BURIAL SITES OF INTERESTING PEOPLE ON PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
HISTORIC SITES AND MONUMENTS
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GEORGETOWN
D-13 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monuments
Hon. Andrew Archibald MacDonald
Situated in the Andrew A. MacDonald Park and Gardens, this monument commemorates the life of Businessman, Politician and Father of Confederation, Andrew A. MacDonald, a native of Georgetown
War Memorial
Situated in the Andrew A. MacDonald Park between the courthouse and the theatre
St. James Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Boudreault, Percy Louis 1894-1957
Butcher
Mayor of Georgetown
Burke, Capt. James 1826-1902
Mariner/Ship Owner/Businessman
Burke, Mary A. (nee Moar) 1832-1908
Parents of Rt. Rev., Msgr., Alfred Edward (A.E.) Burke, D.D., (1862-1926) a very well known parish priest on P.E.I. through his energetic work in the parishes he served and his prolific letter writing ability in letters to the editor of local newspapers. He later went on to be President of the Catholic Canadian Extension Society and to be Editor-in-Chief of the Catholic Register. Through his friendship with Prime Minister, Sir Robert Laird Borden, he served as a Chaplain and was given the rank of Major in the Canadian Army during World War I, serving overseas. In 1919 he traveled to Mexico on a fact-finding mission for the United States Catholic Extension Society. Father Burke spent his last years in Rome, Italy and was interred in the Camp Santo Cemetery at his passing.
Hessian, James G. 1883-1932
Locomotive Engineer
Killed in the Great Train Wreck near Tignish
Hessian, Stephen S. 1890-1962
Lawyer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Lavandier, Frank William 1911-1983
Carpenter/R.C.A.F./Woodworker/Historian/Writer
Wrote a historically based novel on the life of DeRoma
MacDonald, Angus 1781-1863
Merchant/Shipbuilder
Member of the Legislative Assembly
MacDonald, Archibald John 1834-1917
Merchant/Justice of the Peace
Controller of Customs and Collector of Imports
American Consul for the Port of Georgetown
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Holds the record for the longest period of service in the Legislative Assembly
MacDonald, Helena Gladys 1889-1986
Registered Nurse
Hostess at Government House for her uncle Hon. Austin C. MacDonald, Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island
MacDonald, Hugh 1787-1857
Merchant/Shipbuilder
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Collector of Customs and Excise for the district of Three Rivers
High Sheriff of Kings County
MacDonald, Capt. J. Edward 1881-1960
Soldier/Mariner/Diarist
Veteran of the Boer War and World War I
Deep Sea Captain on the Canada-New Zealand-Australia root
Officer on the barkentine Arctic on a voyage to the far north of Canada for scientific purposes
Excerpts from his diary written while on the Arctic may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1999) in an article entitled Edward MacDonald's Arctic Diary, 1910-1911
MacDonald, James 1821-1851
Merchant
Member of the Legislative Assembly
MacDonald, James Howard 1880-1965
Merchant
Member of the Legislative Assembly
MacLean, Howard Stephen (Bink) 1914-1994
Electrician/Electrical Inspector
Mayor of Georgetown
Moar, George 1824-1903
Merchant
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Scully, Peter Adolphus 1884-1931
Business Manager/Shareholder
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Smith, Capt. John 1854-1930
Master Mariner
Mayor of Georgetown
Soloman (Abousslaman), Peter J. 1873-1963
Peddler/Merchant
Pioneer Photographer (The Picture Man)
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
Soloman, Raymond W. 1912-2002
Merchant/Businessman
Mayor of Georgetown
Thornton, Edward 1804-1869
Merchant
Member of the Legislative Assembly
GEORGETOWN ROYALTY
D-13 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Georgetown United Baptist Church Cemetery
Hemphill, John E. 1871-1967
Mariner/Shipbuilder/Commercial Traveller/Merchant
Historian/Writer/Craftsperson
Well known builder of ship models
Some of the stories of his life may be found in two Island Magazine articles (Spring Summer 1982) Some of My Experiences at Sea, Part One and (Fall/Winter 1982) Some of My Experiences at Sea, Part Two
Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery
Barnes, Dr. Charles Leander 1857-1919
Physician/Poet
Contributed poems to Rose-Belford and other periodicals
Contributed patriotic songs to Songs of the Great Dominion, published in Great Britain
Fairchild, Joseph 1829-1907
Shipbuilder
Fairchild, Nelson 1867-1943
Mariner/Ferry Operator
Served for forty-five years on the ferry that travelled between Georgetown and Montague
Kaye, Hon., Dr. David 1801-1893
Physician/Surgeon
County Coroner
Member of the Legislative Council
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Provincial Grandmaster of the Loyal Orange Association
Lavers, James Waldron 1911-1979
Soldier/Clerk of the Court/Journalist
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Norton, Frederick Peter 1822-1868
Lecturer/Diarist
Friend of Edward Whelen
Owen, Thomas 1825-1869
Merchant/Businessman
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Sanderson, William 1804-1888
Merchant/Magistrate
Deputy Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of King's County
Waye, Kathleen Margaret (nee Fairchild) 1905-1978
Lawyer
First Canadian to pass the Massachusetts bar exam
Practiced law in Boston for over fifty years
Westaway, Lewis John 1821-1885
Shipbuilder
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Monument
Norton Family
A cairn is in front of the Old Norton home within the Brudenell Resort commemorating the life of the Norton family that settled on the property in the early 1800's.
St. David's (Methodist) United Church Cemetery
Gordon, Hon. Daniel 1821-1907
Teacher/Merchant/Shipbuilder/Shipowner/Justice of the Peace/Magistrate
Sheriff of King's County
Member of the Legislative Council
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Commissioner under the insolvency laws of the province prior to entering Confederation
At the time of his death, he was the oldest General Merchant in business in the province
Additional information may be found in Volume XIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Knight, Seymour Charles 1870-1964
Merchant
Mayor of Georgetown
MacAulay, Roderick 1790-1882
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the House of Assembly
MacLaren, Edward B. 1869-1961
Exporter/Broker
Mayor of Georgetown
Mair, Anna Judson Rossborough 1887-1963
Teacher/Registered Nurse
Superintendant of Nurses for the Prince Edward Island Hospital
First president of the Nurse's Alumnae Association
Recipient of the George V Medal in 1936
Munro, Roderick 1825-1882
Merchant
Member of the Legislative Assembly
GLENROY
D-11 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Eglise Saint-Louis-du-Nord-Est cimetiere, also known as the Old French and Scottish Pioneer Cemetery
MacDonald, Rev. Augustine Uisdean 1744-1807
Parish Priest/Scottish Missionary
Served as Parish Priest of Moidart, in Scotland
Served in missions in Scotland and Prince Edward Island
MacDonald, Helen (aka Nelly) 1750-1803
Estate Manager
She managed the properties of her brother, Capt. John MacDonald, upon his many absences from the Colony
Additional information may be found in Volume V of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
MacDonald, Rev. James 1735-1785
Parish Priest/Scottish Missionary
First British Priest to emigrate to the Island
Additional information may be found in Volume IV of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
MacDonald, Capt. John 1742-1811
Seminarian/Soldier/Eighth Laird of Glenalladale/Colonist
Capt., His Majesty's Regiment of Foot
Founder of the first Catholic settlement on the Island
Led the emigration of Scottish Catholics from South Uist Scotland to the Island on "The Alexander" in 1772
Fort Major of Charlottetown
Met Bonnie Prince Charlie at his father's home in Scotland at the age of three and carried the memory of the shrilling of the pipes as the Highlanders gathered to the raising of the Standard
He was well educated and reputed to be able to read, write and speak seven languages
Many interesting articles have been written on his life and career. Some of them include articles in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1979) Captain John MacDonald and the Island and (Spring/Summer 1991) Passengers on the Alexander
Additional information on Capt. John may be found in Volume V of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Father of Rev. John MacDonald (1796-1874), parish priest, land proprietor, colonizer and land agent whose interesting story may be found in Volume X of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
There are many stories and articles written about this branch of the MacDonald family. An additional connection is that Capt. John was a grandfather of John Archibald MacDonald (see St. Bonaventure's Roman Catholic Cemetery in Tracadie for additional information)
MacDonald, Dr. Roderick -1799
Physician
First Physician of British descent to settle permanently in the Colony
MacDonnell, Alexander -1854
Soldier
Lieutenant in the Glengarry Fencibles
Michel, Joseph (dit Laruine) 1728-1756
Ploughman
His is a typical story of the French era on Ile-Saint-Jean prior to the 1758 deportation. Joseph was born in l'Acadie and then was forced to flee to this Island ca. 1749 to escape the growing troubles on the mainland in present day Nova Scotia. He married here to a native of this Island and they settled in this rough area on land granted to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. They cleared land but in all intents and purposes (according to the 1752 census) lived in poverty. In 1758 his wife, daughter, mother-in-law, his wife's step-father and his wife's three half-brothers were among those who were rounded up by Lord Rollo's men and they died in the sinking of either the Violet or the Duke William in a violent storm on Dec. 13, 1758 at the mouth of the English Channel. Joseph's father-in-law, Pierre (Darambourg) Du Rambour is also interred here.GOVERNOR’S ISLAND
F11 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Judson, Douglas 1912-2003
Live lobster wholesaler/Miner/Importer/Exporter/Inventor/Pilot/Auto Dealer
President of OK Tire International
He was Captain of a Merchant Marine vessel for the United States during World War II
He invented a portable adobe brick-making machine which he introduced to impoverished villages in Africa.
Chauffer, Personal Assistant and close friend of evangelist Rev. Billy Graham
His ashes were scatted under a tree on the west end of Governor’s Island and in the water surrounding the island.
An interesting story about Governor’s Island and its ownership, including Mr. Judson may be found in the “Island Magazine” in an article entitled “The Man Who Loved Governors Island”.
GRAND RIVER
E-5 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Low Point Pioneer (or Gillis Point) Cemetery
Forbes, Donald 1750-1809
Soldier/Farmer
United Empire Loyalist
Served under Col. Joseph Robinson during the Siege of Malpeque
Old St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Fitzgerald, James Hagan 1796-1878
Teacher/Lecturer/Songwriter
Writer of Prince Edward Isle Adieu
An article about his life and his poem may be found in the Island Magazine (1980) in the article entitled James H. Fitzgerald and "Prince Edward Isle, Adieu"
Gorman, Thomas 1796-1874
Shipyard Worker/Merchant/Farmer/Teacher/Justice of the Peace
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Father of Larry Gorman (1846-1917), a lumberman who composed satirical songs about friend and foe, relative and stranger, without fear and favour. His remarkable life may be found in the biography entitled Larry Gorman - The Man Who Made Songs. At his death, he was interred in Bangor, Maine
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
MacDonald, Rev. John A. 1861-1936
Parish Priest
Agent for the Native Peoples on Lennox Island
Founder of the St. Andrew's Society
MacKinnon, Linus Cecil 1917-1988
Salesman/Musician
Well known Scottish fiddler
GREEN MEADOWS
C-12 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
St. Lawrence O'Toole Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Connolly, Dr. Leonard J. 1916-1977
Royal Canadian Air Force/Physician/Philanthropist
Practiced medicine in Sussex New Brunswick
Well known for his charitable works, paid for the education costs of a child in the Far East
Hogan, James 1838- 1909
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
MacDonald, Hector J. 1904-1983
Farmer/Musician
One of the best known old time fiddlers of his time
GREENMOUNT
B-3 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Greenmount Church of Christ Cemetery
Rayner, Silas 1840-1924
Farmer/Fox Rancher
Pioneer in the Fox Ranching Industry
GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE
At Sea
Along the north shore of Prince Edward Island are many scenic areas. Several prominent personages have had their ashes scattered at sea in the waters surrounding the Island
Birtwistle, Kenneth 1913-1987
Athlete/Commander in the Royal Canadian Navy
Seconded to the Supreme Allied Command of N.A.T.O. in Norfolk Virginia
Executive Director of the United Way
Member of the Human Rights Commission
Gallant, Marc Gregory 1947-1994
Artist/Businessman/Environmentalist/Social Activist
Founder of the Cow's Ice Cream business
Co-founder of the Lucy Maud Montgomery Trust
HAMPSHIRE
E-9 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Hampshire United Church Cemetery
Kitson, George Clark 1893-1984
Farmer/Produce Dealer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
HARTSVILLE
E-8 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Hartsville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
MacKenzie, Hon. Angus Bruce 1815-1901
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Council
Matheson, Neil Alexander (Tiny) 1904-1972
Soldier/Journalist/Farmer
Member of Parliament
McLeod, John 1812-1893
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Monument
War Memorial
Situated in front of the Hartsville Presbyterian Church
HAZELBROOK
E-11 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Hazelbrook United Baptist Church Cemetery
Long, Edward Daniel 1957-1996
Tradesman/Crane Operator
Lost his life on the building site during the construction of the Confederation Bridge at Borden-Carleton
Wood, Matthew Worland 1879-1969
Export Trader
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
HOLLAND COVE
F-10 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
National Historic Site and Monument
First Organized Land Survey in North America
The plaque on this monument commemorates the survey conducted on the Island by Captain Samuel Holland
HOPE RIVER
D-8 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monuments
Pioneer Settlers
This monument, established in 1982, is situated at the site of the first Roman catholic cemetery in Hope River and is sacred to the memory of the Irish, Scottish and Acadian pioneers who settled the countryside and planted the seeds of faith that continue to nourish their descendants.
Reid Arrival
A plaque on a sandstone structure, situated on the property of Lea Reid, was unveiled in 1979 to commemorate the arrival from County Wexford, Ireland, of John reid and his wife Margaret Kent in 1837Robert "Sonnie" Arsenault
At St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Memorial to Robert “Sonnie” Arsenault who was lost as the age of 45 in 1982 in the Ocean Ranger disaster off the coast of Newfoundland & Labrador. His remains were not recovered.
