The Burial Records of the Church of
England Cemetery - Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada 1837 - 1923
by Lennox W Bagnell first published in 1987
Reprinted 2004 with coil binding. 159 pages 8 1/2 by 11. -
Contains 6766 recorded
burials and 6 lot maps, covering the period 1837-1923.
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"The Burial Records of the Church of
England Cemetery" by Lennox (Cappy) Bagnell who spent months
and months compiling this book, that has so much data. It will spare you
hours and hours of sifting through microfilms.
In the 159 pages 8 1/2 by 11 pages there are more than 6,700 entries
which include, in most cases, the name, date of death, age at death, clergy
and parish, occupation of parent and spouse and lot number.
Many of the early settlers of Saint John buried their loved ones in the
Loyalist Burial Ground. In 1827, it was becoming evident that the old burial
ground would be unable to take many more burials. There was also a move
to end burials in the old cemetery.
Trinity Church Saint John purchased land on the south side of Thorne
Avenue, Saint John then known as the Westmorland Road, for the new burial
ground - the Church of England Cemetery.
This cemetery is on the Courtenay Bay side of Thorne Avenue. Several
of the original tombstones no longer mark the grave of a loved one - time
and vandals have taken their toll.
Strolling through this cemetery and looking at the surrounding area can
take you back in time to the days of yesteryear - farmers coming from outside
of town with their slovens, carriages or express wagons; children playing
on the Maryanne Rocks; horses racing on the Courtenay Bay mud flats; men
working in the shipyards of Marsh Creek and so the memories flash on and on.
The constant roar of the cars passing by does not hide the sorrow that
you feel for families who brought their loved ones here to their last resting
place. Hundreds of people drive by each day, but few take time to stop and
walk through this graveyard.