Old Burial Ground

    Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia


    Founded 1761





    This headstone listing includes the following surnames
    as of July 1998:

    ARMSTRONG, BACKMAN, BAKER, BARKHOUSE, BAZANSON, BECK, BELL, BEZANSON, BOSWICK, BRADSHAW, BROWN, CALDWELL, CAMERON, CHRISTIE, CHURCH, COMINGO, CONGDON, COONEY, CORKUM, CORNELIUS, COUNTAWAY, COUNTWAY, CRANDLE, DAUPHINEE, DEAKIN, DEINSTADT, DELONG, DENNIS, DEWITT, DIMOCK, DOWELL, EISENHAUR, EISNER, EISNOR, ETTER, EVANS, FADER, FLOYD, FORON, FRAIL, FREDEA, FULLER, GELDERT, GIBSON, GORMAN, GORMAND, GREENO, HALL, HATT, HAUBOLD, HAWBOLDT, HAWBOLT, HEBB, HENNIGAR, HILTZ, HOLM, HOUGHTON, HUBLEY, HUME, ISNOR,KAISER, KILLAM, LANTZ, LEIGHTON, LEVY, LOVETT, MacDONALD, MacISAAC, McIVER, MARGESON, MARTIN, MEAD, MELVIN, MILLET, MILLETT, MILLS, MITCHELL, MOLAND, MORASH, MORRIS, MOSHER, MUNRO, NAAS, NASS, NORTHUP, OLDING, PARRY, PIERSON, PINEO, PITTS, PULSIFER, RAFUSE, REFFUSE, REFUSE, ROBERSON, ROBINSON, SCHNAIR, SCHNARE, SKINNER, SMITH, STEVENS, STONEMAN, THOMSON, VAUGHAN, VAUN, WALKER, WEBBER, WHALEN, WHITMAN, WILSON, ZINCK and ZWICKER


    Name Dates Age Comments
    BELL Winthrop Pickard 1884 - 1965
    Hazel L. DEINSTADT 1889 - 1966 wife
    DEAKIN Gilberte S. 1923 - 1993 wife
    Basil W. 1922 -
    DENNIS Maxine 1920 - 1977 wife of Eric R.
    BOSWICK Fred Baadsvik 1911 - 1985
    Irene HOLM 1917 - 1987 Norway - Nova Scotia
    WEBBER William M. d Oct 13, 1878 29 yrs 5 mos son of William & Mary
    WEBBER Mary d Jul 4, 1894 75 yrs wife of William
    WEBBER William P. 1814 - 1908
    CORKUM Leslie Ainsworth Apr 11, 1891 - Nov 3, 1922
    CORKUM Mr. James W. d Apr 26 187- 42 yrs son of the late Joseph
    CORKUM Joseph Apr 3, 1799 - Jan 1, 1870
    Sophia Mar 7, 1807 - Apr 25, 1899
    Edward 1835 - 1856 children
    Alonzo 1844 - 1868
    Maynetta 1844 - 1922
    Emoline 1848 - 1872
    Elisha 1837 - 1856
    Silas Rand Jan 2, 1842 - May 1, 1927
    Cassandra MILLETT Dec 25, 1849 - Jul 5, 1908 wife
    Vida Stella d Apr 25, 1879 3 yrs 9 mos daughter
    ZWICKER Frank d Jan 7, 1891 75 yrs
    Harriet d Dec 15, 1881 62 yrs Erected by their children
    LANTZ Hannah d Aug 29, 1843 56 yrs Mother/ wife of Peter
    BEZANSON Deacon Joseph d May 3, 1908 79 yrs 5 mos
    Jessie 1826 - 1916 wife
    BEZANSON John d Sep 4, 1872 85? years Deacon-Chester Baptist
    Ann d Jan 6, 1858 62 yrs
    Alice d Mar 25, 1857 67 yrs 7 mos dau of Joseph & Jessie
    MOLAND Sophia O. 1896 - 1984
    MOLAND David 1826 - 1901
    Sarah 1828 - 1893
    Robert 1862 - 1865
    John 1869 - 1874
    Hannah 1859 - 1875
    MOLAND O.J. d Apr 14, 1926 68 yrs
    Mary Ellen Dec 3, 1859 - Jan 8, 1949
    Roy 1883 - 1883
    Sophia 1885 - 1885
    Stanley 1902 - 1902
    VAUN Mrs Rer H. wife of D.V. Departed This Life In Decmbr the Ult 184?