St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church CemeteryGallant, Thomas C. “Tommy” 1922-2012
Fisherman/Storyteller
“The Gentle Fisherman”
Stories from his life may be found in the Summer 2011 issue of the Red magazine entitled “Two Little Slaves” and the Fall/Winter 2012/2013 issue of the Red magazine entitled “So Long Tommy Gallant- And I was the Baby”
McGuigan, Rev. Walter 1901-1965
Professor/Parish Priest
Professor of History at St. Dunstan's University
Van de Ven, Rev. Engelbertus (Willy) 1921-1985
Parish Priest
Sent from the Netherlands to act as Chaplain for Dutch Immigrants in the Maritime Provinces
HUNTER RIVER
E-8 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Hunter River Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Douglas, Dr. Albert Edward 1860-1908
Physician
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Murchison, Dr. James Randolph 1895-1959
Soldier/Physician
Long serving Physician in Hunter River
Silliphant, John Ambrose 1876-1951
Farmer
Silliphant, Julia (nee Binns) 1881-1931
Parents of the late Rear Admiral, Dr. William A. Silliphant (1900-1967) who was a Prisoner of War interned by the Japanese in the Phillipines during World War II. He was greatly influenced in his choice of a medical career by Dr. A. A. MacDonald of Souris, whom he met while Principal of Souris High School. He was interred at his death in San Francisco, California
Hunter River Presbyterian Church Cemetery, previously interred on the south side of the Malpeque Road, within the Village of Hunter River
Hunter, Fred 1790-1816
Shipwrecked Child/Soldier
The individual Hunter River was named for
Hunter River United Church Cemetery
Bagnall, Reagh 1909-1991
Trucker/Miller/Carpenter/Building Contractor/Merchant
Founder of Bagnall's Building Supplies
President of the Prince Edward Island Shrine Club and Director of the Order of Jesters
Monuments
Dr. Kent G. Ellis Heritage Park
This memorial is situated alongside the Confederation Trail.Fred Hunter
Situated in front of the Hunter River Memorial Library
Veterans Memorial Highway
Situated between the Hunter River Presbyterian and United Churches
HUNTLEY
C-3 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monuments
Gordon Memorial Cairn
About two miles from Alberton, a cairn is erected to the memory of the Gordon's who were missionaries in the South Pacific and were murdered
Veterans Memorial Highway
Situated between the Hunter River Presbyterian and United Churches
INDIAN RIVER
E-6 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Shore Lane Pioneer Cemetery
Barrett, Thomas 1791-1842
Inn-Keeper
Founder of Barrett's Cross, now known as Kensington
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Brennan, J. Leon 1942-1994
Teacher
Well known teacher in the Kensington area
Gillis, Rev. Daniel Jerome 1842-1931
Parish Priest
Directed the construction of St. Mary's Church in Indian River
Gillis, Venantius S. 1835-1915
Land Surveyor/Farmer
Well known fish warden
Higgins, William T. 1860-1955
Farmer/Miner
One of the few men to ride the Whitehorse Rapids in an open boat in the Klondyke
Lawlor, Arthur E. 1909-1967
Grocer/Confectioner
Chief Clerk of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board in Charlottetown during World War II
As a tribute to his services in this appointment he was made a Member of the Order of The British Empire.
MacDonald, John Alexander 1838-1905
Farmer
Chairman of the Board of Railway Appraisers
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Speaker of the House of Assembly
MacLellan, Dr. Archibald -1897
Physician/Surgeon
Prominent physician in the Magdalen Islands and later in Gloucester Massachusetts
Pendergast, Gertrude (nee Cullen) 1900-1987
Boarding House Operator/Historian/Writer
Pendergast, James 1879-1975
Teacher/Athlete/Farmer/Columnist
Outstanding Track and Field Athlete and Boxer
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame
"A larger than life minor celebrity. . . . "
An excellent article on his life and career may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1993) and is entitled Big Jim Pendergast as I Knew Him
Young, Dr. Matthew Henry Vincent 1920-1995
Physician/Professor
Chief of obstetrics and gynaecology at Lakeshore Hospital in Pointe Claire Quebec
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at McGill University
IONA
E-12 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Memorial
War Memorial
Situated beside St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church
St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Daly, Dr. Joseph 1886-1964
Teacher/Physician
Rhodes Scholar for Prince Edward Island in 1909
A member of the staff at the Mayo Clinic and at the University of Detroit
Director of Out-patient Services at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto
Member of the Medical Historical Club of Toronto
He wrote a number of medical and non-medical articles for lectures and publications
McCloskey, Owen (Iney)
Blacksmith/Inventor
His grave is unmarked
A local mechanic and gadget maker, through oral history he is credited with inventing what is called today the Stillson Wrench.
This interesting story may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1995) an article entitled McCluskey's Wrench
McMillan, Alexander 1838-1912
Farmer/Justice of the Peace
Roche, Rev. Edmund Joseph 1919-1994
Professor/Parish Priest
Professor of Mathematics and Religion at St. Dunstan's University
General Secretary of the Canadian Catholic Conference of Bishops, only priest from Prince Edward Island to serve in that capacity
IRISHTOWN
D-6 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
St. Stephen's Anglican Church Cemetery
Coulson, John A. 1881-1866
Street Car Conductor/Farmer
First grower of seed potatoes on the north side of Prince Edward Island
Imported and raised angora and chinchilla rabbits
Harrington, James Ivan 1921-1990
Farmer/Construction Contractor/Salesman
A founding partner of Rainbow Valley
Harrington, Keith Stuart 1918-1987
Farmer/Potato Shipper
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Millman, Rev., Dr. Thomas Reagh 1905-1996
Bank Teller/Teacher/Anglican Priest/Archivist/Historian/Author
Tutor and Dean of Residence at the Montreal Diocesan College
Professor of Church History at Huron College
Professor and Professor Emeritus of Church History at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto
First Archivist of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada
Co-founder of the Canadian Church Historical Society
Author of seven books and 17 articles for journals on a variety of topics, contributed 19 biographies for the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, as well as many articles for Church Newspapers, Reports and Pamphlets
Honorary Assistant at the Church of St. Timothy in North Toronto
Murphy, James R. 1908-1997
Teacher/School's Supervisor/Businessman/Historian
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island
President of the P.E.I. Seafood Packers Association
Founder of the Malpeque Bay Community Council
Co-founded the Sea View Watershed Association
Awarded the Red Cross Service Medal, the Confederation Medal, the Queen Elizabeth Confederation Medal and the Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Medal
Smith, Rev., Dr. Jacques 1908-2001
Anglican Priest
Prison Chaplain at Cowansville Penitentiary in Ontario and the Sleep Hollow Correctional Center in Prince Edward Island
He earned his Doctorate in Theology from the University of Strasbourg (France) at the age of 83
KELLY'S CROSS
F-8 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monument
War Memorial
Situated in front of St. Joseph's Church
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Duffy, Rev. James W. (1798-1860)
Parish Priest/Farmer
An interesting and contentious priest who was embroiled in controversy in St. Mary's, Newfoundland. He was also a pioneer in Newfoundland agriculture. Later he had a stormy pastorate in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, prior to moving to Prince Edward Island in 1858. He was known here for instruction, church construction and advocacy of temperance.
Additional information on this interesting individual may be found in Volume VIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Roche, Rev. Clarence G. 1927-1981
Parish Priest
Murdered in the rectory at Kelly's Cross
Toole, Stephen 1927-1995
Coast Guard/Ferry Worker/Agriculturalist/Musician
Started to play the fiddle at the age of ten, and was playing for dances at the age of fourteen
KENSINGTON
E-6 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monuments
War Memorial
Situated in the center of the Town, in front of the Community Center
War Memorial
Situated in the Veterans Memorial Gardens at the old elementary school site near the Confederation Trail, this monument honors approximately 1,800 individuals from the 30 communities served by the Kensington branch of the Royal Canadian Legion who served their country in various branches of the Armed Forces
Kensington People's Cemetery
Anderson, John 1856-1945
Teacher/Merchant/Farmer/Accountant
Provincial President of the Dominion Temperance Alliance
Grand Worthy Master of the Sons of Temperance
Secretary-Treasurer of the P.E.I. Dairy Association
Bentley, George Whitfield Wheelock 1842-1909
Farmer/Mercantile Businessman
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Bentley, Thomas Whitefield 1884-1952
Merchant
Mayor of Kensington
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Caseley, Maurice G. 1913-1988
Potato Dealer
First chairman of the Kensington and Area Chamber of Commerce
Champion, Russell 1889-1951
Carpenter/Farmer/Lobster Packer/Merchant
Mayor of Kensington
Champion, William Everett 1918-1985
Merchant
Mayor of Kensington
Cooke, Charles J. 1867-1944
Mayor of Kensington
Darrach, Dr. Donald 1845-1921
Merchant/Pharmacist/Physician/Justice of the Peace
Mayor of Kensington
Coroner for Prince County
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island
Darrach, Waldin Garnet Hammond 1882-1971
Merchant
Mayor of Kensington
Davison, Joseph L. 1901-1991
Funeral Director and Embalmer
Founder of the Davison Funeral Home
Humphrey, Robert Scott 1903-1988
Fox Rancher/Farmer/Horseman/Tourism Operator
Won two World Silver Fox Championships
Humphrey, Rev. Thomas James 1904-1993
United Church Minister/Farmer
Manager of Bookstore and the District Office of the Canadian Bible Society
Jardine, Dr. Frederick William 1877-1923
Teacher/Physician
Mayor of Kensington
Kennedy, James 1869-1915
Merchant/Railwayman
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Laird, Elsie (nee Orr) 1898-1984
Teacher/Artist
President of the Prince Edward Island Federation of Women's Institutes
Established the Prince Edward Island Drama Festival
Editor of the Federated Women's Institute of Canada Magazine, The Federated News
Laird, Harold 1893-1959
Farmer/Cattle Breeder and Exhibiter
Member of the Maritime Canada Agricultural Hall of Fame
Laird, James Melbourne 1870-1940
Farmer/Fox Breeder
Mayor of Kensington
Moase, Herbert R. 1865-1942
Blacksmith/Police Officer/Farmer/Mail Driver
Operated a large and popular livery stable in the Town
First Town Policeman
Lived by the credo that no matter what the weather, the mail must go through
Palmer, J. Harold 1916-1988
Farmer
Chairman of the Summerside Lobster Carnival's Livestock Exhibition for twenty-five years
Received a recognition award from the Prince Edward Island Association of Agrologists in 1980
Member of the Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame
Picketts, Rev. Willard Curtis 1909-1990
Minister of the United Church of Canada
Associate Secretary of the Missionary and Maintenance Department of the United Church of Canada
President of the Fredericton Presbytery of the United Church of Canada
President of the Maritime Conference of the United Church of Canada
Chaplain to the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
Semple. William Tyndall 1879-1969
Blacksmith/Farmer/Fox Rancher/Horseman
Bred, trained and drove many trotters and pacers and raced actively until eighty-six years of age
Memorial
War Memorial
Situated in the centre of the Town, in front of the Community Centre
National Historic Site and Monument
Kensington Train Station
This site commemorates the construction of the Prince Edward Island Railway commencing in 1871
St. Mark's Anglican Church Cemetery
Glover, William 1790-1875
Wool Collector/Post Master/Inn Keeper
Considered to be the founder of present day Kensington
A unique headstone marks his grave
KILDARE CAPES
B-3 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Christ Church Anglican Church Cemetery
Fifteen Unknown Seamen -1851
Died in the Yankee Gale of 1851
Mosher, Florence (nee Getson) 1895-1984
Farmer/Fox Rancher/Hostess/Photographer
Hostess at the Y.W.C.A. Leave Centre in St. John N.B.
First woman to operate a photo-finish booth at a race track in Canada
Sherlock, Dr. Joseph Patton 1788-1860
Naval Surgeon/Schoolmaster/Health Officer
Was present on "The Victory" during the Battle of Trafalgar, where he witnessed the death of Lord Nelson, also wounded in the Chesapeake Affair
Monument
Yankee Gale
Situated in front of Christ Church, this large memorial commemorates those fisherman who lost their lives during the Yankee Gale of 1851
KINGSBORO
A-15 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
East Point United Baptist Church Cemetery
Fraser, Ezra Davison 1854-1938
Merchant/Photographer
Fraser, George Wesley 1920-1993
Royal Canadian Navy/Fisherman
Pioneer in the Development of the Sport Tuna Fishing Industry
Himmelman, Henry -1883
Fisherman
Died on the wreck of the "Welcome"
An excellant account of this disaster may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1990) iin an article entitled The Loss of the Welcome
Himmelman, James Stannage -1883
Fisherman
Died on the wreck of the "Welcome"
Kennedy, Earl O. 1896-1976
Farmer/Historian/Genealogist
Compiled many genealogies of families of the Eastern end of Prince Edward Island
Mason, Daniel -1883
Fisherman
Died on the wreck of the "Welcome"
Robertson, Alexander D. 1847-1921
Merchant/Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Robertson, John James 1851-1919
Farmer/Fisherman/Hunter
Famed Hunter of the local bear population in Eastern Kings County, he was known locally as Johnny Jim, The Bear Killer
Robertson, Theodore Leith 1926-1992
Fisherman/Lay Minister
First Chief in the Eastern King's Fire Department
Spindler, Gabriel -1883
Fisherman
Died on the wreck of the "Welcome"
Stewart, Erma (nee MacGregor) 1914-1996
Musician/Historian/Writer
Young, Charles Francis Ross (Johnny) 1931-1990
Businessman
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Founding Director of the Eastern Kings Fire Department
School trustee for 18 consecutive years
Zinck, Alvin -1883
Fisherman
Died on the wreck of the "Welcome"
KINKORA
F-7 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monument
War Memorial
Situated beside the Fire Hall in a small community park across from the church
St. Malachy's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Driscoll, Michael P. 1870-1934
Railwayman
Well-known Prince Edward Island Railway Station Agent at Freetown for thirty-four yearsDuffy, Earl 1894-1974
Soldier/Farmer
A student at the Khaki University in England
Selected stories from his life may be found in the Red magazine (Summer 2011).
