine-part series, "Charlottetown fifty years ago", in volumes 2 and 3 of the Prince Edward Island Magazine in October 1900 and June 1901
MacGowan, Peter 1805-1890
Businessman/Shipbuilder
Member of the Legislative Assembly
MacKinnon, Hon. Donald Alexander 1863-1928
Teacher/Lawyer/Historian
Law Agent for the Attorney-General of Canada
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Member of Parliament
Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island
Co-Writer of the book Past and Present of Prince Edward Island
Malone, Rev. Elwin Mortimer 1881-1975
Priest Incumbent of St. Peter's Cathedral
A Priest for 69 years
Michael, Thomas 1877-1963
Pack Peddler/Merchant
One of the early immigrants from Lebanon
This interesting story may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1985) within the article Going to the Country: Lebanese Peddlers on Prince Edward Island
Morson, Walter Augustus Ormsby 1851-1921
Lawyer/Soldier
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Palmer, Dorothy Campbell (nee Simpson) 1905-1981
Administrator
Provincial Commandant of the Canadian Red Cross Corps
President of the Diocesan Board of the Women's Auxiliary, Anglican Church of Canada
Palmer, Harold Leonard 1890-1975
Lawyer/Judge
Judge of Probate
Member of the Order of Canada
Peake, Edith Alice Constance (nee Haviland) 1847-1931
Wife of James Peake
Mistress of Beaconsfield House at 2 Kent Street
An interesting article appears in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1993) on this family entitled The Master of Beaconsfield Part One: James Peake
There are many well-written stories on the Shipbuilding history on P.E.I. One of them may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1978) in an article entitled The Shipping Industry of Nineteenth Century Prince Edward Island: A Brief History. Other reading on her in-law's shipbuilding career may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1991) in two articles entitled The Last Survivor, the other is The S.S. Prince Edward: Islanders & The Age of Steam
Peters, Arthur 1854-1908
Lawyer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Premier of Prince Edward Island
Additional information may be found in Volume XIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
His brother Frederick (1852-1919), also a lawyer, was a member of the P.E.I. Legislative Assembly, a member of the Executive Council and Premier of Prince Edward Island. He was a member of the Bars of England, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Mr. Peters also served a term as President of Prince of Wales College. He left P.E.I. to establish with Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper, the firm of Tupper and Peters. Mr. Peters had a distinguished career in British Columbia. At his death, Frederick Peters was interred in the Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Peters, Hon. James Horsfield 1811-1891
Land Agent/Lawyer/Writer/Agricultural Improver/Inventor
Solicitor-General for Prince Edward Island
Member of the Legislative Council
Member of the Executive Council
Master of the Rolls
Judge of the Supreme Court
Land agent for his father-in-law, Sir Samuel Cunard
Two of his sons became Premiers of Prince Edward Island, Arthur (above) and Frederick. Frederick resigned as Premier in 1897 and moved permanently to Prince Rupert British Columbia. Frederick was interred in British Columbia when he passed away. Frederick's son Captain Frederick Thornton Peters of the Royal Navy earned the Distinguished Service Order in World War I and the Victoria Cross in World War II for his bravery under fire in action. Captain Peters died in a plane crash on February 13, 1943 in Plymouth Harbour in England
Additional information on this controversial and legendary individual may be found in Volume XII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Peters, Mary (nee Cunard) 1817-1865
Daughter of Sir Samuel Cunard, Bart. (1788-1865) who was a Canadian pioneer of regular transatlantic steam navigation and a large scale proprietor and property owner on Prince Edward Island. He became a leading businessman of Nova Scotia and engaged in banking, lumbering, shipping, and shipbuilding enterprises. His fleet at one time numbered some 40 vessels. He was interested in the development of steam navigation and owned shares in the Royal William, the first Canadian steamer to cross the Atlantic (1833) from Canada to England. When the British government invited bids (1838) for carrying mail to and from Liverpool, Halifax, and Boston, Cunard went in 1839 to England and presented to the admiralty such carefully considered plans for a line of steamships that he received the contract. In association with others, he formed the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, which in 1840 placed four ships in operation, establishing the first regular steamship service between the continents. This was the beginning of the noted Cunard Line of which vessels such as the Queen Elizabeth II are a part of today. At his death, he was interred in London, England.
