One of the oldest communities in Bonavista Bay, Salvage has five graveyards. 
The oldest of these is on Burden=s Point, just inside of Salvage Harbour, 
and it has eleven readable (or partially readable) headstones. 

1.        Edward DYKE              2.?  DYKE                   3.William DYKE
       Died Feb. 1, 1865         (Actually only               
        Age 56? years              KE visible)





4.           JOHN                  5. In memory of             6.  Sacred
      son of Thomas and                 Mary TRIM            to the memory of
       Caroline BROWN                died 29 Dec., 1859             JANE
       d. Dec.29, 1860                Age 66 years             beloved wife of 
                                                                Joseph BROWN
                                                           who departed this life
                                                                Nov. 6, 1837?
                                                                Age 32 years


NOTE:

7, 8 and 9 all contained within a two-foot high iron fence.                      






7.      In memory of               8.  Sacred                  9.  SUSANNA
           David                   to the memory of             daughter of James
        son of James &                 JOSEPH                  & Elizabeth BURDEN
       Elizabeth BURDEN           son of James &               d. Sept. 2,     1886
 d. March 26, 1861                Elizabeth BURDEN                  Age 3 mo.
      Age 7 mo.                           who   ???                                  
      Also Hannah                        ???
     their daughter                      ???
   died Sept. 29, 1865
         Age 11




10.      Sacred  to                               11. Sacred
       the memory of                          to the memory of
          MARY                          J___?)__     _______     ________
daughter of Edward KELLEGREW               Native of    ________  shire
teacher under the c & c? Church society
          Died March     ,1866            (This may be James R. Sheldon, 
               Age 19                    Salvage=s first teacher, who died 
                                         here about 1830. A local retired NF 
                                             Power employee says he saw 
                                          Sheldon=s headstone here in 1970.)