McIver, J. Harold 1910-1950
Insurance Salesman
President of the Summerside Hockey League
McIver, Michael J. (MJ) 1878-1958
Farmer
Revolutionized the Prince Edward Island potato industry and was known as "The Potato King"
McMahon, J. Pope 1920-1987
Soldier/Seed, Retail and Tablestock Potato Inspector
Outstanding Community Volunteer
Monaghan, Ambrose 1857-1940
Carpenter/Carriage Builder/Casket Manufacturer/Inventor
Invented the Monaghan thresher which was used up to the 1960's for grain harvesting
O'Ronaghan, John (The Squire) 1838-1912
Farmer/Justice of the Peace/Horseman
The man who built Kinkora
Wall, James 1800-1878
Farmer
Wall, Mary (nee Kehoe) 1800-1884
Commemorated by a large and unusual headstone
Wall, Dr. Michael 1844-1896
Physician
Commemorated by an unusual headstone complete with the Prince Edward Island provincial crest on the back and a marble bust, believed to be created by the sculptor Antoine Vincent
KINROSS
E-12 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monument
War Memorial
Situated on the edge of the Orwell Church of Scotland Cemetery
Orwell Head Church of Scotland CemeteryMacLeod, Hazel Christena 1920-2013
Homemaker
Member of the Lydia Unit, Women’s Missionary Society at St. John’s United Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Member of the Order of Eastern Star for 59 years, as a charter member of the Armcrest Chapter.
Grand Secretary Emeritus of the Grand Chapter of Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island
She received a commendation from the Canadian Cancer Society for her many yars of service.
Outstanding Community Volunteer
Martin, John Samuel 1855-1946
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Martin, Dr. Martin 1849-1939
Physician/Merchant
Well known physician in the Eldon area
McDonald, Rev. Donald 1783-1867
Tutor/Farm Labourer/Clergyman/Author/Hymnist
Leader of the "McDonaldites" within the Church of Scotland
An Excellent Article on his life and career may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1977) entitled "The Minister" The Reverend Donald McDonald
Additional information on this historic individual may be found in Volume IX of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Mcphail, William 1830-1905
Schoolmaster/School Visitor/Farmer
Mcphail, Catherine (nee Smith) 1834-1920
"The Master's Wife"
Parents of Sir Andrew Macphail, Professor at McGill University and the author of The master's wife, and James Alexander Macphail, one time member of the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly.
James Alexander Macphail was unique in that he was a Member of the House and a non-resident, living in Kingston, Ontario. He was allowed to run by the laws of the day, due to his owning land in the Orwell area of Queens County. Macphail was a Professor of Engineering at Queens University.
Sir Andrew Macphail was interred in Montreal, Quebec and James Alexander Macphail in Kingston, Ontario at their passing.
A story written on Sir Andrew's career may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1976) in an article entitled Sir Andrew Macphail & Orwell
Additional information on William Mcphail may be found in Volume XIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Nicholson, Donald 1791-1879
Shipping Agent/Miller
Came out on "The Polly" with his father, his property later was the birthplace and homestead of Sir Andrew MacPhail
KNUTSFORD
D-2 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Knutsford Methodist Church Cemetery
Phillips, Forrest William 1887-1972
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Speaker of the House of Assembly
LAUNCHING
D-14 on the Prince Edward Island Highway MapSt. Michael’s Pioneer Cemetery
Walker, Angus 1772-1844
Farmer
Native of North Uist, Scotland, he was a person and close friend of Bishop Angus Bernard MacEachern (see St. Andrews). A letter from Bishop MacEachern may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 2007) in the article “Soul and Body, sound and hearty” Getting to know Bishop MacEachern.
Monument
War Memorial
Situated beside the old school and old St. Michael's Pioneer Cemetery at the crossroads
LENNOX ISLAND
D-15 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
National Historic Site and Monument
Mi'kmaq on Malpeque Bay
Situated on the shores of Malpeque Bay, this monument recognizes the contribution made by Prince Edward Island native peoples during 10,000 years of habitation and especially the contribution to today's society. The monument also honours the natives of Lennox Island who gave their lives during the wars of this century.
St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Francis, Barnaby (Barney) 1898-1990
Soldier/Athlete
Member of the Abegweit Track & Field Club
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
An outstanding middle distance runner, he won the Canadian Championship for the one mile race in 1923. He would have represented Canada at the 1924 Olympics, except for a foot injury
Sark, Elsie (nee Houghton) 1892-1973
Registered Nurse
Subject of the interesting biography Micmac By Choice: Elsie Sark: An Island Legend
Sark, Jacob 1893-1960
Fisherman
Chief of the Mi'kmaq Band on Lennox Island
Sark, John James 1888-1945
Soldier/Teacher
Teacher at the Lennox Island school for many years and he taught school on the last day of his life
He served and saw action in the Canadian Army during World War I
Sark, John Thomas 1859-1934
Labourer/Migrant Worker
Chief of the Mi'kmaq Band on Lennox Island
Sark, Sister Margaret Martha 1919-1992
Sister St. Catherine of Sienna
Teacher
She taught at various convents in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Portress at St. Mary's Convent in Summerside
LITTLE POND
C-14 on the Prince Edward Island Highway MapMonument
War Memorial
Situated in front of the Little Pond Community Centre
St. Frances de Salles Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Davis, Peter 1936-1994
Teacher
An outstanding community volunteer who was awarded the Canada Volunteer Award CertificateMacDonald, Arthur Joseph 1931-2012
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Chairman of the Workmen’s Compensation Board
Grand Knight of the Souris Knights of Columbus
King Lion and Charter Member of the Dundas Lions Club
MacDonald, Charles Bedford 1932-1988
Teacher
A facility to help others in Charlottetown is named in his memoryMacDonald, Rose Marie 1941-2012
Cook/Office
Clerk/Farmer/Horsewoman/Realtor
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Government Whip
Member of the Board of the Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation
Member of the P.E.I. 4-H Council
Member of the Island Community Theatre
Posthumously awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal
LITTLE SANDS
F-13 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Little Sands Community Cemetery
Blue, John (Jack) 1855-1935
Mariner/Hunter/Fisherman/Boatswain
Served on the Earl Gray, the Minto and the Stanley
Bonnell, Capt. Mark Henry 1860-1945
Mariner/Exporter
Member of the Legislative Assembly
MacDonald, Dr. A. Stewart 1912-2001
Teacher/Farmer/R.C.A.F. Flight Officer and Trainer/Physician/Author
Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross during World War II
Chief of Staff of the Prince Edward Island Hospital
City Health Officer for the City of Charlottetown
Senior Treatment Medical Officer and Senior Pension Medical Examiner for the Department of Veteran's Affairs
He assisted in surgeries at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital well into his 80's
Author of As I Remember Them - The Neighbours of Little Sands
MacLeod, Norman 1867-1964
Farmer/Merchant
Member of the Legislative Assembly
LONG CREEK
F-9 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Long Creek United Baptist Church Cemetery
Rogerson, Annie (nee McPhee) -1943
Mother of the Hon. George McPhee (1880-1971), Teacher, Lawyer, Politician and Judge. He served as a Member of the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly, Member of Parliament for Yorkton Saskatchewan and later President of the Council of the District Judges of Saskatchewan. In 1937, he was chosen a delegate of the Canadian Parliament to attend the coronation of King George VI in London, England. He was interred at Victoria, British Columbia at his death
LONG RIVER
D-7 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monument
David Johnstone
This granite memorial between two millstones is situated at the mill site in Long River. It commemorates the life David Johnstone who emigrated to Prince Edward Island in 1820
LORNE VALLEY
D-12 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Cemetery
MacLeod, Peter Banbury 1930-2001
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Outstanding Community Volunteer
Mustard, John J. 1902-1981
Farmer/Soldier/Civil Servant
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Woiken, Rachel Faith 1984-1994
Student
Lost her life when a soccer goal she was swinging on, tipped over on her, resulting in reviews of playground equipment throughout Prince Edward Island
LOWER BEDEQUE
F-6 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Bedeque Cemetery
Black, Joseph 1790-1871
Farmer/Postmaster
High Sheriff of Prince County
Callbeck, Ada Louise 1893-1984
Teacher/Missionary
United Church Missionary to Japan
Callbeck, Ralph Robertson 1905-1967
Merchant/Historian
Member of the P.E.I. Business Hall of Fame
He developed the family business into Prince Edward Island's largest country store
Erected the modern headstone to Phillips Callbeck at the old Elm Avenue Cemetery in Charlottetown
Callbeck, William Elmer 1864-1951
Farmer/Tailor/Merchant
Established Callbeck's Ltd. in Bedeque, a family business that extended into four generations
Craig, William
Teacher/Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Gardiner, Hon. John Rhodes 1797-1874
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Council
Holland, Augustus Edward Crevier 1824-1919
Resident Proprietor/Farmer/Soldier/Businessman
Justice of the Peace
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Hooper, Elisha 1782-1860
Farmer/Soldier
High Sheriff of Prince County
Hooper, Thomas 1734-1816
Farmer/Justice of the Peace
United Empire Loyalist
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Inman, George Strong 1870-1937
Lawyer/Stipendiary Magistrate for Kings County/Judge
Law Clerk, Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Judge of the Prince County Court
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island
Worthy Patron of the Crystal Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star
His wife Elsie later entered the Canadian Senate in 1955, serving there well into her 90's. At her death her remains were not brought here but instead were interred in Ottawa
Moyse, Dr. Henry Walter
1902-1972
Physician
Member of the Board of Governors and awarded a Fellowship by the College of Family Physicians
Attended International Congresses on arthritis
Grandfather of Canadian Olympic Bobsled Gold Medalist in 2010 at the Vancouver Olympics, Heather Moyse
Moyse, Thomas (Tommy) 1864-1963
Farmer/Fox Rancher/Lay Preacher
Sang in the Bedeque United Church Choir for 71 years
Only Prince Edward Island layman to be in attendance at the formation of the United Church of Canada in 1925
Price, Rebecca (nee Mabey) 1800-1826
Of Loyalist descent she married a shipbuilder who captained his own vessels, transporting Bedeque area farm produce to Miramachi, New Brunswick. While on one trip, they were trapped in the great Miramachi Fire in October 1825. They fled to the River and saved their lives by standing in it, immersing themselves and their two young children in the cold water all night long. Her husband George held the children above his head for the night, keeping damp blankets on their heads. About six weeks later she gave birth to her third child and then tragically died shortly afterwards from the effects of the night in the River and childbirth. George left the Island about 20 years later and is interred in Illinois.
Price, Richard 1762-1844
Soldier/Farmer
United Empire Loyalist
Member of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers which historically was quartered in the Tower of London
Captured at the crucial Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina, he was made a Prisoner of War during the American Revolution
Reid, William J. 1886-1980
Teacher/Agriculturalist/Civil Servant
Member of the first graduating class at MacDonald College in 1911
He was the first Deputy Minister of Agriculture in Prince Edward Island
Named a Member of the British Empire
Robins, John 1756-1797
Soldier/Farmer
United Empire Loyalist
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Veteran of the American Revolution
Robins, Thomas 1836-1915
Farmer
One of two who survived crossing the ice during a storm from Summerside to Bedeque in 1855, while two lives were lost including his sister Nancy
Strang, Jesse 1763-1836
Farmer/Shipbuilder/Shipowner/Mariner/Trader
United Empire Loyalist
Son of Daniel Strang who was hung as a spy by the Revolutionary Forces on Oak Hill near Peekskill in New York
Strong, Rev. John Bass
Wesleyan Methodist Missionary
Formed the first Sunday School of any denomination on Prince Edward Island
Wright, Horace Melville 1879-1951
Teacher/Farmer/Fox Rancher
Member of the Legislative Assembly
First layman in Canada to be elected Chairman of Presbytery in the United Church of Canada
Came within one vote of becoming leader of the Liberal Party and Premier of the Province
Wright, Jesse Alexander MacLeod 1843-1927
Well known Jack of All Trades, a Legend in his own Time
Wright, John T. (Crabbed John) 1795-1870
Farmer/Miller/Trader/Shipowner
Was present at the Great Miramachi Fire of 1825, found the pot of gold in the cobbler's home under the hearthstone
Wright, Nathaniel 1765-1825
Soldier/Farmer/Miller
United Empire Loyalist
Veteran of the American Revolution
Father of Methodism in Prince County
National Historic Site and Monument
James College Pope
Monument erected to commemorate this merchant, shipbuilder and statesman
LOWER MONTAGUE
D-13 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Lower Montague Methodist/United Church Cemetery
Aitken, George Beairsto 1836-1909
Farmer/Justice of the Peace
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Annear, Thomas Montague 1872-1947
Farmer/Farm Machine Agent
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Campbell, Angus Fulton 1892-1976
Tailor/Insurance Agent/Athlete
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
Participated in Athletics
Fraser, Alice V. 1911-1996
Genealogist/Historian/Writer/Author
Fraser, Dr. David Roy 1882-1914
Physician
As a young physician he along with Dr. John D. MacIntyre is credited with solving the McGee children's murders in Sturgeon
MacDonald, Maynard Freeman 1876-1968
Mayor of Montague
MacDonald, Russell G. 1885-1951
Farmer
Mayor of Montague
MacDonald, Vera Elizabeth (nee Andrew) 1907-1984
Registered Nurse
Long serving matron of the Kings County Hospital in Montague
MacLean, William A. 1877-1948
Mayor of Montague
Poole, Richard W. 1896-1918
Soldier
Died on Active Military Service
A beautiful and an unique white marble headstone
Poole, Hon. William Aitken 1831-1903
Merchant/Produce Dealer/Exporter
Member of the Legislative Council
Poole, William Leith 1863-1940
Merchant
Mayor of Montague
Robertson, Hon., Dr. James Edwin 1840-1915
Physician/Surgeon/Justice of the Peace
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of Parliament
Member of the Senate of Canada
Rowe, Manoah 1815-1899
Ship-Builder/Merchant
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Stuart, Robert Alexander 1942-1997
Soldier/Project Management Consultant
President of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council
At one time was the youngest Major in the Canadian Armed Forces
Sutherland, William George 1866-1921
Miller
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Wightman, George 1820-1873
Merchant/Postmaster
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Wightman, Hon. Joseph 1806-1887
Farmer/Merchant/Tavern Operator/Shipbuilder/Justice of the Peace
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Council
Member of the Executive Council
Speaker of the House of Assembly
High Sheriff of Kings County
Additional information on this enterprising Islander may be found in Volume XI of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
MALPEQUE
D-6 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Malpeque People's Cemetery
Beairsto, Donald 1936-1997
Outstanding Community Volunteer and Councillor, Town of Summerside
Chairman of the Prince Edward Island Minor Hockey Association
Prince Edward Island's representative to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
Beairsto, William 1813-1885
Miller
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Clark, William 1789-1845
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Clark, William Ewen 1814-1881
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Crozier, Dr. Leigh John 1901-1971
Teacher/Biology Professor/Physician/Hospital Administrator
Medical Superintendent of the Victoria Hospital in London, Ontario
Chief Executive Officer and Medical Coordinator of the Herrman Hospital in Houston, Texas
He did post-graduate study in Toronto, Boston, New York and Hartford Connecticut, as well as in Trinidad and Guyana, where he studied tropical diseases
Trained more than 1,200 students in Hospital Administration
Awarded a Fellowship in the American College of Hospital Administrators
Honorary Citizen, State of Texas
Donald, Elizabeth Ellen (nee Crozier) 1864-1958
The first honorary President of a Women's Institute in Prince Edward IslandKeir, Dr. James William 1871-1944
Medic/Physician
Served as a medic during the Spanish- American War in Fort MacPherson, Georgia, U.S.A.
