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Record by Murray Slipp Thomson,
Saint John West, NB (annotated in blue scrip)
On lot 9, in Central Hampstead, between
Highway 102 and the west bank of the River Saint John, is the Palmer Family
Cemetery. Seventy-two people are known to be buried there, with thirty-five
tombstones and five unmarked graves. It can't be seen from either
the highway or the river, but can be seen clearly from the north kitchen
window of the ten room Palmer homestead built in 1835, after the Loyalist
log cabin burned. It is a well kept cemetery.
There are four United Empire Loyalist known
to be buried there:
William Lawrence 1739 - 1809 has
a field stone.
Marcus Palmer, Sr. 1767 - 1822
Mrs. Marcus Palmer - Ann Slocum 1771
- 1848
Lambert Stockford b. 1772 is in an
unmarked grave.
It is extremely probable
that another Loyalist is buried there, but there is no record there of
her grave. Where else could Mary, the mother of Marcus Palmer and
widow of William Lawrence be buried? Six of the seven sons of the Loyalist
Nancy Ann Slocum and Marcus Palmer are buried in the family cemetery. The
identical tombstones of three of the brothers make a striking outline against
the sky.
PALMER Daniel
Stephen Marcus, Jr.
1798-1867 1802-1872
1793-1873
In his will, Stephen
Palmer set a half acre aside as a cemetery with access to it at all times.
The tombstones and records of people buried here are arranged alphabetically.
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BALMAIN - John H. Balmain 1858 - 1921 (Was
Mrs. Bruce Palmer's brother.) |
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CARROL - Edward Carrol 1844 - 1896
His wife Mariah 1843 - 1912 |
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CARROLL - Edward W. Carroll 1896 - 1944 (son)
George R. Carroll 1871 - 1948 |
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DAVIS - John Davis d. 25 Dec 1870 ae 88 yrs, Native of
London, England
His wife Mary d. 22 Mar 1878, Native of Hibernia, Queens County
(Mary
DeLong)
John Davis, Sr. (1782 England
- 1870 NB) was born in London, England, but he was farming in Hampstead,
Queens County, NB, when he chose a wife of Loyalist stock. John DeLong
had fought in the Loyal American Regiment. On 12 Oct 1826, Rev. Samuel
P. Clarke, rector of Saint John Anglican Church, in Gagetown, in
the
presence of Hugh Davis and Jesse London, married
John Davis and Mary DeLong. Both lived in the Parish of Hampstead.
When Rector Clark baptized their children he recorded the children's birth
dates: Sep 1828 Sarah Davis - Rector Clarke's 63rd baptism / Jul
1830 Thomas Davis / 4 Jul 1838 John Davis, Jr. / Elenor |
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LAWRENCE. - Willliam 1739 - 1808 ae 69 years
This
hand-carved fieldstone marker is that of the Loyalist William Lawrence.
William Lawrence (1739 NY - 1808 NB) was from Dutchess County, New
York. In 1771 he married the widow Mrs. Mary Palmer and became the
step-father of three year old Marcus Palmer. William Lawrence fought for
six years of the Revolutionary War in DeLancey's Brigade. |
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LOWERY. - Mrs
James Lowery has a field stone marking her grave. It is not carved.