    MELVIN John E. d May 29, 1857 46 yrs
    LOVETT Jane T. d Oct 3, 1873 76 yrs Our Mother/Dau of the late Franklin G. ETTER - A Native of Switzerland
    EVANS Jessie Dec 9, 1866 - Dec 1, 1852
    EVANS Fannie Nov 6, 1864 - Jun 16, 1886
    EVANS Hugh Jul 20, 1875 - Jun 15, 1886
    EVANS Winton Sep 9, 1870 - Jun 15, 1886
    EVANS William A. d Jun 13, 1882 43 yrs
    Walter D. d Oct 13, 1873 7 yrs
    EVANS Jane d Dec 9, 1917 78 yrs wife of William
    BECK Sophia d Jan 30, 1866 54 yrs wife of Wm. EVANS
    Charles d Jun 10, 1872 27 yrs son of Wm & Sophia
    Wm. 1812 - 1909
    NASS Ada C. d Apr 17, 1873 22 yrs 3 mos wife of Charles C.
    EVANS Sarah E. d Jul 26, 1876 29 yrs wife of Alex CHURCH
    EVANS David Burton d Jan 2, 1875 10 mos
    Howard S. d Mar 17, 1880 3 yrs 4 mos
    Willie d Aug 1, 1880 2 days children of David & Mary J.
    NAAS Calvin W. d Apr 9, 1855 1 yr 8 mos son of Geo. B. & S. E.
    HUME James d Aug 26, 1890 79 yrs 7 mos His children Ephraim, James & Minnie
    HUME Clara d Oct 19, 1896 77 yrs wife of James
    EISNOR James A. d Jun 20, 1863 1 yr 4 mos son of Capt Nathan & Mary
    Eunice L. d Apr 10, 1858 6 mos dau of Capt Nathan & Mary
    Capt Nathan b at Chester, N.S. Aug 1, 1822 d May 11, 1874
    MELVIN Geo. d Mar 22, 1908 78 yrs
    Elizabeth d Nov 23, 1880 54 yrs
    GORMAND Mary Ann d Jun 1, 1866 61 yrs wife of Patrick
    GORMAND Patrick b in Co. of Wexford, Ireland 1775 d Nov 11, 1848 73 yrs
    GORMAND Susanna d Aug 13, 1825 45 yrs wife of Patrick
    FORON Timothy b in Chester Feb 1, 1795 d Dec 24, 1826
    WALKER Margaret d Apr 7, 1791 35 yrs wife of John
    Jane d Mar 21, 1804 95 yrs wife of James
    THOMSON John d Jun 10, 1872 53 yrs
    Susan d Feb 22, 1845 57 yrs
    John J. d May 14, 1881 63 yrs children
    Helen T. d Mar 5, 1827 1 yr 11 mos
    Thos. W.T. d Feb 21, 1852 27 yrs
    Bengn. F.T. d Dec 28, 1854 23 yrs
    THOMSON Esq Thomas d Feb 14, 1821 82 yrs 9 mos 10 days
    THOMSON Martha d Jun ?4, 1830 81 yrs
    FLOYD Mrs Annie d Feb 12, 1793 46 yrs 5 mos wife of Simon and the mother of 13 living children
    McDONALD Deacon d Jul 27 1868 86 yrs
    Mary d Oct 17, 1873 8 yrs
    McDONALD Dora d Sep 20, 1881 wife of Geo. HATT
    FADER Lewis C. d Jul 30, 1852 19 yrs, 3 mos,19 d son of Christian & Maria
    MILLS Alexander d May 19, ----- 30 yrs.
    HATT Maria d Jan 3, 1893 61 yrs mother/wife of Ezekiel
    Margaret d Mar 22, --92 18 yrs
    SKINNER Willie & Florence d 4 & 6 yrs Oct 1871 children of Rev. I.J. & Mary
    DEWITT Henrietta d Dec 20, 1876 32 yrs wife of D B/. & G.E.