Additional information on her father may be found in Volume IX of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Reid, Clarence (Soggy) 1930-1995
Businessman/Carney/Philanthropist
Owner/President/General Manager Bill Lynch Shows
President of the Canadian Chapter of the North American Showman's League
Maritime Amateur Boxing Champion
A unique headstone marks his grave
Reid, Frank 1862-1958
Pack Peddler
One of the early immigrants from Lebanon
Simpson, Rev. James 1853-1920
Surveyor/Church of England Clergyman/Author
Canon of St. Peter's Cathedral in Charlottetown
Honorary Canon of All Saints' Cathedral in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Served on a committee that produced the first Canadian revision of the Book of Common Prayer
Author of several published works on controversial issues within the church
Additional information may be found in Volume XIV of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Tawil, Solomon (Sam) 1926-1993
Labourer/Farmer/Peddler/Merchant
Developer of Sam's North River Corner
Tidmarsh, William Henry (Harry) 1882-1960
Lobster Packer
Packed lobster paste in glass sealers with a patented top
Vinnicombe, Henry Westaway 1843-1928
Musician/Professor
A prominent and well known violinist who played with the Charlottetown Orchestral Club
An interesting article which mentions Mr. Vinnicombe may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1981) in an article entitled Musicians of Olden Times
CHERRY VALLEY
E-11 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Christ Church Anglican Cemetery
Clapp (nee Beer), Laura Amelia Dodd 1896-1977
Registered Nurse
Remembered for her compassion and concern for others
MacMillan, John Robert Shaw 1882-1951
Miller/Fox Rancher
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Wootton, Lt. Col. Patrick Alwen 1919-2000
Soldier/Farmer/Environmentalist
Member of the Lovat Scots during his military career
Volunteer Counselor at the Sleepy Hollow Correctional Center
President of the Royal Commonwealth Society
President of the Natural History Society
He was a prospective Conservative candidate for the British Parliament 1951-54
Cherry Valley Memorial (United Church) Cemetery
Irving, David Purdy 1841-1922
Teacher/Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Irving, James C. 1870-1939
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Ykelenstam, Henk 1929-1992
Artist/Musician
Educated at the Utrecht Conservatory of Music
Member of the Black Watch Band, the Halifax Symphony Orchestra, the Charlottetown festival Orchestra, the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Orchestra
Performed many times on C.B.C. Radio and Television
Taught music lessons (flute)
His art was exhibited in galleries in Halifax and Charlottetown and also at the Toronto International Art Fair
CLYDE RIVER
F-9 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Burnside Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Dixon, Margaret (nee MacQuarrie) 1894-
Teacher/Writer/Author
Writer of Ellen's Diary
Clyde River United Baptist Church Cemetery
MacPhail, Hon. Robert Lloyd George 1920-1995
Merchant/Businessman
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island
Member of the Order of Canada
Monument
War Memorial
Situated in front of the Clyde River United Baptist Church Cemetery
CORNWALL
E-9 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Cornwall United Church CemeteryFord, David Henry 1920-2012
Dairy Worker/Butcher/Merchant/Farmer/Livestock Judge
Member of the Legislature
MacArthur, Charles Wayne 1947-1985
Broadcaster
Disc Jockey and News Reporter for radio stations CFCY and CHTN
MacArthur, Frank H. 1886-1981
Historian/Writer/Author
MacMillan, Mabel Jean (nee Howatt) 1891-1978
Master Gardener
Writer/Author/Broadcaster
MacPhail, Willard Blair 1941-2001
Carpenter/Farmer/Fireman
Mayor of Cornwall
President of the Canadian Swine Breeder’s Association
Chair of the Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement
Director of the Chicken Farmers of Canada
Member of the Canadian Broiler Council
Member of the Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame
Charter Member of the North River Fire Department
He addressed the Swine Breeders of Brazil at their National Meeting in 1991
Vickerson, Stewart S. 1936-1988
Newspaper Publisher/Retail Advertising Executive
General Manager and Publisher of the Charlottetown Guardian and the Evening Patriot
Director of the Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association
Charter Member of the Atlatic Press Council
Member of the Newspaper Advertising Executive Association of Canada
Monument
War Memorial
Situated near the Cornwall Dental Clinic and the Cornwall United Church at the south end of the Cornwall Road. The two monuments (one for each World War) may be seen from the Trans Canada Highway, but the access is difficult