Mr. & Mrs. James Lowery separated. He went to the USA and no one ever
heard of him again. [She was a Kirkup.] |
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MERRITT - Sarah Emmer w/o Israel Merritt d. 13 Dec 1875
ae 40 yrs 3 mos / Dear as thou art and justly dear / We will not weep for
thee / One thought shall check the starting tear / It is that thou art
free (Sarah Emmer
Palmer, Stephen, Marcus Palmer, Sr. U.E.) |
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PALMER - Arlie L. Palmer 1902 - 1990
His wife Gertrude I. PARKER 1905 - 1988 |
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PALMER - Albert Palmer d. 17 Nov 1894 ae 54 yrs
(side) h/w Sheloa Ann (Durgan)
1842 - 1932 / Minnie Reud d/o Albert & Sheloa Palmer / 22 Feb 1869
- 18 Sep 1869 (Albert Palmer, Stephen, Marcus
Palmer Sr. U.E.) (Sheloa Durgan, Thomas Durgan) |
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PALMER - Alonzo Palmer d. 10 Nov 1885 (an iron marker)(Alonzo
Palmer, William Sr, Marcus Sr. U.E.) |
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PALMER - B. S. Palmer d. 25 May 1909 ae 75 yrs (Benjamin
Sunderland Palmer, Stephen, Marcus Sr. U.E.) |
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PALMER - Sarah (McAlpine) w/o B. S. Palmer d. 22
Mar 1900 ae 75 yrs (Sarah McAlpine, Peter McAlpine,
Charles, Sr. U.E.) |
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PALMER - Sarah beloved wife of Daniel Palmer d 6 April 1873
ae 26 years & 9 mos
Daniel Palmer 1837 - 1908 |
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PALMER - Beverly R. Palmer 1851 - 1931
His wife Lina P. Wasson 1874 - 1931
Their children: Ethel Pearl 1901 - 1906
Myrtle Ruth 1905 - 1911
Mildred Evelyn 1912 - 1922 (Beverly
Robinson Palmer, Joseph Sr., Marcus Sr. U.E.) (Lina P. Wasson, Joseph S,
Charles Wasson, b. Ireland) |
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PALMER - Ruth A. (Clark - 1st)
wife of Bradford Palmer / d. 26 Oct 1876 ae 26 yrs (Ruth
Adelia Clark, Benjamin Clark)
Bradford Palmer d. 2 Sep 1910 ae 73 yrs (Bradford
Palmer, Marcus Palmer Jr, Marcus Sr., U.E.) |
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PALMER - Judson W. d. 17 Feb 1883 ae 2 yrs s/o Bradford
& Adelaide (McAlpine)Palmer/Sweet
little spirit thou art gone / Thy loss we deeply feel. / But one thought
will check the starting tear / To think thou art forever free. |
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PALMER - E. Bruce Palmer 1860 - 1935
His wife Mary B Palmer (Balmain)
1854 - 1935
Dau. Alice M. Palmer 1894 - 1937 (Bruce
Palmer, Stephen, William Sr, Marcus Sr, U.E.) |
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PALMER - Daniel Palmer 22 Aug 1798 - 7 Jan 1867 (Daniel
Palmer, Marcus Sr., U.E.) |
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PALMER - Daniel Palmer d. 6 Apr
1873 ae 26 yrs 9 mos / Daniel Palmer 1837 - 1908 (Daniel Palmer,
Stephen, Marcus Sr, U.E.) |
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PALMER - Daniel Palmer (unmarked grave)
(Daniel Palmer, Lawrence, William Sr., Marcus Sr., U.E.) |
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PALMER - Edgar B. (Blanchard)1865
- 1944
His wife Annie Lacey 1875 - 1966
Their son Waldo 1912 - 1913 (Edgar Blanchard
Palmer, Benjamin, Stephen, Marcus Sr., U.E.) |
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PALMER - Fred W. Palmer 1870 - 1957
his wife Bertha SLIPP 1879 - 1926
Fred W. (Jr.) 1912 - 1913 (Fred W. Palmer,
Bradford, Marcus Jr, Marcus Sr., U.E.) |
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PALMER - George M. Palmer 27 Aug 1930 - 19 May 2002
His wife Greta M. Boulter 18 Dec 1932 - |
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PALMER - George Palmer d. 19 Oct 1906 ae 68 yrs
Christian
(McAlpine)w/o George
Palmer d. 5 Mar 1888 ae 37 yrs
Gone from earth to heaven.(George Palmer,
Marcus Jr., Marcus Sr., U.E.) (Christian McAlpine, John, Charles, Peter
