Pentland Cemetery Tombstones
Amherst Island
Page 1

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transcription to see image.

Cemetery
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Located on North Shore Con., Lot 16
Originally named after Samuel Pentland first interred there in 1831.
Daniel Fowler and some of his relatives are buried in this cemetery.

Thanks to Debbie Armbrust
for submitted pictures and
transcriptions 2006
(unless otherwise noted)

If you have info on transcriptions on any of these stones, or have photos of stones not here, please email me!

Pentland Cemetery on Find A Grave

Stone 1a
Stone 1b
Stone 1c
Looks like Hugh Patterson and Mary Patterson
stone illegible though

Stone 2a
Stone 2b
Robert Patterson
Died Jan. 1, 1895
Aged 57 years
A.E. Patterson
1876-1955

Stone 3a
Stone 3b
Stone 3c
Stone illegible

Stone 4a
Stone 4b
Stone 4c
Reid stone
Illegible stone

Stones below Stone 4
overview of stones laying on ground in front of above (see entries below for transcriptions (stones 5 to 8)

Stone 5
MacPherson
1904 Renton Roy 1974
His wife
Helen P. Brown
1909-1976

Stone 6
Caroline M. Tugwell
1840-1894
Wife of
John H. Reid

Stone 7
John H. Reid
1837-1925

Stone 8
Elizabeth A. Reid 1870-1961
Wife of
Robert Brown

Stone 9a
Stone 9b
Sacred to the memory of
Mary S. Patterson
Wife of W.H. Preston
Died Jan. 22,1893 aged 29 years
Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.
William H. Preston
Died Sept. 2, 1931 Aged 76 yrs.
PRESTON

Stone 10a
Stone 10b
Stone 10c
SCOTT
Edward Scott
1864-1939
His wife
Margaret Preston
1867-1945
Their son
Rev. Arthur P. Scott
1899-1954
There is no death

Stone 11a
Stone 11b
PRESTON
David H. Preston
1820-1901
His Wife
Eliza J. Howard
1833-1911

Stone 12
Thomas McGinn
Dec. ---- 1866 (Stone illegible)

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Stone 1
Elizabeth A. Reid
1870-1961
Wife of
Robert Brown
Note: Elizabeth Ashton [Reid] Brown died in Rochester,NY.
She wanted to be buried on Amherst Island. Maureen Deacon

Stone 2
Alexander
McCormack
Died 7 March 1858
Aged 54 years
Submitted by Maureen Deacon

Stone 3 side 1
Stone 3 side 2
Stone 3 side 3
Side 1
John McKee
Died
June 13 1898
Aged
78 Years
5 Mons.

Side 2
Agnes Annie
Dau. Of
Alexr & M.A.
McKee
Died
Jan 23 1884
Aged
14 Mo. 23 D.

Side 3
Nancy
McCormac
wife of John McKee
died
24 Sept 1873
aged 52 years
Submitted by Maureen Deacon

Stone 4
Nancy
Died
Oct. 17 1810
AE 1 Y�r & 5 mo�s
Sarah
Died March 6 1851
AE 1 Y�r 9 mo�s & 8? D�s
Eliza
Died March 16 1851
AE ? Y�r 3 Mo�s & ? D�s
Submitted by Maureen Deacon

Stone 5
In memory of
James Dempster
Died Oct. 28 1866(1?)
Aged 80 Yrs
A native of county of Down Ireland (stone broken in two parts)
A gallant friend, a father dear,
---erected by Wm. Dempster of Stella
Submitted by Maureen Deacon

Transcriptions from Margaret Bremner:
David Filson
Born in Co. Down, Ireland July 25, 1810
Died July 22, 1896

In Memory of Jane McCliments
wife of David Filson
Dec. 6, 1879
aged 71 years 10 months and 4 days
Born in Co. Down Ireland

Ann Filson
married John Ennis
(1839-1913)

Robert Filson
born March 16, 1844
died October 7, 1895
married Mary J. Allen (1851-1942)
daughters
Anna P. Filson (1883-1946)
Jane H. Filson (1875-1878)

Henry Filson
1848-1912
married Anne Welstead
1852-1936
daughters
Muriel Osborne (1894-1967)
Fleda Welstead (1888-1972)

Henrietta Filson
1850-1922
married Rodan Burleigh
Oct. 13 1849 � May 20, 1910

Hugh Filson died April 3 1867

William Filson
1856-1918
married Jane McKee
1847-1915

David H. Filson 1870-1928

Mary A. Filson
1872-1948
married David Caughey
son? - Allen Filson (Caughey) (1899-1905)

John Filson
1879-1968
married Sarah A. McKee
1884-1956

The Islands: Amherst Island: Tombstones: Pentland Cemetery

Pentland Cemetery Tombstones Amherst Island Page 1

Thanks to Debbie Armbrust for submitted pictures and transcriptions 2006 (unless otherwise noted)

Pentland Cemetery Tombstones
Amherst Island
Page 1

Thanks to Debbie Armbrust
for submitted pictures and
transcriptions 2006
(unless otherwise noted)