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Bonavista Bay Region ~ Bonavista North District

Gooseberry Island, North Island, Old House Cove Cemetery

Gooseberry is divided in to two islands, north and south, divided by a tickle about 100 to 200 ft across. Bill indicates that he thinks that this is a Protestant cemetery and I have seen some of the family names as U.C., S.A and Methodist. Maybe we should not refer to the religion. This cemetery was found in the woods near Old House Cove on Gooseberry Island (North Island). It was fenced in recent years.
The list was done by BILL BRODERICK & ROBERT ROYLE on October 9, 1999. While we have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there may be typographical errors.
1
WELLS'S
DARIUS
FREDERICK
MARION
SADIE
RONALD
ANNIE

2
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
SARAH ELIZABETH
DARLING BABY OF JOSIE PERRY
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
JUNE 3 1941
AGED 1 YEAR & 8 MOS
ERECTED BY P PARSONS

3
D & J PARSONS
D & G PARSONS

4
PERRY
CARLETTA MAY
1903-19?1

5
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
EDGAR JOHN PERRY
WHO DIED SEPT 10 1917
AGED 10 YEARS

6
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JOSEPH PERRY
BELOVED HUSBAND OF
MARY PERRY
DIED MARCH 31 1917
AGED 71 YEARS

7
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
HANNAH PARSONS
DIED DEC 27 1920
AGED 27 YEARS
4 MONTHS

8
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MOSES
SON OF
WILLIAM & FRANCES
PARSONS
DIED MARCH 14 1918
AGED 18 YEARS

9
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
CHAS. PARSONS
DIED
AUG 29 1922
AGED
56 YEARS
ALSO HIS WIFE
LEAH
DIED
MARCH 13 1912
AGED 38 YEARS
ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER
ANNIE
DIED FEB 1909
AGED 2 YEARS
ALSO THEIR SON
JOSEPH
DIED
MAY 7 1917
AGED 15 YEARS

10
ERECTED BY
ESAU HOUSE
IN MEMORY OF HIS
BELOVED WIFE
ELLEN
DIED
MAY 12 1906
AGED 22 YEARS

11
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
JAMES PARSONS RNR
BELOVED HUSBAND OF
HANNAH PARSONS
DIED JAN 1 1918
AGED 26 YEARS

12
ERECTED BY
CALEB AND GARLAND DENTY
IN MEMORY OF THEIR
LOVING FATHER
ADAM DENTY
WHO DIED
OCT 9th 1934
AGED 76 YEARS

13
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
LUCY PERRY
BELOVED WIFE OF
HENRY PERRY
WHO DIED
JULY 1st 1914
AGED 52 YEARS & 11 MONS

14
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
ROBERT PERRY
BELOVED SON OF
THE LATE
JOSEPH & MARY PERRY
WHO DIED
OCTOBER 9 1914
AGED 58 YEARS & 4 MONS

[THIS LAST HEADSTONE WAS FOUND
SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OUTSIDE
THE CEMETERY WHICH WAS FENCED RECENTLY]

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
FREDERICK OSBOURNE
WHO DIED
JAN 27th 1941
AGED 80 YEARS

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