Picture of Methodist Cemetery by Maureen Brown
Use this layout map to see where the graves are located.
This plan of the old Methodist Cemetery
was submitted to the Guysborough Historical Society
and the Wesley United Church
on August 16, 1993,
by Murray and Christopher Cook
of Cook's Cove, Guysborough Co. N.S.
It is part of a two year volunteer restoration project
of the old Methodist Cemetery in Guysborough
done by Murray and Christoper Cook.
1. William Wesley
Infant son of Rev. william M. Carry
Died April 6, 1853
7 months
2. (a) William
second son of Capt. William Morrison and Elizabeth Morrison
Died February 7, 1871 aged 24 years
(b) Capt. William Morrison
Died at sea, October 11, 1860
aged 51 years
and also children Elizabeth Isabella
died August 17, 1843
aged 2 years and 4 months
John Archibald, died September 28, 1851
aged 7 years
died August 16, 1872
AE 53 years
3. Sacred
Memory of
Rebecca
wife of Robert C. Grant
who died July 16, 1846
aged 29 years
4. This stone is no longer legible
Crumbled into many pieces
5. Clarence
son of John and Sarah Scott
died October 21, 1859
AE 8 years
6. Elizabeth Eliot
eldest daughter of John and Sarah Scott
who died July 6, 1847
aged 8 months
7. In Memoriam
Johannis Campbell
AE TAT 94
8. James H.
son of Charles and Maria Bigsby
Died November 22, 1860
AE 1 year
9. In Memory of Moses Cook 
who died December 30, 1860
aged 67 years
10. In memory of Eliza Cook 
died February 13, 1884
11. (a) In loving memory of Catherine M. Jost
beloved wife of the Rev. Thomas Gaetz
died February 9, 1919
age 84 years
Interred at Red Deer Alberta
(b) In memory of John Jost
died July 12, 1883, aged 86 years
Also his wife Amelia
died April 18, 1870, aged 66 years
(c) Memory of Elias Cook and his beloved wife Annie Cook
who died aged 100 years
Also Ann M. Cook
beloved wife of Moses Cook
who died aged 99 years
12. (a) Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Lavinia T. Kirk
beloved daughter of Jonathan and Lavinia Hartley
died April 8, 1925, aged 25 years
Interred at Antigonish, N.S.
(b) In loving memory of Mary E. Jost
died December 28, 1898
aged 68 years
13. (a) John Dennis
1790 - 1863
His wife Elizabeth
1791 - 1859
of Biddeford England
(b) John W. C. Grant
1807 - 1890
His wife Anne Dennis
1815 - 1890
and son John Warran
1844 - 1925
14. Charles H.
Son of William and Letitia Hart
died February 14, 1842
AE 3 1/2 months
15. In memory of Eliza
consort of Francis Cook Esq.
who died January 3, 1850
aged 43 years
16. In memory of James R.
who died October 23, 1857
aged 17 years
and John F.
died February 8, 1858
aged 24 years
Sons of John and Amelia Jost
17. In memory of Jeremiah V. Jost
who died October 17, 1859
aged 8 years
18. In loving memory of Katie Hartley
who fell asleep Saturday, February 23, 1889
aged 18 years
19. Henry Marshall Jost
April 20, 1843 - August 25, 1929
(Note - This is the newest stone in the cemetery.)
20. In memory of John Hutcheson
who died February 14, 1891
aged 81 years
Sarah J. Scott
wife of John Hutcheson
died May 9, 1872, aged 53 years
Joseph Hart
died October 9, 1873, aged 15 years
Ruth Maria
died at Canso, October 24, 1847
aged 1 year
Matthew Hutcheson died aged 36
21. In memory of Lemuel Joseph
son of George and Philo Scott
died June 17, 1866, aged 17 years
22. Sacred to the memory of Wentworth Taylor
died April 14, 1853, aged 66 years
In the hope of a glorius restoration
through Jesus Christ.