CORRAN BAN
D-10 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Campbell, Rev. Terence (Terry) 1868-1961
Professor/Parish Priest
Rector of St. Dunstan's University
MacAulay, Sir James A. 1900-1999
Farmer/Fisherman/Soldier
He was awarded the French Legion of Honour shortly before he died. He was Prince Edward Island's last surviving veteran of World War I
MacDonald, Joseph William (Wooden Joe) 1884-1966
Lawyer
Magistrate of King's County
COVEHEAD ROAD
D-9 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
St. Eugene's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Baxter, Herbert 1914-1991
Royal Air Force/Photographer
Actor and Director in the Little Theatre Guild
Member of the first group that re-enacted the Fathers of ConfederationTanner Keith Craswell 1989-2011
Athlete
Baseball player with the Lethbridge Bulls in Alberta
Victim of a tragic shooting in Alberta, Canada
Cooke, Raymond F. 1940-1986
Businessman/Athlete/Coach
Yachtsman and racer as a member of the Charlottetown Yacht Club
CRAPAUD
F-8 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Crapaud Gospel Hall Cemetery
Harris, Russell 1895-1980
Pentecostal Minister
Established and preached in various Gospel Halls in Eastern Canada
Ramsay, George Albert 1913-1993
Clerk/Pentecostal Minister
Established and preached in various Gospel Halls in North America and the United Kingdom
Crapaud People's Cemetery
Boswell, Adeline Ruth (nee MacGregor) 1896-1979
Teacher/Music Teacher/Organist/Genealogist/Writer
Initiated the Prince County Music Festival
Boswell, Dr. David M. 1926-1998
Athlete/Teacher/Educational Administrator
Founder of the Physical Education movement in Prince Edward Island
Pioneer in the field of alcohol addiction studies
Founded Allied Youth in Prince Edward Island
He was responsible for bringing the province's many sporting organizations together into united bodies
He was one of the first people to become involved in organizing the Canada Games as a national event and served as the province's chef-de-mission at four
games
Member of the Canadian British Commonwealth Society
Member of the Order of Canada
Boswell, Robert Keith 1893-1967
Farmer/Cattle Breeder
Well known and innovative agriculturalist
Canfield, Ella Jean (nee Garrett) 1918-2000
Registered Nurse/Merchant/Politician
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Chairperson of the Prince Edward Island Advisory Committee on the Status of Women
Awarded the Queen's Juliee Medal in 1977
First woman to be elected to the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly and to be appointed to the Cabinet
Cutcliffe, Henry 1824-1869
Cabinet Maker/Furniture Manufacturer
Also constructed pulpits for several churches
Holm, Colin T. 1811-1883
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Ince, Clifton Clarke 1902-1992
Soldier/Farmer/Historian/Writer/Author
Leard, Dorothy Hope (nee Howatt) Myers 1901-1992
Teacher/Quilter
Well Known citizen of Victoria
Lord, Stanley Windsor 1913-2000
Athlete/Royal Canadian Navy/Hydrographer
Member of the Victoria Union's Hockey Team
He was a member of the ship's company of the C.S.S. Hudson on the occasion of traversing the Northwest Passage in 1970
MacQuarrie, Hon. Heath Nelson 1919-2002
Teacher/Professor/Political Scientist/Lecturer/Author
Member of Parliament
Member of the Senate of Canada
National Vice-President of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Canadian delegate to the United Nations General Assembly
An expert on Middle Eastern Affairs
Member of the Grand Cordon Order of Al-Istaqlal (Jordan)
Brought forward the idea of having the Turks & Caicos Islands as a territory of Canada
MacQuarrie, Rev. Waldron A. 1889-1986
Minister of the United Church of Canada
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island
Myers, John Howard 1879-1958
Dairy Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Member of Parliament
He was considered to be the most gifted and humorous political orator of his time
Penpraise, Neil 1851-1938
Merchant
Well known merchant and wit who lived in Victoria
Smith, Matthew E. 1842-1909
Farmer/Inn-Keeper
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Stordy, Thomas 1806-1854
Miller
Established Stordy's Mills near Crapaud on the Upper Westmoreland River
Wheeler, Walter R. 1926-1989
Royal Canadian Navy/Banker/Publisher
St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church Cemetery
Bulpitt, Rev. James 1767-1849
Wesleyan Minister
First Methodist Minister to settle on this Island
A headstone is erected to his memory Old Church of England (Elm Avenue) Cemetery in Charlottetown
Dickson, Alexander Stuart 1899-1973
Soldier/Broadcaster/Journalist/Athlete
Announcer/Operator at C.F.C.Y. Radio
Member of the 20th. Century Club of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters
Directed The Sinking of the Titanic as a radio play
As a member of the British Army he was a Germany Prisoner of War from 1917 to 1918
Worked on the Nizams State Railway in India for three years
Prince Edward Island Tennis Champion
Hayes, Hannah 1795-1874
Domestic Servant
Servant in the Palmer household in Victoria
Lea, Lt. Mary W. (nee MacLennan) 1910-2002
Teacher/Secretary/Athlete
First Canadian woman to become a member of Canada's Bisley Rifle Team
Competed for nearly 50 years at the Canadian Rifle Meet in Ottawa as a member of P.E.I.'s interprovincial rifle teams
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame
Myers, Frank Sheldon 1908-1975
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Sherren, William Douglas 1857-1935
Farmer
Sherren, Florence A. (nee Carrier) 1868-1943
Parents of Major Percy Clark Sherren (1893-1937) who is probably the most highly decorated of Prince Edward Island's World War I aviators with the R.A.F. He was awarded the Military Cross with Bar. He was later promoted to Wing Commander and was killed at Scarborough, England during the King's Cup Air Race. He was interred with full military honours in Ipswich, England. His interesting story may be found in the Island Magazine article: (Fall/Winter 1987) under Death From Above: Island Fliers in World War One
Stewart, Marion Harland (nee Lea) 1900-1995
Historian/Author
Stewart, Walter Fitz-Alan 1885-1952
Soldier/Farmer/Fox Rancher
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Speaker of the House of Assembly
He was a Lieutenant in the 105th. Army Regiment from 1915 to 1930
Monument
War Memorial
Situated in the community in a small park
CUMBERLAND
F-10 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
St. Martin's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
MacDonald, John R. G. (Jack) 1921-1980
Soldier/Harbour Pilot/Ferry Operator
Operated the ferry service from Rocky Point to Charlottetown
Secured a line and rescued the crew of "The Seeknok" with his ferry boat, when it caught fire in Charlottetown harbour
MacIsaac, Francis Gerard 1937-1979
Horseman
Famed Harness Racing Driver who lost his life in a race in Saint John, New Brunswick
He was only the third Island driver in the history of the sport to reach the 1,000 mark in victories.
This was outstanding, in light of the short season in the Maritimes where he did most of his racing. He had a total of over 1400 heat wins and his records as such are recorded with others in the "World Famous Drivers" record book. He was selected to participate in the first international ice racing competition on the Ottawa Rideau Canal in 1979 and was chosen to compete annually in the Maritime Driving Championships at Sackville Downs, Nova Scotia. He was the winner of this event in 1978.
President of the P.E.I. Standardbred Horse Owner's Association
Member of the Prince Edward Island Harness Racing Hall of Fame
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
Mitchell, Martin A. 1905-1993
Fisherman/Hunter/Native Elder
Driving force behind the development of the Mic Mac Village at Rocky Point
White, Catherine Jane (nee Feehan) 1890-1953
Homemaker
Her home was an informal reception centre for the Rocky Point Ferry
It was said that when Kate White died, Rocky Point died as well
DESABLE
F-8 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
National Historic Site and Monument
Franklin Knight Lane
This monument commemorates the life of a member of President Wilson's cabinet in the United States
DONALDSTON
D-10 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Donaldston United/Methodist Church Cemetery
MacDonald, Donald H. 1844-1918
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
DUNBLANE
E-2 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
West Point Presbyterian Church Cemetery
MacPherson, Irma MacLean (nee Clements) 1904-1960
Registered Nurse/Midwife
A competent, compassionate and now legendary nurse, she would travel to homes to assist the sick and dying prepared for anything including non-medical duties. She was a driving force and tireless campaigner for the establishment and construction of the first O'Leary Community Hospital
DUNDAS
C-13 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Dundas United Church Cemetery
Clay, Katherine Mae (nee Matheson) 1906-1987
Artist/Craftsperson/Musician/Teacher
Outstanding Community Leader
Organized many benefit concerts in aid of Carry on Canada
Creed, William Bentley 1892-1963
Soldier/Teacher/Farmer
Principal of the Success Business College in Moncton
Co-founder of the Dundas Exhibition and Ploughing Match
Hunter, Leslie Stewart 1889-1970
Farmer/Business Manager
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Co-founder of the Dundas Exhibition and Ploughing Match
MacDonald, Samuel 1810-1897