Practice medicine among the Shawnee first nations natives in Oklahoma for several years.
Practiced medicine in Malpeque for 40 years
Keir, Rev. John 1780-1858
Presbyterian Church Minister for 50 years at Malpeque
MacNutt, Frank L. 1897-1983
Farmer/Insurance Broker
Fruit and Vegetable Inspector
Member of the Legislative Assembly
MacNutt, James 1760-1835
Private Secretary to Governor Walter Patterson
Customs Officer for the Port of Malpeque
Landowner/Farmer
MacNutt, Hon. Peter Stewart 1796-1846
Farmer/Merchant
Member of the Legislative Council
Member of the Executive Council
MacNutt, Hon. Peter Stewart 1834-1919
Farmer/Merchant/Exporter/Shipowner/Lobster Canner
Prince County Coroner
High Sheriff for Prince County
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Council
MacNutt, Thomas 1781-1861
Farmer/Merchant
Member of the Legislative Assembly
MacNutt, Thomas 1864-1942
Farmer/Fox Ranch Agent
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Matthews, H. Edgar 1919-2001
Farmer/Clerk/Musician/Recording Artist
Prince Edward Island Fiddling Champion
Member of the Prince County Fiddlers
He played at dances and concerts across Prince Edward Island and fronted bands entitled The Ed Matthews Jamboree and the Country Four
Montgomery, Donald 1760-1845
Farmer/Magistrate
Member of the Legislative Assembly
First Magistrate to be appointed in Prince County
Montgomery, John Malcolm 1843-1895
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Gentleman Usher of the Black RodPope, Peter MacArthur 1933-2007
Businessman/Horseman
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Ramsay, Archibald 1826-1910
Farmer/Magistrate
High Sheriff of Prince County
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Ramsay, Hon. Donald 1798-1879
Farmer/Lumber Dealer/Soldier
High Sheriff of Prince County
Member of the Legislative Council
Ramsay, James 1829-1905
Farmer
Reporter of the Legislative Assembly for eighteen sessions
Ramsay, Malcolm 1757-
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Nicknamed "Moccasin Ramsay" due to his wearing moccasins to sessions of the Legislative Assembly
Toennies, Gerrit 1898-1978
Research Chemist
Worked at the Lankenau Hospital and the Institute for Cancer Research in Philadelphia
An unique headstone
Twelve Unknown Seamen -1851
Died in the Yankee Gale of 1851
Woodside, James D. 1736-1824
Royal Navy/Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Served in His Majesty's Royal Navy during the French and Spanish War
Malpeque Pioneer Cemetery (now in Cabot Park) - A headstone is erected in the Malpeque People's Cemetery
Stewart, Robert 1731-1787
Squire
Leader of the initial British settlement in the Princetown area
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the House of Assembly
An article describing the establishment of this settlement (on the ship the Annabella) may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1995) entitled The Princetown Pioneers, 1769-1771
Monument
Annabella Settlers
A granite monument is erected to the Annabella settlers and was dedicated to their memory in September 1964. It is situated in Cabot Park
Scouts Canada
A plaque near the entrance to Cabot Park commemorates CJ '77, a Boy Scout Jamboree that hosted 15,000 Canadians in 1977
War Memorial
Situated in front of the Princetown United Church
MARGATE
D-7 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Margate United Church Cemetery
Baker, Chester Cleveland 1886-1967
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
President of the Canadian National Silver Fox Breeder's Association
Day, John Willard 1925-1945
Farmer
A partner in what is believed to be the briefest marriage in Prince Edward Island, he was killed in an automobile accident in Summerside, just minutes after he was married to his bride, Myra Jane MacDonald, a native of O'Leary
Marks, Frank D. 1884-1967
Carriage Builder
Builder of the famous Marks Sleighs
Pound, William H. 1840-1911
Carriage Builder
Owned and operated a busy carriage factory, forge and showroom
Tuplin, Mary Pickering 1870-1887
Murder Victim
Her tragic death was one of the major news stories of this era and may be found in verse and song
Tuplin, Reuben 1825-1899
Carriage Maker/Merchant/Trader/Shipbuilder
An early merchant and businessman in Kensington
Tuplin, Thomas 1830-1920
Innkeeper/Miller/Horseman
Proprietor of the Black Horse Tavern
Was known as "Tom the Vet" due to his ability with animals
Developed and sold Tuplin's Black Oil for cuts, wounds, scratches and burns on animals
Tuplin, William Braginton 1788-1874
Preacher/Miller/Carriage Maker/Magistrate
Known as "Billie the Preacher"
Monument
Black Horse Tavern
Where the Black Horse Tavern once stood, is a picnic ground. In the centre stands a monument to the famed tavern
MARIE
C-12 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Marie Methodist/United Church Cemetery
Cox, Harry H. 1874-1950
Merchant/Lobster Packer/Business Manager/Justice of the Peace
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
MARSHFIELD
D-10 and E-10 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Marshfield Community Cemetery
Ferguson, Hon. Donald 1839-1909
Farmer/Collector of Inland Revenue/Justice of the Peace/Political Writer
Agent for the Nichols
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Member of the Senate of Canada
Member of the Privy Council
Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate
Officer of the British American Order of Good Templars
The story of his life may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall-Winter 2008) in the article Senator Ferguson A Farmer and A Patriot.
Additional information may be found in Volume XIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Godfrey, Alan Pierce 1935-2002
Civil Servant/Sports Administrator
Outstanding Community Volunteer
Member of the P.E.I. 55-plus Games Society
Well known coach and administrator in the sports of hockey and soccer
Miller, Cecil Alan 1896-1988
Political Organizer/Police Officer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the House of Assembly
He served as Superintendant in the Prince Edward Island Police Force which policed the Island from 1930 to 1932
Munn, Hon. Roderick 1835-1927
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Council
Vickerson, George 1798-1889
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery
Henderson, Hon., Dr. Kenneth 1811-1893
Physician/Soldier
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Council
Served with his regiment in Upper Canada at the outbreak of the 1837 Rebellion
MacFarlane, Mungo 1774-1857
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
MERMAID
E-10 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Calvin Presbyterian Church Cemetery
MacDonald, Benjamin Earle 1907-1965
Railwayman/Merchant
Mayor of Charlottetown
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Member of the Order of the British Empire
MacDonald, George Allison (Addie) 1919-2000
Manufacturer's Agent/Entrepreneur
Member of the Legislative Assembly
He was a grandfather to world-renowned professional golfer, Lori Kane. Winner of several amateur titles in Canada, Mexico and New Zealand, she earned a place on the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour in 1995. In 2000 she won three L.P.G.A. Tournaments. Twice , (1997 and 2000), she was named the Canadian Female Athlete of the Year by Canadian Sportswriters and presented with the Bobby Rosenfeld Award
MacDonald, Peter Jenkins 1877-1948
Farmer/Merchant/Grocer
Founder and Proprietor of P.J.'s Grocery which was a Charlottetown landmark for decades
MacDonald, Dr. Wendell Lee 1909-2000
Physician/Athlete
Member of the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame
Radiologist at the Prince Edward Island Hospital
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
Twice skip of Canadian Curling Championship Winning Teams
MacLean, Rev. Daniel 1848-1919
Minister of the Church of Scotland
Well known Island Clergyman
Father of Henry B. MacLean who developed "The MacLean Method of Writing". At his death in 1976, he was interred in British Columbia
MacLean, Neil Daniel 1901-1985
Funeral Director and Embalmer
Founder of the MacLean Funeral Home in Charlottetown in 1923
Originator of the Rotary Radio Auction
Matheson, Gordon Guy 1961-2002
Radio Broadcaster
He was known as Mike Brooks in his employment at Radio Station CFCY
MIDGELL
B-12 and C-12 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Midgell Presbyterian/United Church Cemetery
Anderson, David Allison 1922-1986
Lawyer/Corporate Director/Judge
Director of Air Canada, C.N. Tower Restaurants, Grand Trunk Railway, Grand Trunk Western Railways
He was the youngest Director ever to be appointed to Canadian National Railways
County and District Court Judge (Ontario)
Eulogized at his memorial service in Toronto by Senator Keith Davey, Hon. Mitchell Sharp and Robert Nixon, Leader of the Liberal Party of OntarioAnderson, Donald Garth 1927-2010
Clerk of the Court/Farmer/Innkeeper
Manager of the Prince Edward Island Potato Marketing Board
Director of the Potato Association of America
Member of the Consultative Committee for the Canadian Dairy Commission
Board Member of the Canadian Agriculture Safety Association
Member of the Canadian Horticultural Council
Member of the Atlantic Agriculture Hall of Fame
Member of the Minister’s Advisory Council of the P.E.I. Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce
President of the P.E.I. Rural Beautification Society
He was instrumental in bringing the Potato Association of America Conference to Prince Edward Island.
Coffin, Andrew 1796-1859
Farmer/Shipbuilder/Mechanic
Well known shipbuilder at Greenwich
Dingwell, James Walter 1911-1986
Farmer
Member of the House of AssemblyDockendorff, Russell C. 1927-2009
Sawyer/Auto Worker/Fisherman/Entrepreneur/Philanthropist
The “Mussel King”
Pioneer in the Prince Edward Island Mussel Industry
Member of the Prince Edward Island Business Hall of Fame
He was known for his assistance to others less fortunate.
Hooper, Hon. William 1824-1899
Soldier/Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Council
Held an appointment in Her Majesty's commissariat in Bermuda
Chairman of the Board of Railway Appraisers
James, Capt. John W. 1814-1874
Mariner
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Jardine, Dr. John 1797-1881
Physician
Member of the House of Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Speaker of the House of Assembly
MacEwen, Harvey D. 1859-1938
Teacher/Merchant/Farmer/Lobster Packer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
President of the Morell Dairy
Pratt, Roderick Bruce (Roddy) 1927-2001
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Charter President of the St. Peter's Lions Club
President of the Prince Edward Island Producer's Association
He was awarded a Life Saving Award in 1962
Quigley, Albert 1901-1990
Miller/Potato and Fertilizer Dealer
Well known and profitable rum runner
Simpson, Albert E. 1865-1947
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Sutherland, John 1814-1866
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Two Unknown Seamen -1851
Died in the Yankee Gale of 1851
MILTON
E-9 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery
Boisner, William 1808-1894
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Curtis, Owen 1811-1886
Surveyor-General of Prince Edward Island
Member of the Executive Council
Holl, Henry Arthur 1829-1911
Farmer
Son of John Myrie Holl (1802-1869), who was the second Premier under Responsible Government in Prince Edward Island and passed away and is interred in England.
