NLGenWeb Headstone InscriptionsNotre Dame Bay ~ NDB West DistrictLittle Bay - Old Roman Catholic CemeteryI took a walk in the glorious sunshine the other day, following a narrow, grassy path up the side of a hill which brought me to a slumbering little graveyard in a tidy, very well-looked after area among the trees. It was the old Roman Catholic Cemetery at Little Bay, which was once a prosperous mining town of about 2-3000 people when the mine was at its peak. Some of the descendants of those "sleeping there" still live in the area, but for those who appear to me to be possibly unknown, I will post their names and hope that someone will recognize who they are. I cannot be sure that all the dates are correct as some of the stones were very worn (not to mention the distraction of mosquitoes and black flies getting into my eyes and mouth). The early cemetery inscriptions I have submitted for the Little Bay Roman Catholic Cemetery consist of all the gravestones I found there.Headstone inscriptions were transcribed by BARBARA PEDERSON, July 1998. While I have endeavored to be as correct as humanly possible, there could be some typographical errors. |
| NAME | RELATION | BIRTH | DEATH | AGE/INFORMATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Burke | Dec. 27, 1927 | aged 68 years | ||
| James Patrick [Burke] | Also his children | Sept. 3, 1898 | aged 3 weeks | |
| Augustine [Burke] | Also his children | June 13, 1903 | aged 12-1/2 months | |
| Note: The above gravestone was in an area by itself, surrounded by a now-rusted wrought iron fence. | ||||
| John Stephen [Squires] | Erected by Jeremiah Squires In memory of our beloved children | Dec. 25, 1890 | aged 2 yrs. & 3 mos. | |
| Mary Ann [Squires] | Erected by Jeremiah Squires In memory of our beloved children | Dec. 31, 1890 | aged 14 mos. | |
| James Walsh | Dec. 27, 1912 (or 1917) | aged 85 yrs. | ||
| Mary [Walsh] | Also his wife | Dec. 30, 1912 | aged 77 yrs. | |
| James [Walsh] | Also their son | 1874 | 1906 | |
| Mary [Walsh] | and their daughter | 1870 | 1910 | Erected by their sons. |
| E.J. Cooney | Erected by Edward Cooney in memory of his children | died at Pilleys Island March 13, 1905 | aged 15 yrs. | |
| T.P. Cooney | Erected by Edward Cooney in memory of his children | died at Little Bay Oct. 7, 1890 | aged 12 days | |
| John Cooney | Also my brother | Jan. 18, 1905 [?] | aged 17 [?] yrs. | |
| Note: I noticed later in my other notes, regarding this E.J.Cooney, aged 15 years: From "WHen Was That" by H.M. Mosdell: "Pilley's Island: Two men, Radford and Cooney, killed by dynamite explosion May 13, 1905." | ||||
| John Foley | April 18, 1882 | age 85 years | ||
| Catherine Foley | Aug. 22, 1882 | age 5 years | ||
| Note: Two fairly tall (about 3 feet high, about 14 inches wide) side-by-side wooden markers, gently curved at the top, very beautiful in its simplicity, with the inscriptions as clear as if put there yesterday: | ||||
| William Foran | our dear father | July 14, 1908 | aged 61 yrs. | |
| Gerald [Foran] | and out brother | Feb. 18, 1905 | aged 1 yr. and 6 mos. | |
| William Anthony Harris | beloved son of Johannah P. and Llewellyn A. Harris | died Nov. 5 [or 6], 1922 | aged 21 years | |
| John Bernard McLean | Erected by Michael McLean in memory of his beloved son | 2 Oct. 1890 | aged 22 years | |
| Thomas Flynn | July 26, 1914 | aged 62 years | ||
| Bridget [Flynn] | Also his wife | Apr. 17, 1905 | aged 52 years. | |
| Daniel Hurley | Feb. 22, 1920 | aged 73 years; Erected by Richard McDonald | ||
| Mary Hurley | June 9, 1910 | aged 46 years; Erected by Richard McDonald | ||
| Note: The above two stones were in different locations in the cemetery. | ||||
| Pte. John Dillon | 1898 |
19? (unclear, possibly 1916) | Royal Newfoundland Regiment | |
| William T. Hedderson | Erected by Mary Ann Hedderson In memory of her beloved husband | July 16, 1907 | aged 44 yrs. | |
| John | Erected by Mary Agnes Hederson [one "d"]In memory of her beloved husband | Dec. 19, 1893 | aged 54 yrs. | |
| Agatha Alberta Kelly | (Same plot:) Erected by Thomas Kelly In memory of his beloved wife | June 16, 1890 | aged 21 years. | |
| Ellen Hederson | (Same plot:)[Erected by} John Hederson In memory of his beloved wife | 21 Jan. 1891 | aged 21 yrs. | |
| Mary Agnes [Hederson] | Also their children | 25 Jan. 1891 | aged 1 yr. | |
| Ellen Nelly [Hederson] | Also their children | 6 Feb. 1891 | aged 14 mos. | |
| Michael Lauther | died at Little Bay Apr. 11, 1895 | aged 28 yrs. | ||
| David Lauther | Nov. 8, 1905 | aged 82 yrs; Next to it, this one: | ||
| Note: These were 2 white stones, side-by-side, one standing tall, with the other at a slant, leaning against and being supported by the other, as if son was still being supported by Dad, or Grandad. | ||||
| Philip Penney | Mar. 15, 1904 | aged 79 yrs. | ||
| Francis Penney | Sept. 23, 1910 | aged 82 yrs. | ||
| Note: These 2 inscriptions were together on a fairly wide, grey headstone, which was broken into 3 pieces and laying on the ground: | ||||