Merchant/Shipbuilder/Farmer/Trader/Postmaster
Clerk of the Kings County Supreme Court
At one time made and exported ships-knees
Monument
War Memorial
Situated in front of the Dundas United Church
Old Dundas (Acorn) Cemetery
Christensen, Svend A. H. 1921-1992
Soldier/Pentecostal Preacher
Founder of the Emmanuel Bible Camp in Upton Prince Edward Island
Johnston, William 1778-1856
Soldier/Farmer
As a Sergeant of the Royal 42nd Highlanders he assisted in the removal from the battlefield and the burial of Sir John Moore at Corrunna in Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. The grave was hastily dug with their bayonets. He was one of twenty-five out of fifteen hundred who survived and was immortalized in poetry by the Rev. Charles Wolfe
Pratt, Charles Chester 1888-1982
Merchant/Historian/Writer
Well known businessman in St. Peter's Bay
DUNSTAFFNAGE
D-10 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Central United Church Cemetery
Johnstone, Rena (nee Wood) 1902-1982
Musician/Music Teacher/WriterWood, Wallace G. “Wally” 1935-2012
Dairy Farmer/Horseman
Charter Member of the Maritime Provinces Harness Racing Commission
Charter President of the PEI Harness Racing Industry Association
Charter Chairman of the P.E.I. Soil & Crop Improvement Association
President of the Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture
Member of the Atlantic Agriculture Hall of Fame
Dairy Judge at many Agricultural Fairs across Canada
Won the National Dairy Judging Competition at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario as a teenager
Charter Member of the Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery Committee
One of his dairy cattle had the distinction of Grand Champion or Reserve at both the Royal Winter Fair and the National Dairy Show at Madison, Wisconsin, for five consecutive years
EAST WILTSHIRE
E-9 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
East Wiltshire Cemetery
Bain, Francis 1842-1894
Naturalist/Farmer/Geologist/Natural Historian/Scientist/Author
A monument to his memory can be found on the grounds of the Coles Building in Charlottetown
A story on his life may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1979) in an article entitled Francis Bain, Farmer Naturalist
Additional information on this interesting Islander may be found in Volume XII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
A story on his life may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1979) in an article entitled Francis Bain, Farmer Naturalist
Bain, Laura 1891-1969
Teacher/Missionary
Baptist Church Missionary in India
Scott, Dr. Haldane Rupert 1918-1961
Professor of Zoology at McGill University
Warren, John Robinson 1851-1935
Merchant/Postmaster/Justice of the Peace
Operated a general mercantile business at North River
ELDON
F-12 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monuments
Masonic Lodges of Prince Edward Island
This large structure is dedicated to commemorate the life, history and works of the Masonic Lodge's on Prince Edward Island
Pioneer Cemetery
This plaque, situated within the confines of the cemetery, commemorates the restoration of the resting the place of early Acadian and Scottish settlers who lived and died in the area. The grounds were restored by the Belfast Historical Society
Thomas Douglas, Fifth Earl of Selkirk
A flat monument at ground level commemorates the life of Thomas Douglas, the Fifth Earl of Selkirk, who settled this area of Prince Edward Island with Scottish settlers in 1803. The monument is situated at the entrance of Lord Selkirk Provincial Park
Ross Monument
A plaque on a large stone, situated near the entrance of Lord Selkirk Provincial Park was unveiled by the Clan Ross of Prince Edward Island in 1996, to commemorate the settlement of the Ross Family, who travelled on the "Polly" from Scotland in 1803
National Historic Site and Monument
Selkirk Settlement
This cairn situated at the entrance of Lord Selkirk Provincial Park commemorates the settlement of this part of Prince Edward Island by Scottish settlers in 1803
ELLERSLIE
D-4 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery
Lea, Mary W. (nee MacLennan) 2002
Teacher/Secretary/Athlete
Competed for nearly 50 years at the National Rifle Meet in Ottawa
First Woman to be a member and Captain of the Canadian Rifle Team and compete at Bisley
Member of the P.E.I. Sport Hall of Fame
Williams, Harry (Little Harry) 1867-1934
Building Contractor
He constructed buildings such as St. Peter's Church in Lot 11, St. James' Parish Church in Port Hill as well as many "Fox Houses" that can be found in the western end of Prince Edward Island
An interesting article on his career may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1998) entitled Little Harry Williams
Monument
War Memorial