Additional information on John Myrie Holl may be found in Volume IX of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Holroyd, Hon. Joseph 1790-1854
Public Official in Great Britain
Hooper, David Robert Moore 1808-1903
Farmer/Merchant/Exporter
Mayor of Charlottetown
Jenkins, Louis Leoline 1861-1939
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Reagh, Rev. Thomas Blanchard 1846-1914
Church of England Rector
Rector at Milton for twenty-one years, married many Island couples
Stramberg, Nathaniel P. 1834-1912
Musician/Professor/Music Teacher
Father of John Alexander Stramberg (1858-1917) who was the leader of the Weber and Fields Orchestra. He was a composer of note and wrote Fiddle-Dee-Dee and other early Broadway tunes. At John's death a wealth of floral tributes from such personages as Lillian Russell, Weber & Fields, William Collier, Ross & Fenton, Weber & Fields, accompanied his remains from Freeport in Long Island to his burial site in Woonsocket, Rhode Island in the Oak Hill Cemetery
Younker, Conrad 1772-1849
Farmer
Son of a Regimental drummer during the American Revolution, he settled on the Island as a boy and became the ancestor of the Younkers of Prince Edward Island
MISCOUCHE
E-5 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monuments
War Memorial
Situated in front of the St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church
Veterans Memorial Highway
Situated beside the Miscouche Legion
War Memorial
Situated in front of the St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church
National Historic Site
Ten Acadian National Conventions
This plaque is situated near the front entrance of the Acadian Museum commemorates 10 Acadian national conventions, including one staged here in 1884. The choice of the Acadian Hymn Ave Maria Stella and the flag was finalized during the Miscouche convention that was held here over a century ago
St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Acadian Pioneers burials from 1784 to 1817
Two large coffins containing the remains of Pioneer Acadians from the Riviere Platte area were interred here in 1859
DesRoches, Benoit 1904-1989
Teacher/Justice of the Peace/Historian
A Founder of the Acadian Museum in Miscouche
DesRoches, Gilbert 1848-1915
Cobbler/Merchant/Exporter/Lobster Packer/Postmaster
Member of the Legislative Assembly
He was called the Oyster King and was considered to be the leading exporter of oysters in Canada
Additional information may be found in Volume XIV of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Gillis, Archibald F. 1836-1921
Farmer/Postmaster
Long serving postmaster in Miscouche
Monaghan, Rev. Martin 1869-1964
Teacher/Priest
Vice-Rector of St. Dunstan's College
Parish Priest of Miscouche for forty years
Organized the first Diocesan Eucharistic Congress
Organized the first chapter of the Knights of Columbus on Prince Edward Island
Poirier, Rev. Joseph-Nazaire 1880-1973
Teacher/Professor/Parish Priest
Professor at St. Dunstan's University for twenty-five years
MONTAGUE
E-13 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Memorial
War Memorial
Situated in front of the Royal Canadian Legion in the Town
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Anstie, Harry Edgar 1920-1970
Soldier/Labourer
Awarded commendations for bravery in battle during World War II
Boudreault, George 1915-1991
Soldier/Musician/Storyteller
Founding member (fiddle and harmonica) of The Calamity Brothers who performed on national radio and television as well as recorded two albums
They as a group performed before Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Phillip in 1973 and before Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales in 1983
Won a Maritime Fiddling Championship
DesRoches, J. Sylvere 1894-1975
Soldier/Lawyer
Inspector of Acadian Schools
County Court Judge
Fraser, Arthur Allan "A. A. Joey" 1920-2001
Royal Canadian Army/Businessman
Member of the Legislative Assembly
He, as a member of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders, landed in France as part of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944
Hughes, John Arnold 1914-1988
Teacher
Principal of Montague Regional High School for many years
President of the Prince Edward Island Teacher's Federation
Hynes, Harold J. 1898-1985
School Inspector
Well known and well remembered by many students in Kings County
MacDonald, Hon. Augustine Colin 1837-1919
Merchant/Businessman
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of Parliament
Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island
MacNeill, Dr. James Joseph (Jim) 1936-1998
Royakl Navy/Journalist/Editor/Publisher
Owner of the Eastern, Graphic, Western Graphic, Atlantic Fish Farming, Atlantic Fisherman, Island Farmer, Weekly Record and the Gig and earned virtually every award that is possible for a weekly newspaper
His reporting and editorial writing was recognized regionally, nationally and internationally
President of the Atlantic Communities Association, the Canadian Community Newspaper Association
The only Canadian to be a member of the exclusive International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors
Honorary Life Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association
Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Laws from King's College
Sullivan, Arthur E. (Art) 1909-1969
Customs Officer
Known in Montague and across the Island as "Mr. Baseball"
MONT-CARMEL
F-4 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monument
War Memorial
An archway, it is situated at the entrance of the Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel Cemetery
Eglise Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel Cimetiere
Arsenault, Rev. J. Adrien 1925-1989
Professor/Writer/Scholar/Poet/Artist/Sculpturer
Professor of Fine Arts and Modern Laguages at the University of Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island representative to the Canadian Council of the Arts
Member of the Canada Council
On three occasions, he was named as Best Director at the Dominion Drama Festival. A work of his, Francis (of Assisi) was dramatized and presented at Confederation Centre Main Stage
Gallant, John J. 1861-1947
Lobster Packer
President of the Catholic Mutual Benefit Association
First lobster packer in the Mont Carmel area
Eglise Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel Cimetiere under a Memorial Chapel
Arsenault, Rev. Pierre-Paul 1866-1927
Parish Priest/Community Leader/Folklorist
Parish priest at Mont Carmel for 31 years, under whose direction and innovative fund-raising techniques, the brick church and parochial house were constructed
MONTROSE
B-3 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Montrose United/Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Gordon, Robert Hudson 1863-1948
Farmer/Fur Rancher
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Pridham, Kenneth 1923-1982
Businessman
A prominent businessman he developed, owned and operated Pridham Marine
Squarebriggs, Artimus 1865-1907
Farmer
Squarebriggs, Priscilla (nee Mountain) 1870-1942
Grandparents of multi-billionaire-dollar empire owner Robert W. Millar who owns an empire of duty-free shops in Asia and the Pacific
Great-grandparents of Pia Millar, Mrs. Christopher Getty (grandson of industrialist J. Paul Getty)
Great-grandparents of Marie-Chantal Millar, wife of Prince Paul and Crown Princess of Greece
Great-grandparents of Alexandra Millar, the Princess Alexandre von und zu Fustenberg
MORELL
C-12 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monuments
War Memorial
Situated in front of the Royal Canadian Legion on Queen Elizabeth Drive
St. Theresa of the Little Flower Church Cemetery
This church was founded in 1928 when the village had grown to the extent that it was necessary to construct a church. A new church was constructed and dedicated in 1976. The cemetery is relatively new, with parishioners sometimes opting to be interred in the older cemetery at Green Meadows.
Kelly, Michael Somerled 1946-1997
Senior Civil Servant/Athlete
Deputy Provincial Treasurer
Deputy Minister of Industry
Deputy Minister for Provincial Affairs and the Attorney General
Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Named to the Canadian Junior Baseball All-Star Team in 1964
All-star first baseman and silver medalist, Canadian Senior Baseball Championships in 1977
Had a professional baseball tryout with the St. Louis Cardinals
Outstanding intercollegiate hockey player at St. Dunstan's University
President of the Prince Edward Island Golf Association
President of Sport P.E.I.
Member of the board of Governors of St. Dunstan's University
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
LaPierre, Joseph W. 1918-1994
Soldier/Labourer
Decorated with eight medals for action in Italy, France and Germany
McGuire, Louis Benedict 1905-1996
Farmer/Custodian
Instrumental in founding a number of Co-op ventures in the Morell area
Served on the Executive of the Kings County Baseball League
O'Brien, Mabel Louise 1905-1988
Teacher
O'Brien, Walter A. 1902-1994
Parking Lot Attendant/Folk Historian/ColumnistRossiter, Hon. Eileen 1929-2007
Realtor/Political
Volunteer Member of the Senate of Canada
Granddaughter of the Hon. James Joseph Hughes and daughter of William Wade Hughes
Rossiter, Leo Francis 1923-1996
Businessman
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Chairman of the Morell Village Commission for over twenty years
Instrumental in founding the Morell Sportsman's Dinner
MOUNT ALBION
E-11 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Birch Hill Free Church of Scotland Cemetery
MacLellan, Gene P. 1938-1995
Musician/Lyricist
Writer of hits Snowbird, Put Your Hand in the Hand and many others
A principal performer on C.B.C. Television's Singalong Jubilee
MOUNT BUCHANAN
F-11 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
The Polly Cemetery
Buchanan, Malcolm Ban (MacMhannain, Calum Ban) 1758-1829
Farmer/Poet
An illiterate bard who wrote Imrich nan Eileanaaich (Emigration of the Islanders)
A copy of this poem may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1978) in the article entitled Bards on the Polly
Finlayson, Capt. Archibald 1826-1910
Mariner
He sailed with Admiral Bayfield in the surveying service. Later he took the position of pilot on the Princess of Wales, the Northern Light and the S. S. Stanley. He was selected to be the pilot for the Royal Squadron that entered Charlottetown harbor in 1860 escorting His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII
MacKinnon, Dougald 1886-1970
Farmer/Insurance Agent
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
McAulay, Dr. Angus 1760-1827
Teacher/Estate Agent/Physician/Lay Preacher
Chaplain of the First West India Regiment
Member of the House of Assembly
Speaker of the House of Assembly
A leader in the movement for Catholic Emancipation and Reform in 1825
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
See also the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1978) for the article Lord Selkirk of Prince Edward Island
Additional information may be found in Volume VI of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Murchison, Alexander 1868-1890
Mariner
First officer on a vessel wrecked in a snowstorm off the Newfoundland coast, his frozen remains were found and returned home
Murchison, John 1821-1904
Farmer/Justice of the Peace
Father of a sea-faring family which suffered many tragedies, as can be seen by viewing this headstone
MOUNT HERBERT
E-10 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Mount Herbert United Church Cemetery
Mutch, David Alexander 1923-1991
Soldier/Businessman/Potato Inspector/Historian
Organizer of the Mutch reunion
Member of various choirs
Wood, Joseph Leonard 1865-1957
Farmer/Trader
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
MOUNT ROYAL
D-2 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Mount Royal People's Cemetery
Lidstone, Sir Harold Stafford 1896-1998
Farmer/Soldier
Knight of the French Legion of Honour
He died less than a week after returning from a trip to France and Belgium, taking part in ceremonies marking the end of World War I. He was knighted by the French Government and received a citation from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his service. He was a member of the 105th. Battalion that left Prince Edward Island in 1916 and subsequently with two other battalions. including the 124th. Battalion. He served as an Engineer in the filed during the last 100 days of the War.
MOUNT STEWART
C-11 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monument
War Memorial
Situated in the Mount Stewart People's Cemetery
War Memorial
A new modern memorial is situated in front of the J. Hamilton Douglas branch of the Royal Canadian Legion
Mount Stewart People's Cemetery
Braddock, Charles Robert 1813-1881
Miller/Justice of the Peace
Operated saw and grist mills at Scotchfort
Clark, Russell C. 1878-1964
Merchant/Lobster Packer/Business Director/Automobile Salesman
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Coffin, Rev. Fulton J. 1861-1936
Missionary in Trinidad
Principal of Naparima and the Theological College in San Fernando
Douglas, Harvey Otis 1901-1975
Farmer/Royal Canadian Air Force
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Jay, Lemuel Edward 1880-1960
Railwayman
Musician and Old Time Fiddler
He was the first old time fiddler to play on C.F.C.Y. Radio when he was a guest on a weekly program in the 1920's
Jay, Mary Elizabeth "Minnie" (nee Jay) 1865-1955
Homemaker
Stories of physical strength and toughness are now legendary. On one occasion, while still a young girl, several of her brothers brought home a large and very heavy barrel of flour. While they argued as to who would take it into the house she strode outside, picked it up herself and carried it into the pantry
Jay, Roland Lemuel 1906-1998
Farmer/Railwayman/Musician
Organist at St. John's United Church for 66 years
Charter member of the Queens County Chapter of the P.E.I. Fiddlers Society
Lane, Walter Harry 1926-1996
Royal Canadian Navy/Airline Attendant
A senior flight attendant for forty years with Air Canada
MURRAY HARBOUR
E-14 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
English Church Cemetery
Hugh, Nicholas 1741-1831
Soldier/Wagon Master/Farmer
United Empire Loyalist
Memorial
War Memorial
Situated beside the Murray Harbour Presbyterian Church in the Village
Murray Harbour Community, also known as the Murray Harbour South Cemetery
Beck, Vere 1783-1878
Farmer/Silversmith
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Beck, Vere 1850-1919
Stonecutter/Businessman
Founder of the Vere Beck Monument Company
Frankfurt, Hans Jurgen 1943-1990
Emigated from Volmerdingsen in Germany
An unusual European styled headstone made of red India granite
Harris, George 1805-1876
Farmer/Fisherman
Member of the Legislative AssemblyLeLacheur, Percy MacLeod 1881-1934
Naval Signal Man/Wireless Signalman/Farmer
Member of the United States Navy and a veteran of the Spanish American War
Toured the world from 1907 to 1909 on the Hospital Ship, the “Relief” as a member of the Great White Fleet
Ohl, Rev. Earl Leroy 1937-1994
Minister of the Church of Christ
Long-serving pastor of the Murray Harbour Church of Christ
Co-founder of the Bayview Christian Camp on Deer Island in New Brunswick
Prowse, Albert Perkins 1858-1925
Merchant/Produce Dealer/ Importer and Exporter
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Prowse, Hon. Samuel 1835-1902
Cabinet Maker/Merchant
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Senate of Canada
MURRAY HARBOUR NORTH
E-14 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Memorial
War Memorial
Situated in the centre of the old part of the Murray Harbour North Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Murray Harbour North Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Clow, Hon. James 1834-1901
Merchant/Farmer/Shipbuilder/Justice of the Peace
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Council
Clow, Hon. Thomas 1795-1857
Shipbuilder/Farmer
Member of the Legislative Council
Dalziel, John 1805-1887
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Davidson, Sarah (nee Butler) 1820-1896
Rescued as a young girl from a thirty-five foot well on a farm situated on the Cambridge Road
Graham, Wendall 1895-1962
Fish Packer
Established a large fish packing business at Graham's Pond
Johnston, Lowell Sterling 1926-2003
Farmer/Fisherman/Carpenter/Merchant/Businessman
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Llewellin, John Llewellin 1778-1857
Land Agent/Farmer/Writer/Author
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Pioneer in Agriculture
Additional information may be found in Volume VIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
MacLaren, James 1776-1863
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
McLure, Preston Dalziel 1913-1972
Electrician
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Partridge, Rev. Glendon Forrest 1910-1981
Athlete/Teacher/Soldier/Presbyterian Church Minister/Writer/Poet
Chairman of the Montreal Civil Liberties Union
Chairman of the Canadian Committee for clemency for the Rosenbergs
Helped defeat The Padlock Law in Quebec
MURRAY RIVER
F-14 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Memorial
War Memorial
Situated in a memorial park on Main Street
Murray River CemeteryBonnell, Hon., Dr. Mark Lorne 1923-2006
Physician/Surgeon/Entrepreneur
Member of the Legislature
Member of the Executive Council
Member of the Senate of Canada
Honourary Doctorate from the University of Prince Edward Island
Member of the University of Prince Edward Island Foundation
His diagnosis and successful treatment of an Rh positive baby in 1949 was the first time this had been done in Prince Edward Island.