    Harold d Aug 20, 1879 17 yrs infant son
    BRADSHAW John d Jul 20, 1881 65 yrs
    BRADSHAW Mary d Jan 21, 1894 74 yrs dau of the late Deacon John
    COUNTAWAY B. Absalom d Jul 30, 1883 son of Eli & Elizabeth
    GREENO Mary d Oct 7, 1797 30 yrs wife of William
    SMITH Thom d ???????
    SMITH Rachel May 11, 1822 - Apr 5, 1854 31 yrs 10 mos
    SMITH John d Sep 29, 1857 62 yrs A Native of Boston, U.S.
    FLOYD Ann d Dec 19, 1852 69 yrs wife of John SMITH
    MOSHER Willie H. d Oct 24, 1877 3 yrs 8 mos son of William & Sophia
    MOSHER Everett J. d Sep 19, 1877 2 yrs 4 mos son of William & Sophia
    MUNRO James d Jul 3, 1858 55 yrs Minister of the Gospel among the Baptist of Nova Scotia upwards of twenty - five years
    MARTIN Margaret d Sep 28, 1791 47 yrs wife of John E.
    DIMOCK Rev. Joseph d Jun 29, 1846 78 yrs A Native of Newport, Hants County
    DIMOCK Betsey d Sep 29, 1839 64 yrs wife of Rev. Joseph
    CORKUM John L. d Oct 18, 1858 40 yrs
    REFUSE Cordella d Nov 27, 1880 17 yrs 7 mos
    James W. d Mar 18, 1880 19 yrs 16 days children of James & Sarah
    CORKUM Eleanor d Jul 14, 1853 63 19 yrs 4 mos dau of James & Margaret
    CORKUM Margaret d Jun 13, 1874 54 yrs wife of James
    CORKUM James d Jul 1, 1885 81 yrs
    WALKER Andrew d Jan 6, 1875
    Ann d Sep 6, 1887 89 yrs 9 mos
    BAZANSON Cornelius d Jun 23, 1878 20 yrs son of Isaiah & Catherine/was drowned in Chester Basin
    EISNOR Samuel B. d Jun 23, 1878 16 yrs son of Samuel J. & Deborah was drowned in Chester Basin
    LOVETT Elizabeth d May 10, 1905 82 yrs wife of Charles
    LOVETT Charles d Dec 23, 1889 66 yrs
    LOVETT Amos b in Halifax Dec 2, 1786 d in Chester Feb 14, 1874 88 yrs
    Martin B. d Oct 1877 46 yrs
    LOVETT Mary d Nov 26, 1821 66 yrs wife of Amos
    BARKHOUSE Cecilia E. d Aug 18, 1882 31 yrs wife of George
    George Henry Feb 28, 1843 - Apr 24, 1907 64 yrs
    BEZANSON Joseph d Jan 26, 1849 71 yrs
    WEBBER Anthony d Jul 27, 1915 75 yrs
    WEBBER Sarah d Sep 14, 1901 62 yrs wife of Anthony
    WEBBER James d Feb 11, 1864 66 yrs
    RAFUSE John P. Jun 23, 1823 - Jan 3, 1859
    WEBBER Charles P. May 28, 1832 - Mar 18, 1915
    CHURCH Jane M. d Sep 25, 1871 36 yrs wife of Charles WEBBER
    EISNER Minnie H. d Sep 30, 1891 25 yrs wife of Edward & dau of Chas & Jane WEBBER
    HAUBOLD George d Oct 25, 1880 63 yrs
    Mary Ann d Oct 21, 1880 58 yrs 6 mos
    HAWBOLT James W. d Oct 13, 1874 28 yrs 8 mos
    RAFUSE Paul d 1892 75 yrs father
    Ellen MILLETT d 1902 85 yrs mother/erected by their dau Nellie
    REFFUSE James d Apr 29, 1880 31 yrs
    Robert d Feb 17, 1860 7 yrs sons of Paul & Ellen
    GORMAN Thos. d Jun 15, 1904 68 yrs
    Eustage C. 1874 - 1932
    CHURCH Juliet C. d Mar 10, 1880 37 yrs wife of Thomas GORMAN
    CHURCH William F. d Mar 4, 1881 30 yrs youngest son of C.L.A.
