First Salisbury Baptist Cemetery
(Salisbury Parish, N.B.)
(contributed by Cleadie Barnett, CG(C))

The earliest burial ground to be established in the eastern end of Salisbury Parish. It is located across the Petitcodiac River from Salisbury Village - on the south side of the highway leading from the bridge over the Petitcodiac to the Pollet River settlements. Not many rods west of this cemetery, on the opposite side of the highway, was established in 1800, the earliest Baptist Church between Sackville and the St. John River. Rev. Joseph Crandall, who was ordained over this early Baptist log church in 18[00], was intered in this cemetery. The church supplanting this early log church was built on the south bank of the Petitcodiac, directly opposite [   ].  Later, a church was built in Salisbury village. The land on which the cemetery is located, was donated by Young Sherman, father-in-law of Rev. Joseph Crandall.
    The following inscriptions were copied by J.E. Humphreys in May 1917, and again in Oct 1928.
    (Note by copyist: Care was taken to procure all the inscriptions in this cemetery, although there may have been some few names of children omitted.)

(Note by typist, 1979: The original copy of these inscriptions was close typed. I have separated them by family names, but they may not be divided as to what is on a single stone.)

BECK:
05. Martin Beck d. 1877 ae 77 yrs
    Tryphenia Beck w/o Martin Beck d. 1873 ae 66 yrs

BOYD:
06. John Boyd d. 1873 ae 76 yrs
    Ann Boyd w/o John Boyd d. 1842 ae 29 yrs
07. David Boyd d. 1875 ae 73 yrs
    Lucy Boyd, w/o David Boyd, d/o Rev. Joseph Crandall d. 1849 ae 40 yrs

CLAWSON:
16. Edmund Clawson, M.D. d. 1878 ae 63 yrs

CRANDALL:
01. Rev. Joseph Crandall d. 20 Feb 1858 ae 88 yrs
    Rev. D.V. Crandall d. 8 Mar 1876 ae 66 yrs,
    h/w Rebekah d. 1886 ae 73 yrs
    John Crandall d. 1864 ae 66 yrs
    Olivia Cutler Crandall w/o John Crandall ....
    (Note by copyist: The above were sons of Rev. Joseph Crandall)
    (Note from Linda Crandall Burakiewicz, July 2009: D.V. is Daniel V. Crandall, who was a NEPHEW to Joseph Crandall, not his son)
07. Rev. Joseph - see BOYD

DUNCAN:
21. Robert Duncan d. 19 Sept 1854 ae 58 yrs

ELLIOTT:
24. S. Lavinia - see MITTON

HENRY:
15. Walter Henry b. Banff, Scotland 1803 d. Salisbsury 1878
    (Note by copyist: His wife's stone appears in the Pine Tree Cemetery, Salisbury.)

HOOPER:
04. Robert Hooper d. 1864 ae 88 yrs.
    He was a Deacon in the First Salisbury Baptist Church for 50 years.
    Sarah, w/o Robert Hooper d. 1867 ae 66 yrs
    (Note by copyist:  Robert married four times. His son Elisha became
    prominent as an educator and a clergyman.)
    John Hooper d. 1864 ae 88 yrs

JONES:
08. Henry Jones d. 1810* ae 82 yrs  (*indistinct, may not be right)
    Jacob Jones d. 1850 ar 69 yrs
    John A. Jones 1810 - 1897 h/w Ruxby Reid Jones 1827-1890
    William W. Jones 1849 - 1916
    Charles Jones d. 9 Aug 1907 ae 95 yrs,
    h/w Annie Jones d. 19 Apr 1902 ae 82 yrs
19. Jacob Jones d. 1 Jan 1870 ae 54 yrs

MC FEE:
18. Duncan McFee 1835-1910
    h/w Mary U. McFee 1834 - 1891

MITTON:
24. S. Lavinia Elliott, w/o Ralph Mitton 1831 - 1898
26. Ralph Mitton d. 1865 ae 40 yrs

PERRIGO:
11. Asa Perrigo d. 1878 ae 71 yrs
    Nercg Atln Perrigo d/o Robert & Ann Perrigo d. 1847 ae 3 yrs

PITTFIELD:
20. Addington P. Pittfield s/o Samuel & Jane M. Pittfield
    d. 23 July 1850 ae 21 yrs

REID:
08. Ruxby - see JONES

SCOTT:
02. Robert Scott, Esq. d. 17 May 1823 ae 95 yrs.
    In the early part of his life he was a Lieutenant in His Majesty's 94th. Regiment of Foot.  Afterwards, for many years, a Magistrate in this Province.
    Mary, relict of Robert Scott, Esq. d. 12 Feb 1832 ae 90 yrs
03. Eliza, w/o Robert Scott, Esq. d. 14 Apr 1853 ae 65 yrs
    Sarah Alice, their dau d. 11 Nov 1827 ae 5 mos
    Edward C. Scott, youngest s/o the late Robert Scott, Esq.
    d. Oct 1860 ae 29 yrs
    (Note by copyist:  The last three names were the wife and two children of Robert Scott, Esq., s/o Lt. Robert Scott, Esq.  Robert, (second) d. in Saint John in the early 1860's and was buried in Fernhill Cemetery.)

SHEARMAN:
10. Mary Shearman, w/o Ring Shearman d. 1823 ae 61 yrs

SINTON:
09. William Sinton* d. 1820 ae 38 yrs
    h/w Catherine Sinton d. 1867 ae 86 yrs
    (*s/o William Sinton, Esq. one of a number of Yorkshiremen who came to the Province in 1774 and became the first English speaking pioneers near the mouth of the Little (Coverdaale) River, in 1774. William soon became the most important man in this settlement. Without a doubt he was the first Justice of the Peace in the western end of Westmorland County. His name appeared on documents with the affix, Esq. as early as 1785. He died in the early 1820's. Although no monument to his memory could be found in this cemetery, there is every reason for believing that he was laid to rest in it, particularly, as after coming to the province, he became a strong adherent and active worker in the Baptist Church.)

STEEVES:
12. Lewis Steeves d. 1859 ae 75 yrs
    Lewis E. Steeves 1812 - 18[33]
17. Henry Steeves, 3rd d. 1890 ae 78 yrs

TAYLOR:
22. David Taylor d. 1863 ae 54 yrs,
    h/w Eleanor Taylor d. 1869 ae 63 yrs.

TINGLEY:
25. Abigail Tingley d. 1880 ae 62 yrs

TRITES:
23. John L. Trites d. 1887 ae 40 yrs

WILMOT:
14. Samuel S. Wilmot d. [1884] ae 80 yrs
    Samuel S. Wilmot s/o Samuel S. & Lydia Wilmot d. 1887 ae 41 yrs

WORTMAN:
13. John Wortman d. 1847 ae 70 yrs