He established Island Cable Television, the first cable company to operate in Prince Edward Island.
Butler, Wallace Bruce 1885-1952
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Milburn, Peter Robert (Pete) 1907-1991
Banker/Coach
Coached athletes in baseball and speed-skating
Director of the Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame
Muttart, William Freeman 1867-1941
Dory Fisherman/Merchant
Merchant at Bothwell P.E.I. in partnership with J. F. Mossey
Peterson, Samuel Swann 1838-1911
Law Student/Teacher/School Inspector/Insurance Salesman
Studied law in North Carolina under the Hon. George Davis, Attorney-General in Jefferson Davis' Confederate Cabinet
Personally acquainted with Thomas Alva Edison
NAUFRAGE
B-13 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
French Pioneer Cemetery situated near the Lighthouse
Irwin, Thomas -1847
Land Surveyor/Writer/Philologist/Writer
Lay Teacher at St. Dunstan's College
Prepared a grammar of the Mi'kmaq language for the Roman Catholic Clergy
A story on his life may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1977) entitled Thomas Irwin: Champion of the Micmacs
Additional information may be found in Volume VII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
NEW DOMINION
F-9 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
New Dominion United Church Cemetery
Burdett, Richard 1797-1886
Military Surveyor and Draughtsman
In Her Majesty's Service for sixty years
Currie, Dougald 1844-1918
Farmer
Member of the Legislative AssemblyMacEwen, William H. 1938-2013
Business
Manager
Hosted the radio programs “Country Roots” and “Gospel Road”
MacMillan, Annie Clare (nee MacDougall) 1891-1970
Registered Nurse/Canadian Army Nurse
President of the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada
At one time nursed future Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett
Presented with the Royal Red Cross during World War I to King George V at Buckingham Palace
MacMillan, John 1852-1927
Farmer/Mariner
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Taylor, James W. 1870-1944
Farmer/Lighthouse Keeper/Lobster Packer
Lived and was the lighthouse keeper on St. Peter's Island
NEW GLASGOW
D-8 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
National Historic Site and Monument
Hon. David Laird
This monument commemorates the life of the Hon. David Laird who founded the Patriot newspaper later serving the Government of Canada in various capacities
Monument
War Memorial
Situated in the New Glasgow Community Cemetery
New Glasgow Community Cemetery
Dickieson, Dana Frederick 1956-1990
Farmer
Local President of the National Farmer's Union
Awarded a certificate of appreciation from the National Farmer's Union
Along with his son Riel, he lost his life in a house fire. He was posthumously awarded a medal for bravery by the Governor General of Canada
Laird, Alexander 1797-1873
Farmer/Shipbuilder
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Additional information may be found in Volume X of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Laird, William 1835-1911
Soldier/Farmer
Member of the Legislative AssemblyMacDonald, Elmer G. 1925-2009
Farmer/Dairy
Producer/Businessman
Member of the Atlantic Canadian Hall of Fame
The Central Queens Soccer Complex in Hunter River was constructed through his strong support in 1990 and remains a legacy to his community service.
Moffatt, James 1817-1915
Farmer
First time he voted, he had to travel twenty miles to the poll in a severe storm
Moffatt, William 1848-1932
Farmer/Coal Lumber and Produce Dealer
Ran a trading schooner between Rustico, Charlottetown and Sydney in Cape Breton
Van Buskirk, Jacob 1749-1833
Soldier/Liason Runner/Farmer
A spy and a courier with Butler's Rangers on the British side during the American Revolution
NEW LONDON
D-7 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
New London People's Cemetery
Campbell, Archibald 1853-1925
Tailor/Postmaster
Well known Postmaster at New London
MacKay, Very Rev. Allan Lorne 1915-1994
Presbyterian Church Minister
Moderator of the 102nd. General Assembly Presbyterian Church in Canada
Chaplain to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada and to the Hamilton Fire Department
Chairman of the Hamilton-Wentworth Police Commission
Inducted to the Hamilton Ontario Gallery of Distinction in 1986
Member of the Supreme Council of Canada, Scottish Rite
MacKay, Wendell 1924-1994
Soldier/Teacher/Civil Servant/Lawyer/Tourism Operator
Awarded the Croix de Geurre avec Etolie de Bronze
Clerk of the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly
Clerk of the Executive Council
Served as a Deputy Minister in several portfolios
President of the Uniform Lay Conference of Canada
MacLeod, Hugh Lloyd 1920-1997
Merchant
With his brother Don he was a community institution in Vernon River, operating a General Store there since the early 1930's. They were considered to be one of the last in the general store trade and were featured in countless newspaper articles. Lloyd worked right up to the last day of his life
Marks, James 1845-1926
Farmer/Mariner
Was to marry a local girl but she was handicapped in a farm accident and refused to marry him
An insatiable reader, he would read constantly during the winter months, leaving the chores to the hired man
Marks, Jenny 1852-1934
Farmer
Lived with her brother James and niece Emily, an old fashioned trio that were skeptical of many of the changes that occurred during their time
Pickering, James 1788-1849
Farmer/Mariner
With his brothers, a well known shipbuilder
NINE MILE CREEK
F-10 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monument
War Memorial
Situated at the intersection of the highway from New Dominion as it joins the south shore road opposite St. Peter's Island
NORTH BEDEQUE
E-6 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
North Bedeque United/Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Anderson, Alexander 1745-1852
Baker/Soldier/Surveyor
United Empire Loyalist
Magistrate and Commissioner of the Peace
Anderson, Hon. Alexander 1795-1884
Farmer/Surveyor/Businessman
Member of the Legislative Council
Jardine, Frank 1905-1981
Farmer/Business Director
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Laird, Hon. Alexander 1830-1896
Inn-Keeper/Farmer/Publisher
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Council
Member of the Executive Council
Founder and President of the Agricultural Mutual Fire Insurance Company
President of the Summerside Pioneer
Additional information may be found in Volume XII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
MacFarlane, Donald 1759-1843
Soldier/Farmer/Shipbuilder
Member of the Legislative Assembly
MacFarlane, Douglas Harrison 1917-1997
Farmer/Political Activist/Historian
Outstanding Community Volunteer
Leader of the New Democratic Party
MacFarlane, James Harrison 1888-1973
Farmer
A story about his life appears in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 2007) in the article “When I Was Very Young”.
MacFarlane, Neil 1818-1891
Ferry Operator
He began the ferry service from Hurd's Point to Summerside in 1877
Murray, David 1766-1853
Farmer/Soldier/Shipowner/Trader
United Empire Loyalist
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Murray, John 1735-1820
Farmer
United Empire Loyalist
Patterson, Rev. Robert S. 1800-1882
Presbyterian Church Minister (Farmer/Schoolmaster/Legal Adviser/Doctor)
His tenure of 56 years is the longest unbroken pastorate in the history of the Presbyterian Church in Canada
Robins, Nancy 1830-1855
Farmer's Daughter
Lost her life walking across the ice from Summerside to Bedeque during a storm with her brother Thomas and two others
Schurman, William 1743-1819
Farmer/Merchant/Businessman/Overseer of Roads/Justice of the Peace/Magistrate
United Empire Loyalist
Member of the Legislative Assembly
The Loyalist story is treated well in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1989) in the article The Loyalist Question on Prince Edward Island 1793-1861
Additional information may be found in Volume V of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Wright, William -1819
Farmer
United Empire Loyalist
Was imprisoned by the rebels during the American Revolution
NORTH GRANVILLE
D-7 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
North Granville United Church Cemetery
Large, Margaret Elizabeth "Betty" (nee Rogers) 1913-1990
Businesswoman/Broadcaster/Writer
The storyteller on The Sleepy Town Express
Helped organize the Island Peace Committee
NORTH LAKE
A-15 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Pioneer Monuments
Monument to Antoine Detcheverry
Sandstone Memorail to an early French pioneer who settled in the area, situated east of the bridge
Red Bank Pioneer Monument
Monument to British settlers sitauted in the pioneer cemetery on the north-west side of the bridge
Red Bank Pioneer Cemetery
Rose, Peter -1812
Soldier/Farmer/Landowner
United Empire Loyalist
NORTHPORT
C-3 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Provincial Historic Park
Sea Rescue Park
Monument erected to commemorate the bravery of eleven men in rescuing the crew of the A. J. McKean which was wrecked in 1906 at this location
NORTH RUSTICO
D-8 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monument
Children of the Parish
A granite memorial st the back of the Stella Maris Cemetery commemorates thirty-six children who died within the Stella Maris Parish from 1938 to 1968
War Memorial
Situated across and slightly down the street from the Stella Maris Roman Catholic Church on Churchill Avenue
Stella Maris Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Buote, Rt. Rev. Jean F. 1908-1988
Teacher/Parish Priest
Superior of l'Academie St. Pierre in the Magdalen Islands
Driving force behind the establishment of the Evangaline School District
Awarded the Acadian Order of Merit
NORTH TRYON
F-7 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
North Tryon Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Chisholm, Heath Morrison 1896-1977
Funeral Director and Embalmer/Salesman
Salesman for the Montague Furnishing Company
Matthews, Donald 1821-1888
Farmer
Father of James Ewen Matthews who while living in Brandon, Manitoba was President of the Canadian Life Underwriters Association and served as a Member of Parliament from Brandon. He was remembered at his passing for his part in persuading the Government of Canada to allow the 1939 Royal Tour by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to stop at Brandon
NORTH WILTSHIRE
E-9 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
North Wiltshire United Church Cemetery
Balderston, Hon. John 1831-1923
Farmer/Miller/Justice of the Peace
Member of the Legislative Council
Member of the Executive Council
Matheson, Mabel Martha Wright 1908 - 2000
Financial Consultant/Educator/Administrator/Author
Principal of Prince Street School from 1929 to 1972
President of the Prince Edward Island Teacher's Federation
President of the International Reading Association
Charter President of the Prince Edward Island Retired Teacher's Association
Charter Member of the Canadian College of Teachers
Chairperson of the Provincial Committee for Pakistan Relief
Chairperson of the Provincial Committee for African Drought Relief
Charter President of the Zonta Club of Charlottetown
Conceived and directed the first P.E.I. Conference on Education in 1958
Awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal in 1977 and the Meritous Service Medal from the University of Prince Edward Island in 1979
O'LEARY
D-2 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monument
War Memorial
Situated near the former railway lines on Main Street
ORWELL
E-12 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monument
National Historic Site and Monument
Situated on the grounds of his home, the Macphail homestead, the monument commerates a distinguished physician, soldier, agriculturalist and author.
PALMER ROAD
B-2 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Deagle, Helen 1943-1997
Outstanding Community Volunteer
Chairperson and member of the board of more than a dozen community groups in the Miminegash area including the Miminegash Community Council, Ebbsfleet Women's Institute, Miminegash Women in Support of Fishing among others
Doucette, Alphy L. 1901-1970
Carpenter/Joiner/Blacksmith/Wheelwright
A talented smith, he made a working pistol and a working model of The Titanic powered by a small engine
Ellsworth, Rev. Richard 1899-1985
Parish Priest
Professor at St. Dunstan's University
McLellan, Bernard Donald 1859-1907
Teacher/Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Member of Parliament
Perry, Hon. Melvin J. 1925-2002
Teacher
Member of the Senate of Canada
PANMURE ISLAND
D-14 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Panmure Island Roman Catholic Pioneer Cemetery
MacDonald, Andrew 1745-1833
Tacksman of of the Island of Shona in Scotland
Merchant/Land Owner/Timber Exporter/Shipbuilder
First settler and owner of Panmure Island, he also had business interests in the Miramichi, till they were lost in the great fire there.
