The Cemetery

at the Old Hay Bay Church

 

 

 

 

 

The Ten Victims  of the 1819 Drowning

The wooden markers were created and erected by Bill Lamb in the late 1970’s

 

 

Peter Bogart

17 yrs

Son of Abraham & Mary

 

 

Elizabeth Clark

Drownd Aug 29 1819

 

 

Mary Cole

Aug 29 1819

Dau of Barnard & Isabella Cole

Buried on Nth Shore

 

 

 

Huldah Madden

dau of James & Hester Madden

 

 

Elizabeth McCAY

Dau of Samuel & Amarilla McCay

 

 

 

Matilda Roblin

AE 18

Dau of John & Mary Roblin

 

 

 

John & Jane German

1819

Children of

Stoone & Catherine

 

 

Mary Detlor

[No marker]

 

 

Jane Detlor

[No marker]

 

 

 

Article:   The Story of The Great Drowning

 

 

 

Existing Stones

 

 

To the Glory of God And in grateful memory

of those who were drowned on their way to worship

in the Old Hay Bay Church  August 29 1819

And other unnamed pioneers buried here

Dedicated August 27 1961

 

 

In Memory of

Rev. William Losee

who departed this life October 16 1832

In the 76th  year of his age

 

 

 
In Memory of
Mary Losee

widow of the late Rev. William Losee

Who departed this life January 26 1831

in the 80th year of her life

 

 

Huff

In Memory of Paul & Solomon

United Empire Loyalists true to King & Country

1929  Erected by the Huff Family Association

 

 

In Memory of John Roblin

Who Died Feb. 28TH 1813

Aged 38 yrs 9 mos 26 dys

 

 
Conrad Grems

Died  Aug 14 1841

Aged  43 years

 

 

 
P. Frederick

d. Nov 16 1811

aged 56y 17d

 

 

 

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