    CHURCH Victoria E. d Jul 18, 1891 4th dau of C.L.A.
    CHURCH John Alfred 1841 - 1922 son of Charles L.A.
    CHURCH Hannah Adelaide 1852 - 1938 5th dau of Charles L.A.
    CRANDLE David Esq 1768 - 1829 61 yrs
    Lucy 1780 - 1835 55 yrs Erected by W.H. CRANDLE
    BACKMAN Elizabeth 1822 - 1916 widow of John CHURCH
    CHURCH Captain John d Dec 1, 1860 52 yrs 2nd son of C. Lott CHURCH Esq who was drowned off the harbour of Marie Joseph, N.S.
    Charles L.A. d Dec 22, 1889 84 yrs 9 mos eldest son of C. Lot
    Sarah HILTZ d Aug 25, 1883 68 yrs wife of Charles L.A.
    C. Lot Esq 87 yrs b at Fall River, Mass., then a British Colony, Mar 13, 1777 d at Chester N.S. Apr 14, 1864
    Hannah MILLETT d Jan 22, 1865 81 yrs wife of C. Lot, Esq and granddaughter of the late Timothy HOUGHTON
    Lillas H. NORTHUP 1818 - 1886
    Caroline M. CORKUM 1827 - 1861 daus of C. Lot
    WEBBER John A. Dec 8, 1844 - May 12, 1927
    Sarah Eliz Sep 7, 1845 - May 19, 1928 dau of Charles L.A. CHURCH
    WEBBER Evangeline A. 1870 - 1944 dau of John & Sarah
    MILLETT J. D.
    MILLET Geo. H. d 1835 29 yrs
    MILLET D. 1827
    MILLET J. 1829
    LEVY Sarah d Jun 3, 177- wife of Nathan & her young child
    MORRIS F. 1844 - 1914
    EISENHAUR James E. 1867 - 1923
    Florence Jane 1873 - 1954 wife
    Ezekiel 1826 - 1905
    Sarah Ann 1832 - 1907 wife
    Mary Jane 1869 - 1891 dau
    EISENHAUR Vera Merle Feb 8, 1900 - Jun 23, 1913 dau of James & Florence
    EISENHAUR Blanche A. d Apr 10, 1898 4 mos inf dau of Jas. & Florence
    WALKER Andrew C. Jun 28, 1840 - Apr 3, 1918
    Elizabeth Anne Dec 30, 1846 - Sep 7, 1899 wife
    Josephine Blanche Mar 13, 1900 - May 26, 1902 dau of Clyde & Ella
    MacC NAT ? Catherine d Dec 20, 1890 58 yrs wife of Capt. David CORKUM
    CAMERON Ella May Jun 14, 1869 - Oct 26, 1953
    SCHNARE Pryor d 1894
    Harry J. 1890 - 1951 son
    SCHNAIR Ann d May 25, 1902 57 yrs wife of Henry
    MILLETT A.C. 1850 - 1924
    Emma R. 1853 - 1934 wife
    Victor A. 1874 children
    Johnson 1875
    Ross 1876
    MILLETT Jessie May Mar 17, 1859 - Dec 12, 1884 wife of Olive/dau of
    Robert A. & Eliza SMITH
    Ada L. 1883 - 1950
    FADER Minnie Eliza d Aug 26, 1886 37 yrs 11 mos wife of Arthur/dau of Robert & Eliza SMITH
    PULSIFIER William A. d Apr 7, 1884 29 yrs
    WEBBER John Jun 20, 1804 - Dec 22, 1888
    Mary A. GELDERT Oct 5, 1800 - Apr 1, 1894 wife
    CORKUM Rebecca d Jul 1, 1909 73 yrs widow of James HILTZ & wife of Chas. WEBBER
    BAKER Alex. Daniel d May 12, 1914 77 yrs
    Sophia d Sep 4, 1937 89 yrs 11 mos wife
    ZINCK Dufferin Smith 1880 - 1906
    SMITH Robert A. 1818 - 1896
    Eliza B. COMINGO 1820 - 1894 wife
    Jannie C. 1856 - 1883 dau
    Robert Winton 1850 - 1887
    Charles Arnold 1845 - 1905
    Eleanor CALDWELL 1845 - 1903 wife
    Vannie WEBBER 1865 - 1895 wife of Cottnam SMITH
    MacDONALD Paul D. 1918 -
    Phyllis H. 1921 - wife
    BAKER Rita C. 1891 - 1944
    CORKUM Jennie Jan 12, 1857 - May 18, 1924 wife of Cornelius BAKER
    Cornelius A. Oct 23, 1857 - Feb 14, 1931
    RAFUSE Eliza M. 17 mos
    DELONG Eliza Oct 10, 1826 - Sep 8, 1902 wife of David RAFUSE
    RAFUSE d Apr 10, 1885 60 yrs
    PITTS Sarah Jane d Mar 21, 1888 47 yrs wife of B.V.