He was captured by American Privateers in 1812 and was interned in Charleston South Carolina for a period of time
PARK CORNER
D-6 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monument
James Campbell
This monument commemorates the settlement of James Campbell in 1775 in the New London area
The Townshend Cemetery
Campbell, James 1743-1800
Soldier/Private Secretary/Land Agent/Justice of the Peace
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Private Secretary To Governor Patterson
Townshend, James 1765-1827
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
His father was the original British settler at Park Corner and gave the district its name
PETER'S ROAD
E-14 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Peter's Road Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Griffin, Albert 1910-1877
Businessman/Entrepreneur
Established Fish Processing and Packing Plants, Was the First Tuna Buyer to Sell to the Japanese Markets
Johnston, Lorne 1904-1990
Lumberjack/ Agricultural Harvester/Fisherman/Folklorist/Columnist/Author
Known as "Ole Salt"
Awarded a Prince Edward Island Heritage Foundation Award for his work in preserving the Island's history
He was self-taught
MacLean, William David 1939-1997
Electronics Technician/Businessman
Volunteer firefighter who lost his life while during the bank fire in Montague on January 1, 1997
PLEASANT VALLEY
E-8 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
Aucoin, James Emmanuel (Manny) 1955-1987
Police Officer
Member of the New Brunswick Provincial Police, murdered while on patrol
Bagnall, Margaret Ruth (nee Burns) 1900-1994
Telephone Operator
Artist/Playwright/Writer
Bernard, Emmett Albert 1916-1997
Farmer
An outstanding Harness Racing Owner, Trainer and Driver
He was the first of three generations to race in the prestigious Gold Cup and Saucer Race during Old Home celebrations in Charlottetown
Boates, Roy Emmerson 1922-1990
Soldier/Pharmacist
Member of the International Canadian Red Cross Committee
Chief Pharmacist in Gambia, West Africa for two years
World Health Organization Consultant, serving four months in Bhutan, Southeast Asia
Awarded a Meritous Service Award from the Canadian Pharmaceutical Association for pharmacy service locally, provincially, nationally and internationally
First Prince Edward island pharmacist to receive the A. H. Robins Award for Outstanding Community Service
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward IslandMacRae, Major Andrew Boswall 1919-2011
Soldier/Farmer/Businessman
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Boyle, Wendell Gordon 1946-2001
Historian/Musician/Recording Artist
Site Director of the Orwell Corner Historic Village and Museum
Founder of the Island Ceilidh series
Played in and organized many benefit concerts across the Island
Burns, Arthur Byron 1914-1996
Jeweller/Historian/Author
He is remembered for his ability to find and recover native artifacts such as arrowheads and spearheads. His extensive collection was presented to the Province of Prince Edward Island after his passing
Cutcliffe, Allie Byron 1894-1970
Merchant/Funeral Director and Embalmer
Founder of the Cutcliffe Funeral HomeCutcliffe, John Sinclair 1930-2007
Funeral Director
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the National Executive of the Liberal Party of Canada
President of the International Rescue and First Aid Association
President of the Red Cross Society of Prince Edward Island
Provincial Chief of Rescue with the Prince Edward Island Emergency Measures Organization
Member of the Order of Red Cross
Awarded a CJRW and Red Cross Life Saving Award
Awarded a Julian S. Wise Heroic Life Saving Award
Found, Dr. Eric MacLean 1905-1995
Physician/Surgeon
Tuberculosis Specialist
Islander of the Year
Practiced in the Regina General Hospital during the Regina Riot of 1935
Gingras, Dr. Gustave 1918-1996
Physician
Consultant in Rehabitational Medicine
President of the Canadian Medical Association
Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island
Member of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Awarded the Royal Bank of Canada Prize
Awarded the Albert Lasker Prize
Awarded the F.N.G. Staff prize of the Canadian Medical Association
Companion of the Order of Canada
Companion of the Order of Malta
Honorary Physician to Her Majesty the Queen
People around the world consider Dr. Gingras to be the "Ambassador for the Handicapped". His work with parapalegics at the Veteran's hospital in Montreal led to his establishment of L'Institut de Readaptation in Montreal and through the Red Cross and the United Nations, similar centers in Morocco, Venezuela and Vietnam. He also started a Canadian program that assisted children who were the victims of thalidomide.
Gingras, Rena (nee McLean) 1920-1983
Registered Nurse
Trained in Neurological Nursing and practiced at the Royal Victoria Hospital, the Montreal Neurological Institute and the Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Military Hospital
Grindlay, Robert 1906-1982
Teacher
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Herring, Dr. Helen deGreayer (nee Campbell) 1909-2000
Teacher/Broadcaster/Author
Executive Director of the Prince Edward Island Safety Council
Member of the Order of Canada
Worthy Grand Matron and Life Member of the Order of the Eastern Star for Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia
Committee Member on the International Level of the Order of Eastern Star
President and Life Member of the Prince Edward Island Federation of Women's Institutes
President and Charter Member of the Charlottetown Zonta Club
President of the Council of Women
Member of the Board and Life Member of the Federations Women's Institute's of Canada
Member of the Quarter Century Club for Distinguished Broadcasting
Awarded the Premier's Award for Distinguished Citizenship in 1973
Awarded an honourary LL.D. by the University of Prince Edward Island in 1981
Hickox, Spurgeon 1873-1961
Miller/Ferry Operator
Operated the Private Ferry from Bonshaw to Charlottetown
Jessome, Eric A. 1922-1988
Soldier/Miller/Broadcaster/Recreation Director/Business Director
Councillor, Lions Club International
Youngest Sergeant-Major in the British Empire
Host of Shur-Gain Calvacade
Johnston, Jack W. 1932-1997
Banker/Credit Manager
President and Chairman of the Board of the Associated Credit Bureaus of Canada
Director from Prince Edward Island of the Canadian Snowbird Association
Outstanding Community Volunteer
Kennedy, Ivan Borden 1911-1998
Merchant
Well-known and long-serving merchant in Breadalbane who was immortalized in song by Allan Rankin
Lane, Walter Harry 1886-1962
Mayor of Montague
Leard, Spurgeon Warren 1897-1971
Miller/Soldier/Police Officer
Member of the short-lived Prince Edward Island Police Force
Member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Linkletter, Charles Ernest 1922-1998
Inn-Keeper
Outstanding Community Volunteer
Member of the Order of Prince Edward Island
Member of the Order of Canada
He was a driving force behind the evolution of Prince Edward Island's tourism industry, and it was his foresight which led to the formation of the Tourism Industry of Prince Edward Island, the Convention Bureau and the Culinary Institute
MacIntyre, John Paul 1954-1984
An individual who suffered greatly from a rare skin disease, Epidermolysis bullosa
Islanders mobilized to assist to raise about $90,000 to assist him with treatments conducted in West Germany
Member of the Charlottetown LIons Club
MacKinley, John 1915-1991
Farmer/Stockbreeder
Maritime Stockbreeder of the Year
Member of the Canadian Hereford Honour Roll
MacKinnon, Keith 1916-1989
Trucker/Businessman
President of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island
Worthy Grand Patron of the Grand Chapter of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Order of the Eastern Star
MacRae, Elmer M. 1907-2000
Businessman
Mayor of Charlottetown
Established and Chairman of the Board of the landmark Charlottetown business, Batt & MacRae An Outstanding Community Volunteer
Maloney, Dr. John Henry 1918-2001
Physician/Historian
Captain in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during World War II
President of the P.E.I. Medical Society
President of the Atlantic Association of Obstetrics & Gynecology
President of the P.E.I. Mental Health Association
Honorary Treasurer of the Canadian Medical Association
President of the P.E.I. Historical Society
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Member of the Order of Prince Edward Island (posthumously)
Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Prince Edward Island
He was keenly interested in archeology and the study of the Mi'kmaq culture
McKenna, Vivian (nee Mayberry) 1943-1995
Administrative Assistant/Merchant
Member of the Atlantic Women Business Owner's Hall of Fame
Mugford, Royston F. 1911-1991
Royal Air Force/Musician
Church Organist and Choir Director at various Charlottetown hurches
Murphy, John Weeks 1909-1988
Teacher/Fish Processor
President of the Prince Edward Island Teacher's Federation
Osborne, Margaret Ruth 1894-1987
Registered Nurse/Administrator/Editor/Writer
Worked with the Grenfell Mission throughout Labrador
Organizer of the Prince Edward Island Branch of the Unitarian Service Committee
Girl Guide Commissioner for Prince Edward Island
Islander of the Year
Awarded the American Red Cross Service Award by President Truman
Pickard, G. Keith 1924-2001
R.C.A.F./Architect
Member of the College of Fellows of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
Outstanding Community Volunteer
President of the Prince Edward Island Rural Beautification Society
Founding Member of Communities in Bloom
Project Manager for the first Habitat for Humanity home on P.E.I.
Reid, William Wright 1913-1987
Soldier/Civil Servant/Clerk of the Legislative Assembly/Athlete
Commandant of Canada's Bisley team in 1949
Prince Edward Island's pioneering Director of Physical Fitness
Established Little League Baseball on Prince Edward island
Provincial Director of the United Way, the Heart Foundation and the Cerebral Palsy Association
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
An interesting article regarding his military career may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1995) entitled Bill Reid's War
Roberts, Nelson John Richard 1924-2000
Soldier/Barber/Business Manager
Manager of the New London Lions Club Lobster Suppers
Outstanding Community Volunteer
Founding Member, President and Chief of the New London Fire Department
Member of the Maritime Fire Chiefs Association
Founder and President of the New London Seniors Club
Runtz, Victor Alexander 1922-2001
Royal Canadian Navy/Editorial Cartoonist
He was employed for many years with the Charlottetown Guardian in Prince Edward Island and the Bangor Daily News in Maine
Schurman, Harold Beattie 1906-1982
Building Contractor
President of M. F. Schurman Co. Ltd.
Director of the Bank of Canada
Whitlock, Roy N. "Buck" 1924-2003
Royal Canadian Navy/Athlete
Survivor of the sinking of the H.M.C.S. Valleyfield during World War II
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame
Star performer in the Maritime Big 4 Hockey League
Considered to be the greatest scorer in Maritime Ice Hockey history
"The Old Lamplighter"
Wigmore, Thomas 1877-1958
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Woodside Elton T. 1911-1983
Radio and Television Technician/Farmer/Aviator
Known as "The Flying Farmer", he operated Woodside's Flying Service logging over 3,000 hours flying time, many of them mercy and emergency flights
Known also as "The Flying Stork", because of the number of maternity cases he flew to hospitals
POINT PRIM
F-11 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
National Historic Site and Monument
Point Prim Lighthouse
This monument commemorates the architectural style and the service provided by the oldest lighthouse on Prince Edward Island
PORT HILL
D-5 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
St. James Anglican Church Cemetery
Birch, A. Enid (nee Newcombe) 1901-2002
Musician/Church Organist
She was the Church Organist at St. James Church in Port Hill for 83 years (1918 to the summer of 2001)
Birch, Damaris Louisa Anne 1869-1954
Milliner/Poet
A poem she wrote about Queen Mary received royal acknowledgement from the King
Birch, James Edward 1849-1941
Clerk/Bookkeeper/Merchant/Horseman
Mayor of Alberton
Member of the Legislative Assembly
He brought the first standard bred trotting horse "Old Administration" to Prince Edward Island
Prominent member of the Port Hill Football and Cricket Club
Ellis, William 1774-1855
Shipwright/Shipbuilder
He emigrated in 1818 and was a pioneer shipbuilder in the Bideford area
Additional information may be found in Volume VIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Richards, James William 1850-1915
Merchant/Shipowner/Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Member of Parliament
He was the first person to be appointed Minister of Agriculture in Prince Edward Island
Imported the first herd of Aberdeen Angus cattle to Prince Edward Island
Richards, John 1855-1917
Stockbroker/Agriculturalist/Business Director
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Richards, Hon. William 1819-1914
Shipbuilder/Miller/Trader/Merchant/Master Mariner/Business Director
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Council
President and shareholder in the Charlottetown Steam Navigation Company
Two Unknown Seamen -1851
Died in the Yankee Gale of 1851
Yeo, James 1832-1916
Merchant/Shipbuilder/Shipowner
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Member of Parliament
He was known as "Hunchback Jemmy"
Yeo, Hon. John 1837-1924
Shipowner/Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Member of the Parliament
Member of the Senate of Canada
First and longest serving Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island
Serving in the Legislative Assembly, House of Commons and Senate, he served his constituents for 66 years, a record said to be unequalled in the British Commonwealth
In a large sandstone above ground Vault at the St. James Anglican Church Cemetery
Yeo, Hon. James 1789-1868
Shipbuilder/Shipowner/Merchant/Landowner/Farmer/Financier
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Council
Member of the Executive Council
Excerpts from his ledgers may be found in an Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1999) article entitled Port Hill Ledger
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
Additional information may be found in Volume IX of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
POWNAL
E-11 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monument
Pownal United Church
A large sandstone monument stands at the site of the former Pownal United Church
Pownal United Church Cemetery
Acorn, John 1761-1857
Soldier/Miller
United Empire Loyalist
Fought for three and a half years with Robert Rogers' Rangers during the American Revolution
Ings, Evelyn Eileen (nee Rackham) 1895-1986
Teacher/Artist/Genealogist
Well known member and supporter of the Charlottetown Art Society
Mellish, James Lewis 1807-1886
Farmer
Mellish, Margaret Sophia (nee Murray) 1815-1876
Parents of the Hon. Humphrey Mellish (1862-1937) who was a teacher and a lawyer in Nova Scotia. He was a leading figure in Nova Scotia legal circles and was appointed a Puisine Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia and was the Local Judge in Admiralty for the Nova Scotia District of the Exchequer Court of Canada. He was interred in Nova Scotia at his passing.
Parents of Mary (Mellish) Archibald (1849-1901) who was a teacher and governess. The story of her leadership in the development of education for women at Mount Allison University may be found in Volume XIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Walker, George Clark 1895-1994
Soldier/Athlete/Y.M.C.A. Secretary
Outstanding amateur athlete that took up endurance sports after bring severely wounded during World War I in battles at Vimy Ridge, Passchendale and Lens
Named to the 1924 Canadian Olympic Team for the 105 mile bicycle race but did not attend
Premiere Athlete of the Maritime Provinces in 1924
Honoured as a Pioneer Capher by the Canadian Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Member of the Prince Edward Island Sport Hall of Fame
ROCKY POINT
E-10 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Historic Sites and Monuments
Fort Amherst - Port La Joie National Historic Park
This park is established to commemorate the establishment of Prince Edward Island as a French colony in 1720, later to be a fortification for the English
Michel Hache Gallant
This memorial near the Fort Amherst Interpretative Centre was erected by the descendants of Michel Hache Gallant and his wife Anne Cormier
Walter Patterson
This plaque inside the interpretative centre commemorates the first British govenor of the colony
Eglise Saint-Jean d'Evangelist Pioneer Cemetery
Hache-Gallant, Michel 1663-1737
Farmer
Possibly the first white colonist permanently settled on Prince Edward Island in 1720
Ancestor of the Hache, Hachey, Achee and Gallant families of Canada and the United States
His home is written up as part of an article found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1990) entitled The Search for Port Lajoye: Archaeology at Ile Saint-Jean's First French Settlement
Potier Dubuisson, Robert 1682-1744
Subdelegate of the Intendant
Controller of the King's Stores in New France
King's storekeeper on Ile-Saint-Jean (now Prince Edward Island)
He had the power to hear civil and criminal cases and his most important function was to settle disputes that arose during fishing season.
