Wild Cove Cemetery, Summerville, Bonavista Bay.

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SUMMERVILLE

Wild Cove Cemetery

Bonavista Bay District

Summerville was known as Indian Arm prior to the settlement being renamed in 1904. The Wild Cove Cemetery is an
old Anglican Church Cemetery located at the farthest tip of the community accessible only by foot (approximately
a 10 to 15 minute walk from the community), or by small boat. The cemetery is located on a grassy piece of land
situated above the beach, and over the years a large number of headstones and graves have been lost
due to erosion by wind, water and time. Some of those remaining are in good condition, others are
very difficult to read. Almost all have beautiful lengthy inscriptions following the names of those resting there.

SURNAME	GIVEN	BORN	DIED	AGE	NOTES/INSCRIPTIONS
FRYE	Mary	Nov.12,1800	Feb.11,1889	89 years 3 months.

These next two headstones are side by side enclosed by a wooden fence:
FRY	Blandina		June 27,1913	25 years 8 months.	Wife of Josiah Frye
FRY	Martha		July 10,1912		Wife of John Fry

HUMBY	Edward	Dec.4, 1827	June 24,1912.	85 years 6 months 20 days.	Beloved Husband of Martha and Sarah Humby

HUMBY	Martha		Nov.2, 1879	49 years.	Beloved wife of Edward Humby

MATTHEWS	William		Oct.16, 1954	75 years.	Beloved husband of Sarah Matthews
MATTHEWS	Sarah J.		Nov. 11, 1973	89 years.

MATTHEWS	John		June 28,1925	75 years 3 months	Beloved husband of Mary Elizabeth Matthews
ELIZABETH	Mary		Dec.15, 1929.	84 years 7 months.	Beloved wife of John Matthews

The following inscriptions are on one tall headstone surrounded by a wire fence:
HUMBY	Jane		May 27,1920.	67 years 3 months.
HUMBY	John		October 17,1920	70 years 9 months.

The following two inscriptions are on one headstone:
NEWELL	George		July 1,1885.	16 years 11 months.
NEWELL	John		April 21,1911.	22 years 7 months.

The following three headstones are side by side enclosed by wire fencing:
ABBOTT	Elizabeth		Dec.18, 1961 .	64 years.	Beloved wife of Samuel Abbott
ABBOTT	Samuel		April 26,1963.	72 years 5 months.
ABBOTT	Phyllis		April 30,1943.	3 years 1 month.	Daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Abbott.

ABBOTT	John		March 31,1936.	57 years.	Beloved husband of Emmie Jane Abbott.

ABBOTT	Solomon		June 8,1913.	69 years 7 months.	Beloved husband of Lucinda Abbott

ABBOTT	Job		August 24,1857.	22 years.

ABBOTT	Issac		Sept.4, 1863.	24 years.	Son of Mark & Elizabeth Abbott.

MATTHEWS	Bessie		March 5,1862	4 years.	In Memory of their children:
MATTHEWS	Amy		March 26,1862	5 1/2 years.	In Memory of their children:
MATTHEWS	Lizzie		March 27,1872	3 years.	Erected by Joseph and Jane Matthews In Memory of their children

The following headstone is lying on the ground almost completely overgrown with grass and weeds :
HUMBY	Susannah		June 28,1914	30 years 10 months.

There is one other headstone almost completely overgrown with grass and weeds-- which was impossible to gain any information from with the exception of the name; but I include it here just in case it will be of help to anyone researching the name from this particular area: "CHARLES QUINTON"

Contributed by Martha and Bill Warren March 11, 2000

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