This granite monument is situated near the softball field
ELMIRA
A-15 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map on Private Property
Acadian Pioneer Cemetery
Pinet, Noel 1683-1755
Carpenter/Labourer/Mariner
Ancestor of the Pinel families living in Louisiana today and father-in-law of Antoine Detchevarry
ELMSDALE
C-2 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Elmsdale Church of the Nazarene Cemetery
Campbell, Robert Erskine 1922-1992
Merchant Navy/Farmer/Livestock Dealer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Nicknamed for his oratorical skills "The Great West Wind"
Chairman of the board of the Alberton Museum
Named Alberton's Citizen of the Year
Rennie, Ralph H. 1917-1984
Farmer/Merchant/Egg Grader/Potato Dealer
Developed R. H. Rennie & Sons into a large potato dealership
Elmsdale United Church Cemetery
Currie, Winston W. 1912-1994
Teacher
Superintendent of Schools for Prince County
Principal of Rural Schools in Prince County
Mayor of Alberton
Hardy, Craig Thomas 1987-1995
Student
One of the Hardy Quadruplets, he lost his life in an automobile- bicycle accident
Williams, David (Davy) 1903-1993
Funeral Director
Long serving and well known funeral director in Elmsdale
EMYVALE
E-8 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
St. Ann's in Lot 65, Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Callaghan, Rev. Louis Peter 1900-1985
Teacher/Parish Priest/Farmer/Horseman
An Innovative Farmer and Intuitive Horse Breeder
Member of the Order of Canada
The last of the farming priests of the Diocese of Charlottetown
FAIRFIELD
A-15 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
St. Columba Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Beaton, Donald 1816-1865
Merchant/Businessman
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Commandant of the Calvary throughout Prince Edward Island
Bennett, Shirley (nee Harris) 1938-1998
Administrative Director
Member of the International Commission for Conservation of Atlatic Tuna
Member of the Board of Directors of the International Gamefish Association
Member of the Atlantic Large Pelagic Committee
She was liason and contact for North Lake Tuna Charters Inc., booking reservations for rod and reel fishermen from all over the world. She also was an organzier and a driving force behind the many international deep-sea fishing competitions that were conducted from North Lake Harbour
Campbell, Duncan J. 1881-1962
Farmer/Fisherman
Involved in the rescue of sailors off the wreck of "The Sovinto"
An excellent story on the wreck may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1978) in the article The Wreck of the Sovinto
Cheverie, Neil A. 1875-1963
Farmer
Award Winning Old Time Fiddler
The story of his adventures with is music in 1926 may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1979) in the article entitled The Great Fiddling Contests of 1926
Fisher, Mary Ellen Phoenix (MacDonald) 1882-1951
Farmer's Wife
The name Phoenix was included in her name in honour of the ship's surgeon of the Phoenix, a famous wreck at East Point
The story of the shipwreck may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1986) in the article The Wreck of the Phoenix
Grady, Austin 1876-1947
Farmer
Involved in the rescue of sailors off the wreck of "The Sovinto"
An excellent story on the wreck may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1978) in the article The Wreck of the Sovinto
Holland, Francis B. 1888-1969
Fisherman/Canadian Merchant Marine
Served on the "San Demtrio" during World War II in the convoy to protect the "Jervas Bay" which was attacked by the German warship "The Admiral Scheer". The captain of the "San Demtrio", Fogarty Fagan was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously and is immortalized in verse. A park and a Royal Canadian Legion home in St. John New Brunswick commemorates the "Jervas Bay"
Kent, Patrick A. (Pat) 1926-1993
Artist/Business Manager/Civil Servant/Antique Dealer/Craftsman
MacDonald, Hon. Daniel Joseph 1918-1980
Soldier/Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Member of Parliament
Privy Councillor
Member of the War Amputees Association of Canada
He was a double amputee after being wounded in action in Italy. It did not slow him down and the stories of his life are now of legendary status. He was only one of two Prince Edward Island statesmen to be accorded the honour of a State Funeral, courtesy of the Government of Canada. He was eulogized at his funeral by the Rt. Hon. Pierre E. Trudeau at St. Dunstan's Basilica. The Rt. Hon. Louis Henry Davies was the other Islander when he was interred in Ottawa in 1924
MacDonald, John
Farmer
MacDonald, Margaret (nee MacKinnon)
Parents of Ronald MacDonald (1797-1856), seminarian, teacher, educator of hearing and speech impaired, and newspaper editor in Quebec.