McAlpine, U.E.) |
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PALMER - George Norman Palmer 1873 - 1942 (George
Norman Plamer, Albert, Stephen, Marcus Sr., U.E.) |
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PALMER - Hilda Caroline 1900 - 1919 d/o J. Isaac Palmer &
Annarilla M. Palmer (Crocker) (Hilda, Isaac,
Stephen, Wm. Sr., Marcus Sr., U.E.) |
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PARLMER - Jacob Sunderlin Parlmer d. 20 Feb 1818 in his
13th yr (Jacob Sunderlin Palmer, Marcus Sr., U.E.) |
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PALMER - Jacob S. Palmer 1852 - 1922
His wife (Rebecca Coes / wife's name never
carved on stone)
His Dau Bessie E. MacDonald 1885 - 1922 (Jacob
Palmer, Lawrence, William Sr., Marcus Sr., U.E.) |
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PALMER - Joseph S. Palmer 1800 - 1879
His wife Sarah Connor 1812 - 1854
Their Dau. Nancy 1832 - 1898 (Joseph
Sunderland Palmer, Marcus Sr., U.E.) |
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PALMER - Mary Ann Fisher & Lawrence Palmer, Jr. (fieldstone)
(Lawrence
Palmer Jr, Lawrence Sr., William, Marcus Sr., U.E.) |
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PARLMER - Marcus Parlmer d. 28 Apr 1822 ae 55 yrs |
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PARLMER - Ann Parlmer (Nancy Ann Slocum)
d. 11 Feb 1848 ae 77 yrs (Nancy Ann Slocum, UE;
Ebenezer, UE; Charles, Ebenezer, Eleizer, Giles Slocum.) |
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PALMER - Marcus Palmer (Jr.) d. 27 Feb 1873 ae
79 yrs 5 mos 14 days
h/w Julia Ann (Coy) d. 3 Jul 1876 ae 66 yrs (Marcus
Palmer, Jr; Marcus Sr., U.E.) (Julia Ann Coy; Rev.Benjamin Coy, Edward
Coy Pre-Loyalist from CT) |
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PALMER - Sarah A. wife of B.S. Palmer who died 22 March 1900
aged 75 years
PALMER - In memory of B.S. Palmer who died 25 May 1909 aged
75 years |
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PALMER - Stephen Palmer d. 22 Sep 1872 ae 69 yrs 10 mos
23 days / h/w Phebe (Coy) d. 21 Nov 1888 ae 71 yrs / Dearest
Father Thou Has Left Us / Here they loss we deeply feel / But tis God that
hath bereft us / He can all our sorrows feel. (Stephen
Palmer, Marcus Sr, U.E.) (Phebe Coy, Rev.Benjamin Coy, Edward Coy - Pre-Loyalist
from CT) |
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PALMER - Stephen d. 1910 ae 81 yrs
His wife Mary Sanburn d. 2 Apr 1907 ae 72 yrs
Their Dau. Frances A. Palmer d. 3 Apr 1865 ae 3 years(Stephen
Palmer, Wm. Sr., Marcus Sr., U.E.) |
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In Memory of William L who died 22 Apr 18?? ae 22 yrs & 4
mos |
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PALMER - Thomas Palmer / wife Phoebe McConchie / brother Daniel
Palmer (Thomas Palmer, Lawrence, William Sr, Marcus
Sr., U.E.) |
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REID - Leonard 1864 - 1938
His wife Mabel Carle 1876 - 1901
Baby Bessie 1894 - 1894 |
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ROSS - David Ross (unmarked grave) (He
was a hired man on the Bruce Palmer farm. He worked and lived there until
he died at an advanced age. He is buried in an unmarked grave in the Palmer
Cemetery. |
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STOCKFORD - Lambert Stockford 1772 - 1853
Wives ___________ SANBURN
Catherine KELLY
(Lambert Stockford was a United Empire Loyalist,
who fought in DeLancey's Brigade is in an unmarked grave in the Palmer
Family Cemetery.) |
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WASSON - Julia B. PALMER wife of Charles H. Wasson Born
7 May 1871 - 19 May 1912
Dtr Elva C. born 29 Sep 1897 and died 9 July 1917
1868 - 1946 (Charles H. Wasson ) & daughters:
Ina 1890 |
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WILSON - Noah Wilson (unmarked
grave) |
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