This testimonial to his moral worth
and public services is erected
by his
brother magistrates and other inhabitants of the county of Guysborough
23. In Memoriam
Thomas A. Taylor
AE TAT 39
24. Ann Taylor
died January 9, 1911, aged 75 years
Her son Wentworth was lost at sea
1890, aged 26 years
25. Jane Taylor
died September 7, 1865
AE 74
26. In loving memory of William C. Scott
died September 27, 1883
aged 65 years
Also his wife Elizabeth Pyle
died December 8, 1887, aged 67 years
27. In memoriam of Charles Morgan
died July 23, 1871
aged 77 years
28. Sacred to the memory of
Margaret Simpson who died January 28, 1836
in the 27 year of her life
29. Annie Scott
1844 - 1891
30. Philo A.
wife of George Scott
died May 10, 1862
aged 45 years
31. (a) William S.
AE 3 years
Ruth A.
AE 6 months
(b) Ronald McGregor
died January 2, 1863
AE 67 years
His wife Elenor
died February 10, 1831
aged 35 years
32. Lee Hart
who departed this life on the 19th of December
1840, aged 62 years
33. In memory of Ithel
son of Charles and Ruth Myers
who died 17th of March, 1838
in the 23rd year of his life
34. Charlotte A. Newton
departed this life May 10, 1872
AE 71 years
35. In memory of Ruth Toby
wife of Joseph Toby
died May 9, 1850
aged 24 years
36. W. Francis Cook
died July 1, 1864
aged 43 years
37. Frances
wife of Thomas Penny
died February 18, 1867
aged 18 years
38. Charles H.
died April 24, 1873, aged 3 years
son of Alexander and Elanor Horton
39. In memory of Albert C.
son of Godfrey and Mary Hadley
died March 10, 1850
AE 21 years
40. In memory of James A. Hattie
1807 - 1889
His wife Mary A. Roberts
1812 - 1836
His second wife Sarah E. Hadley
1814 - 1879
41. In memory of Mary Ann
wife of Thomas W. Fergnson
Died February 13, 1871, aged 28 years
James A. Fergnuson, Esq.
wife Sarah Jane
died December 10, 1867 AE 54 years
42. In memory of Margaret E.
who died July 8, 1859, AE 5 years
Daughter of Alexander and Margaret Fergnson
43. In memory of Edward C. Aiken
died April 17, 1873
aged 29 years
44. In memory of Samuel Aikens
Born May 9, 1811
died March 18, 1831
45. (a) In memoriam
Joseph Hart
Born September 28, 1801
died January 30, 1890
Mrs. Joseph Hart
Born March 12, 1803
died February 18, 1883
(b) Rev. Joseph Hart
died March 19, 1880
aged 48 years
Abner Hart
born 1842 - died 1907
(c) Tyrus W. Hart
died April 4, 1833
aged 5 years
William Hart
died September 29, 1833, aged 3 years
Sarah Hart
died March 15, 1851, aged 12 years
46. This stone is broken into many pieces
therefore it is no longer legible
but the initials on the footstone are
D.F.
Possibly Ferguson
47. In memory of our mother
Lydia MacDonald
Born 1835, died 1919
Erected by her daughter Isabella
48. In memory of Elizabeth C.
Daughter of Daniel and Harriet Ehler
died April 19, 1859
AE 18 years
Also Esther
died July 19, 1854, AE 32 years
49. In memory of Mary
daughter of Humphrey and Jane Horton
died January 21, 1866, AE 18 years
50. In memory of Humphrey Horton 
died August 1, 1871
aged 75 years
51. In memory of Jane 
wife of the late Humphrey Horton
died Januray 24, 1883
aged 79 years
52. In memory of Iyzet Rebecca
daughter of James and Mary Narraway
who died October 1, 1831
aged 2 years and five months
53. Eliza
wife of Daniel Aikens
died October 20, 1865
aged 23 years
54. Erected in memory of Lucretia
wife of the Hon. W.O. Heffernan
died at Guysborough
June 9, 1875
aged 60 years
Also, Mary Ann
wife of the Hon. W.O. Heffernan
who died August 16, 1831, aged 33 years
55. Sacred to the memory of
Elizabeth C
AE 6 months
Edward I. - AE 3 years
E. Allison - AE 13 months
Children of Edward and Elizabeth Cunningham
56. Valentine Ryder
57. Lydia M.
Wife of John Cross
died May 3, 1866
in her 26th year of her life
58. M. Cranswick
son of Murdoch Campbell
died February 26, 1862
AE 8 years
This stone is to stand beside the Ronald McGregor stone
59. Elias Cook
Born 1788
died 1870
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