    HUME Germinus St Clair Dec 25, 1853 - Jun 12, 1910
    ARMSTRONG Sarah A. 1842 - 1885 wife of Pearice
    CORKUM Alpheus T. 1863 - 1917 father
    Emma L. 1867 - 1950 mother
    Ardon 1886 - 1887
    Effie 1888 - 1898
    Blanche MELVIN
    EVANS Martin B. Mar 16, 1843 - Feb 13, 1935
    Albertia Nov 8, 1843 - May 2, 1930 wife
    EVANS Robert F. d Jun 13, 1874 9 yrs son of Martin B. & Letitia
    EVANS Hugh d Jan 11, 1875 18 mos son of Martin B. & Letitia
    EVANS Minnie d Jun 15, 1886 8 yrs 5 mos children of Martin & Letitia
    EVANS Hattie d May 30, 1886 4 yrs 1 mos
    EVANS Cora d Nov 26, 1885 5 yrs 7 mos
    EVANS David Feb 12, 1841 - Nov 3, 1908
    Mary d Nov 6, 1920 72 yrs wife of David
    Neil E. d of wounds May 17, 1917 21 yrs Pte R.C.R./son of C.& S. BROWN/Buried in Arras, France
    EVANS W. Meade 1872 - 1956
    Lucinda M. 1882 - 1943
    David Mead d Feb 8, 1911 2 mos son of Mead & Lucinda
    WALKER Hiram Oct 15, 1824 - May 8, 1908 Father
    Eliza Mar 6, 1827 - Mar 7, 1908 Wife / Mother
    HENNIGAR John 1813 - 1891
    Catherine L. 1817 - 1887 wife
    WHALEN Deacon John Dec 14, 1833 - Feb 26, 1926
    Hannah Apr 3, 1835 - Sep 8, 1910 wife
    Webster D. May 31, 1874 - Dec 22, 1879 son
    ARMSTRONG Alice d Oct 17, 1887 9 mos dau of Robert & Louisa
    ARMSTRONG Louisa Alice d Mar 8, 1894 42 yrs wife of Robert
    VAUGHAN Mary J. d Feb 24, 1899 85 yrs wife of Geo. ARMSTRONG
    COONEY Wilbert W. d Apr 12, 1909 72 yrs
    Margaret HILTZ d Oct 3, 1912 75 yrs wife
    Blenheim O. d Dec 26, 1871
    Ged 2 yrs 8 mos
    Aubrey W. d Aug 16, 1886 7 yrs 4 mos children of Wilbert & Margaret
    Patrick d Jun - 1888 79 yrs
    Sarah WEBBER d May - 1891 88 yrs wife
    COONEY Minnie E. d Apr 17, 1894 28 yrs
    MOLAND Lydia d Jan 21, 1887 56 yrs wife of George
    MOLAND George 79 yrs
    James 76 yrs
    Beni 79 yrs
    Stanley 19 yrs son
    EISENER Samuel d Nov 6, 1887 60 yrs
    MILLETT Amy R. d Jun 4, 1892 30 yrs 8 mos 3 dys wife of Rubert/dau of Joseph & Mary Ann KILLAM
    Murray d Jan 25, 1890 1 yr 6 mos 2 dys
    Veith d Jun 18, 1887 1 mo 22 dys sons of Rubert & Amy R.
    MILLETT William Rubert 1859 - 1931
    Ruth CONGDON 1893 - 1972
    Rubert Murray 1893 - 1983
    Stewart Congdon 1927 - 1985
    MILLETT Robert Bruce d Jan 17, 1909