| David O.G. Courtney | my beloved husband | June 7, 1887 | aged 33 years. | |
| Note: And this one by itself, a solitary, white stone, with 3 lovely clover-like curved edges at the top, bearing the inscription: | ||||
| William Vail | my beloved husband | Sept. 15, 1898 [could be 1888] | This stone was broken in half. | |
| George Carpenter | Erected by Mrs. Boyde in memory of her beloved father | Mar. 11, 1916 | aged 80 years | |
| - [Carpenter] | Also her beloved mother | Jan. 19, 1901 | aged 52 years. | |
| Ellen [Hearn] | Erected by Thomas Hearn In memory of his beloved wife | July 9, 1905 | aged 33 years. | |
| Thomas Hearn | June 8, 1946 | aged 81 years | ||
| Rosella [Hearn] | Also his wife | Feb. 22, 1922 | aged 46 years. | |
| Frances [DeLoughrey] | In memory of his mother Frances beloved wife of Joseph DeLoughrey | died at Pilley's Island July 10, 1909 | aged 54 years; (Side 1 inscription) | |
| Private Harold DeLoughrey | October 18, 1916 | aged 19 years; who was killed in action in France while fighting for the Empire; (Side 2 inscription) | ||
| Brenden Joseph DeLoughrey | Also his brother | who died at Pilley's Island May 3, 1905 | aged 22 years; (Side 3 inscription) | |
| Mary Francis [Wells] | Erected by Fred M. Wells in loving memory of his wife | May 28th, 1917 | aged 35 (?) years and 10 months; (A separate stone in the corner of this little plot.) | |
| Mary Emberley | wife and mother | Sept. 24, 1954 | aged 64 years. | |
| Michael Thomas Head | our brother | died at Battle Harbour Sept. 2nd, 1900 | aged 17 years. | |
| Note: The above two headstones were in a plot surrounded by a picketed fence and gate. The first gravestone had the inscription on 3 sides. The top part of the second gravestone was on the ground, split at the spot where his age was inscribed, so I "felt along" with my finger and the second digit felt like, slanted like, a 7.The verse at the bottom reads:Oh dearly did we love him But now he has passed away To seek a better home on high Where joy can never decay. | ||||
| Ellen Delaney | In loving memory of my dear wife | died at St. Patricks, Little Bay Apr. 1, 1913 | aged 76 yrs. | |
| John Delaney | And | who died at St., Patricks, Little Bay Apr. 11, 1918 | aged 80 yrs; Erected by his loving daughter Nora. | |
| Frances Bridget Bouzan | July 22, 1904 | aged 35 yrs.; (A third stone which seems to be included in this plot.) | ||
| John Bernard [Bouzan] | Also her infant son | Sept. 4, 1904 | aged 6 weeks. | |
| Alice Maud [Armstrong] | Erected by Michael Armstrong in memory of his dearly loved daughter | Mar. 2, 1896 | aged 15 years. | |
| Mary Gates | Also his dearly loved daughter | died July 30, 1900 | aged 34 years. | |
| Margaret Cleary Walker | Feb. 10, 1925 | aged 25 yrs; Erected by J.B. Walker | ||
| Patrick E. Cleary | Jan. 14, 1918 | aged 27 yrs; (Next to previous) | ||
| Thomas Hayes | June 13, 1946 | Erected by mother and father and brothers | ||
| Richard Hayes | Also | July 23, 1925 | aged 22 yrs. | |
| John and Rose Ann Mercer | Erected in memory of our father and mother | July 12, 1913 and Mar. 31, 1914 | aged 64 and 69 yrs. | |
| Ann Mercer | Erected by William Mercer In memory of his beloved mother | Jan. 30, 1896 | aged 71 yrs; (Next to one previous) | |
| James [Mercer] | Erected by John T. Mercer In memory of his beloved parents | Nov. 3, 1918 | aged 34-1/2 yrs. | |
| Mary [Mercer] | Oct. 29, 1918 | aged 21-1/2 yrs. | ||
| Thomas M. Bouzan | Erected by sons and daughters | April 25, 1938 | aged 85 years | |
| Catherine Bouzan | Also | Sept. 21, 1930 | aged 79 years | |
| John Bouzane | In loving memory of my dear father | Feb. 16, 1922 | aged 86 yrs; Erected by his son Edward | |
| James Bouzane | Feb. 14, 1937 | aged 86 yrs. | ||
| Ellen [Bouzane] | Also his wife | Apr. 6, 1954 | aged 99 yrs.; Erected by their sons and daughters | |
| Richard M. Bouzan | Erected by his wife and children | died Apr. 3, 1940 | aged 84 yrs.; "Children weep not for me but Pray while time to you is given Your tears may only wet my clay Your prayers may gain me heaven." | |
| Cassie Genevieve Bouzan | Erected by Richard F. Bouzan In memory of his beloved wife | July 15, 1922 | aged 30 yrs. | |
| Maria [Bouzan] | Also their children | Aug. 9, 1921 | aged 2-1/2 mos. | |
| Aloysius [Bouzan] | Also their children | July 28, 1922 | aged 1 mth. | |
| Cassie Genevieve [Bouzan] | daughter of Francis and Lucy Bouzane | 1963 | aged 18 days (Same plot) | |
| Frances Bridget Bouzan | July 22, 1904 | aged 35 yrs. | ||
| John Bernard [Bouzan] | Also her infant son | Sept. 4, 1904 | ged 6 weeks | |
| Note: This headstone above appears to be in the same plot as those for Ellen Delaney and John Delaney. | ||||
| Ann [Bouzane] | Erected by Michael Bouzane In memory of his beloved wife | Mar. 3 [or 8], 1916 | aged 34 yrs. and 6 months | |
| Clara Bouzan | Erected by James M. Bouzan In memory of his beloved mother | Feb. 20, 1916 | aged 98 yrs. | |
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