Additional information regarding Ronald MacDonald may be found in Volume VIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
MacDonald, Lauchlin 1844-1928
Farmer/Lighthouse Keeper
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
President of the East Point Farmer's Institute
President of the Cheese Board of Trade of Prince Edward Island
MacEachern, Emmanuel 1816-1875
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Additional information may be found in Volume X of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
MacIntyre, George J. 1907-1992
Locomotive Engineer/Musician
Old Time Fiddler
Mossey, Bernard James 1912-1993
Merchant/Community Leader
Mossey, Freeman E. 1903-1985
Merchant/Historian
O'Brien, Henry W. 1919-1982
Soldier/Bus Driver
Longtime and popular Island Motor Transport Bus Driver
Ten seamen from the Finnish Barque The Sovinto -1906
Died in the great storm of November 1906
An excellent story on the wreck may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1978) in the article The Wreck of the Sovinto
FORT AUGUSTUS
D-11 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Kelly, Francis 1806-1879
Teacher/Law Clerk/Land Surveyor/Business Agent/Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Commissioner of Crown Lands
Additional information may be found in Volume X of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
MacDonald, Rev. Allan J. 1844-1926
Parish Priest
Pastor at Fort Augustus for forty-nine years
MacDonald, David 1862-1937
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Census Commissioner for Prince Edward Island
MacDonald, Hon. John Joseph 1891-1986
Farmer/Soldier
Member of the Senate of Canada
FORTUNE BRIDGE
B-14 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Acadian Pioneer (also known as the Townshend Field) Cemetery)
Chiasson, Germaine
Farmer/Scholar
Read the prayers of the church to the Fortune settlement when a priest was not available
Monument
Acadian Monument
This monument is near the shore on the north side of the Fortune River below what was known locally as Townshend's Field
FOXLEY RIVER
D-3 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
St. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Murphy, Hon. Joseph 1827-1904
Farmer/Justice of the Peace
Chairman of the Board of Appraisers
Member of the Legislative Council
Registrar of Deeds for Prince County
St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery
Hardy, William 1848-1924
Lighthouse Keeper/Fisherman
The first lighthouse keeper at Hardy's Channel near Hog Island
His story may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1981) in an article entitled A Light on the Sandhills
MacDonald, Ronald Joseph 1915-1987
Automobile Salesman/Horticulturist
Well known salesman at his brother's automobile dealership in Summerside
Palmer, Harold Lloyd 1915-1986
Royal Canadian Navy/Ferry Worker
Chief Officer with C.N. Marine
Was mentioned in dispatches during World War II
Tuplin, James College 1870-1948
Lighthouse Keeper/Lobster Fisherman/Fox Rancher and Breeder
Developed the distinctive light silver strain of silver foxes
Nicknamed "Lord of the Black Banks"
Tuplin, Robert 1840-1909
Carpenter/Carriage Builder/Fox Rancher and Breeder
A member of the original Big Six Combine that pioneered the fox industry on P.E.I.
Warburton, Hon. James 1810-1892
Land Agent/Farmer
Sheriff of Prince County
Member of the Legislative Council
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
FREDERICTON
E8 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Fredericton Community Cemetery
Weeks, F. Elwood 1926-1963
Labourer
Father of Gary Weeks, half of the 1970’s successful pop duo Gary and Dave. Some of their more popular music included Could You Ever Love Me Again, I Fell in Love With You Sometime and It Might As Well Rain Until September. Gary was also an airline pilot with Air Canada. He became a Pastor and worked as a Missionary.