Additional information may be found in Volume III of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
ROLLO BAY
E-14 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Monument
Acadian Bell
This large sandstone monument on the western grounds of St. Alexis Church commemorates the early 1700's Acadian bell that hangs in the steeple of the church. Further information may be found in the church entry
St. Alexis Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Campbell, Dr. Alexander 1875-1940
Physician
Member of the Newfoundland Legislative Assembly
Chaisson, Roderick Francis 1926-1988
Businessman/Oil Dealer/Restauranter
Old Time Fiddler/Stepdancer
Co-Founder of the Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival
Chaisson, Simon Joseph 1912-1981
Farmer
Old Time Fiddler
Co-Founder of the Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival
There are many excellent articles written about Old Time Fiddling. One can be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1994) entitled "And It was Good Pastime" - Old Time Fiddling on Prince Edward Island
Gallant, Paul Clement 1907-1988
Entrepreneur/Businessman/Fish Packer
Mayor of Souris
Hughes, Hon. James Joseph 1854-1941
General Merchant/Exporter/Steamship Agent
Mayor of Souris
Member of Parliament
Member of the Canadian Senate
Hughes, William Wade 1888-1964
Merchant
Mayor of Souris
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Kickham, Edward 1805-1890
Farmer/Shipbuilder/Teacher/Justice of The Peace
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Kickham, John 1847-1917
Farmer/Blacksmith/Trader
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Kickham, Hon. Lawrence 1837-1885
Merchant
Member of the Legislative Council
Kickham, Hon. Thomas Joseph 1901-1974
Farmer/Livestock and Produce Dealer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of Parliament
Member of the Senate of Canada
Kickham, Hon. Thomas K. (T.K.) 1844-1920
Merchant/Shipbuilder/Postmaster/Lobster Packer
Member of the Legislative Council
Peters, Clifford Andrew 1914-1972
Farmer/Musician
Old Time Fiddling Pianist
Featured performer on the television show Keyboard Melodies
His orchestra was a popular band at a number of Royal Canadian Legion homes
His barn was the scene for a unique old-fashioned barn dance for over twenty years
Peters, William A. (Billy) 1897-1989
Historian/Folklorist
Under a Memorial Sandstone Chapel within the St. Alexis Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Walker, Rev Edward 1853-1922
Parish Priest
Roman Catholic Priest at Rollo Bay for 50 Years
ROSEHILL
E-5 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Central Lot 16 United (Presbyterian) Church Cemetery
Fraser, Allan 1801- after 1864
Farmer/Collector of Customs/Justice of the Peace
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Howatt, Cornelius 1811-1895
Farmer/Teacher
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the House of Assembly
One of two members of the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly to vote against Confederation. A rural populist, his name came to the fore in 1973 when a small group formed a society, the Brothers and Sisters of Cornelius Howatt, with the express purpose of examining critically the role of the Island within Canada.
Additional information may be found in Volume XII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
MacLean, Alfred Edgar 1868-1939
Farmer/Trader/Fox Rancher
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Parliament
Member of the Board of the Montreal Presbyterian College
He died in office as a Member of Parliament. His replacement, elected in a bye election, was the Hon. James Layton Ralston a native of Nova Scotia who served as Prime Minister King's Minister of Finance and later Defence.
Ramsay, John 1790-1837
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
High Sherrif of Prince County
Ramsay, Malcolm (Moccasin) 1757-1841
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Schurman, William (Squire) 1793-1855
Farmer/Justice of the Peace
High Sheriff for Prince County
Commissioner for Prison Discipline, and for adding Hard labour to the Sentence of Imprisonment
Served on the Supreme Court for Prince County
Monument
First Presbytery on Prince Edward Island
A large natural granite monument beside the Central Lot 16 United Church commemorates the first Presbytery on Prince Edward Island on October 1821
ST. ANDREWS
C-11 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
In a crypt under a Memorial Chapel on the Grounds of the Bishop MacEachern National Historic Site
MacDonald, Rt. Rev. Bernard Donald 1797-1859
Parish Priest/Justice of the Peace
Bishop of the Diocese of Charlottetown
First Native Prince Edward Islander to be ordained to the Priesthood
Rector of St. Andrew's College
His see encompassed New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and the Isles de la Madeleine
He brought the first sisters to Prince Edward Island, sisters from the Congregation of Notre-Dame
Additional information may be found in Volume VIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
MacDonald, Rt. Rev. Charles 1840-1912
Parish Priest/Professor
Bishop of the Diocese of Charlottetown
Rector of St. Dunstan's College
Spearheaded the construction of St. Dunstan's Cathedral (now Basilica) in Charlottetown
Additional information may be found in Volume XIV of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
MacEachern, Rt. Rev. Angus Bernard 1759-1835
Pioneer Priest/Justice of the Peace
First Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown
Founder and first Rector of St. Andrew's College
An excellent offering on his life and career may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 1984) in the article entitled The Good Shepherd: Angus Bernard MacEachern First Bishop of Charlottetown
Some of his baptismal records may be found in the Island Magazine (Spring/Summer 1995) in the article "The Roman Catholic Book": Baptismal records of Father Angus Bernard MacEachern, 1809-1810
Additional information may be found in Volume VI of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
A letter to a friend Angus Walker (see Launching for Mr. Walker’s burial site) may be found in the Island Magazine (Fall/Winter 2007) in the article “Soul and Body, sound and hearty” Getting to know Bishop MacEachern. Interred beside the Memorial Chapel on the Grounds of the Bishop MacEachern National Historic Site The Diocese of Charlottetown office, say he is not buried in the crypt. There is not enough room in the crypt for three.
St. Andrews Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Doyle, Charles Patrick (Bubbins) 1924-1993
Soldier/Commissionair/United Nations Peacekeeper
Veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict
Member of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Battery that received the United States Presidentail Citation from President Harry S. Truman
Subject of a 1951 MacLeans Magazine article written by Pierre Berton
Egan, David 1827-1911
Merchant/Shipbuilder/Shipowner
Constructed "The Villa", a large structure, called a castle by some
Feehan, Henry Felix 1852-1933
Fisherman/Merchant
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Feehan, Michael James (Mick) 1848-1930
Ship Caulker/Farmer/Lobster Packer
Known as a benevolent employer he would loan money to neighbours and employees to see them through the winter, with the debts to be repaid when his factory resumed operations in the spring
Holland, Capt. Edward 1799-1838
Professional Soldier
Captain and Adjutant of the Colonial Militia
Served as an Ensign in the 1st. Regiment, Royal Scots of Canada and with the Army of Occupation in France and Great Britain
Godson of the Duke of Kent, the father of Queen Victoria
Grandson of Surveyor-General Samuel HollandMacDonald, Rt. Rev. Bernard Donald 1797-1859
Parish Priest/Justice of the Peace
Bishop of the Diocese of Charlottetown
First Native Prince Edward Islander to be ordained to the Priesthood
Rector of St. Andrew's College
His see encompassed New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and the Isles de la Madeleine
He brought the first sisters to Prince Edward Island, sisters from the Congregation of Notre-Dame
Additional information may be found in Volume VIII of the Dictionary of Canadian BiographyMacDonald, Rt. Rev. Charles 1840-1912
Parish Priest/Professor
Bishop of the Diocese of Charlottetown
Rector of St. Dunstan's College
Spearheaded the construction of St. Dunstan's Cathedral (now Basilica) in Charlottetown
Additional information may be found in Volume XIV of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
MacDonald, James Bernard 1862-1942
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
MacDonald, Very Rev. James 1819-1905
Parish Priest
Rector of St. Dunstan's College
Additional information may be found in Volume XIII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
MacDonald, Ann 1795-1893
MacDonald, Annie 1848-1900
MacDonald, Augustine 1809-1893
MacDonald, Ellen (Allisary) 1799-1887
MacDonald, John 1808-1888
MacDonald, Joseph 1844-1870
MacDonald, Pius Ronald 1852-1909
Their lives are commemorated by an uniquely carved, dark brown headstone which is situated near the central part of the cemetery
MacDonald, Rev. Laughlin J. 1853-1916
Parish Priest
Founded the orphanage of St. Vincent de Paul near Charlottetown
MacDonald, Rev. Peter Francis 1878-1954
Parish Priest/Professor
Priest of the Diocese of Montana
Professor and President of Carroll College
MacIntyre, Hon. James Peter (Jim Bill) 1883-1957
Farmer/Lobster Packer/Business Director
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Member of the Senate of Canada
MacLellan, Rev. Alexander P. 1851-1937
Parish Priest/Professor
Rector of St. Dunstan's College
Stewart, Sarah Hamilton (nee Campbell) 1746-1828
Wife of Chief Justice Peter Stewart
Briefly, the mistress of Governor Walter Patterson, the first political sex scandal in P.E.I. history
Her father was killed at Fontenoy and she was placed in care of the nuns there to be educated
An unique Latin inscription on her headstone, making note of the trials and tribulations in her life
ST. ANDREW'S POINT
D-13 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
Wightman's Point Pioneer Cemetery
The first burial at this cemetery was in 1799. It is also known as the St. Andrew's Point Burial Ground. There are five headstones and numerous red stone markers. Several of the Graham family markers were removed from here and taken to the Murray Harbour North Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Suckles (Sickles or Suckills), Dembo 1762-1845
Believed to be born in Western Africa, he came to this island as a slave of Capt. William Creed.
He gained his freedom in 1802 and married a woman who may also have been a slave and was in the home of Governor Fanning. Oral history states that he had a mark on his back to the end of his life where an iron hook dug in during his capture by a slave hunter.
"A man of splendid character and universally respected"
Wightman, Dr. James 1842-1863
Soldier/Medical Officer
Assistant Surgeon with the Second Massachusetts Regiment, serving with the Union Army during the American Civil War
ST. ANTHONY
D-2 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Arsenault, Prosper Anastasias 1894-1987
Teacher
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Speaker of the House of Assembly
Teacher and Vice-Principal at the largest Native Canadian school in Canada, in LeBrent Saskatchewan. The school was run by the Oblate Fathers
Blanchard, Jeremiah 1859-1939
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Ellis, Margaret Catherine (nee Stewart) 1915-1986
Registered Nurse/Horsewoman
As a public health nurse, she was well known in her service with the communities of West Prince and was a health pioneer with several diseases as well as the mentally challenged
Gallant, Amedee 1848-1933
Farmer/Fish Packer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Gallant, Dr. Isidore 1851-1930
Physician
First Acadian Medical Doctor on Prince Edward Island
Gallant, Pius Aeneas 1883-1971
Merchant/Pharmacist/Civil Servant
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Pineau, Henri-J. 1863-1907
Farmer/Fish Packer
Member of the Legislative AssemblyMitchell Gordon “Mitch” MacLean 1991-2011
Athlete
Baseball player with the Lethbridge Bulls in Alberta
Victim of a tragic shooting in Alberta, Canada
ST. CATHERINES
F-9 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
St. Catherines Pioneer Cemetery (Also known as The Shaw Cemetery)
This cemetery is located on the south side of the road leading to St. Catherines, approximately three-quarters of a mile past the West River Bridge on Route 19. The first burial was in 1808. There are well over 150 headstones in this ground.
Currie, Donald 1842-1848
Teacher/Journalist/Civil Servant
Collector of Customs for Charlottetown
Additional information may be found in Volume VII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Shaw, Walter Russell 1887-1981
Soldier/Farmer/Civil Servant/Historian/Author
Member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Executive Council
Premier of Prince Edward Island
Member of the Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame
Officer of the Order of Canada
He was a reporter for four years for The Family Herald and Weekly Star
Stories of his life may be found in the book Tell Me The Tales
ST. GEORGE'S
C-13 on the Prince Edward Island Highway Map
St. George's Roman Catholic Church
Banks, James Narcissus (Jimmy) 1907-1996
Farmer/Musician
Well known fiddler at dances and house parties
Posthumously Awarded the "Stompin' Tom" Award by the East Coast Music Association
Campbell, Joseph G. 1898-1974
Farmer
Member of the Legislative Assembly
MacCormack, Michael D. 1839-1929
Farmer/Fisherman/Justice of the Peace
Wharfinger and Pilot for the Port of LaunchingMacDonald, M. Kent 1924-2010
Broadcaster/Historian/Author
Long serving employee of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Halifax, Nova Scotia
MacDonald, Rev. Francis J. 1814-1900
Parish Priest
A Parish Priest at St. George's Parish for over 50 years who was believed to have the power of healing, after his death people would remove clay from his grave to make a poultice for small hurts
Additional information may be found in Volume XII of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
MacLellan, Rt. Rev. Gregory J. 1876-1964
Teacher/Professor/Parish Priest
Rector of St. Dunstan's University
MacMillan, Rev. John C. 1862-1926
Parish Priest/Scholar/Historian/Author
Wrote a scholarly two-volume history of the Catholic Church on Prince Edward Island
Walker, Ronald 1820-1880
Merchant
Member of the Legislative Assembly
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