FREELAND
D-4 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Freeland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Henderson, Rev. Harold Lloyd 1907-1993
Presbyterian Church Minister/Lecturer
President of the Portage and District Ministerial Association
Moderator of the Presbytery of Brandon, Manitoba and of the Synod of Manitoba
Member of the General Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church of Canada
Nominee as Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Canada
Minister Emeritus of the Portage la Prairie Presbyterian Church
Mayor of Portage la Prairie Manitoba
President of the Urban Manitoba Association
Member of the Executive of the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
Once a candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Manitoba
Twice a candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada (1958 and 1968)
MacArthur, Joshua Gordon 1911-1980
Carpenter
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Several unknown Seamen -1851
Died in the Yankee Gale of 1851
Freeland United Church Cemetery
Milligan, J. Edgar 1883-1933
Farmer/Fox Rancher
Along with partner George L. Morrison, built The Big Barn at Northam
Monument
Yankee Gale
Situated near the Freeland Presbyterian Church, this memorial commemorated the lives of those fishermen who were lost in the "Yankee Gale" of 1851
FREETOWN
E-7 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Freetown Methodist/United Church Cemetery
Arbing, Hannah (nee Matthews) -1883
Wife of James Arbing
Drowned at the Church Picnic on Richmond Bay
Arbing, Mary 1850-1883
Spinster
Drowned at the Church Picnic on Richmond Bay
Drummond, Mary Jane 1867-1883
Farmer's Daughter
Drowned at the Church Picnic on Richmond Bay
George, Margaret Ellen 1863-1883
Farmer's Daughter
Drowned at the Church Picnic on Richmond Bay
Reeves, Annie 1860-1883
Spinster
Drowned at the Church Picnic on Richmond Bay
Reeves, Edmond Crosby 1866-1883
Farmer's Son
Drowned at the Church Picnic on Richmond Bay
Wright, George Dudley 1859-1946
Clerk/Cabinet Maker/Miller/Funeral Director and Embalmer/Justice of the Peace
Mayor of Charlottetown
President of the Maritime Funeral Director's Association
Freetown People's Cemetery
Bird, Sidney Barlow 1901-1964
Iron Worker
Published Poet and AuthorDrummund, Staff Sgt. Ian
Police Officer
Staff Sergeant in the Royal Canadian Police
Chief of Police for the City of Summerside
Member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
Member of the Prince Edward Island Chiefs of Police
He oversaw a 39-hour standoff between an armed man and police in August of 2004. Under Drummond’s leadership, police negotiated with the man throughout the 39-hour ordeal, eventually convincing him to surrender. No shots were fired and no one was injured.
Drummond, James Eldon 1898-1984
Farmer
A prolific letter writer to the editors of various newspapers in Prince Edward IslandMacQuarrie, Robert W. 1926-2007
Lawyer
Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario
Regional Councilor of Ottawa-Carleton
Honoured by the Carleton County Law Association for 50 Years as a practicing lawyer in Ottawa
The Orleans Recreation Complex was renamed in 2006 in his honour.
Monument
War Memorial
Situated beside the Freetown Methodist/United Church Cemetery
National Historic Site and Monument
Jacob Gould Schurman
Educationalist, Author and Diplomat in the service of the United States, situated beside the Freetown Methodist/United Church Cemetery
FRENCH RIVER
D-7on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monuments
Sims Field Cemetery
Situated at the edge of the historic Simm's Field Cemetery, this monument commemorates the individuals who are interred there
Yankee Hill Cemetery
Situated at the edge of the historic Yankee Hill Cemetery, this monument commemorates the individuals who are interred there
Sims Field Pioneer Cemetery
MacKay, Barbara -1835
Farmer's Wife
MacKay, Donald 1834-1835
Lost her life along with her infant son in a blinding snowstorm when returning from an errand of mercy
Yankee Hill Pioneer Cemetery
Cousins, John 1760-1840
Farmer
United Empire Loyalist
Farmed at Cousins Shore, Cousins Pond was a part of his propertyCundall, Robert William 1778-1827
Landed Proprietor
Owner of the eastern half in Lot 20.
MacEwen, Duncan 1745-1831
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Pickering, Thomas 1790-1868
Farmer/Shipbuilder/Mariner/Miller
With his brothers, a well known shipbuilder
Three Unknown Seamen -1873
Died in the August Gale of 1873
Two men and a boy who died in the wreck of the Thesis
Twenty-Five Unknown Seamen - 1851
Died in the Yankee Gale of 1851
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