Loyalist Wiggins & Slocum Burials

New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island

photographs by David Walker

tombstone transcriptions by

John Elliott (NB) & David Walker (NB & PEI)

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Contents

Cemeteries

Merritt and Slipp Cemetery, Queenstown, Queens County, New Brunswick 14 Old Dock Cemetery, Alberton, Prince County, Prince Edward Island 88 Palmer Cemetery, Central Hampstead, Queens County, New Brunswick 18 Kensington Peoples Cemetery, Kensington, Prince County, Prince Edward Island 70 Scotchtown Cemetery, Scotchtown, Queens County New Brunswick 24 St. John’s Anglican Church, St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island 52 St. Luke’s Anglican Church Cemetery, Young’s Cove, Queens County, New Brunswick 26 St. Peter’s Anglican Cemetery, Charlottetown, Queens County, Prince Edward Island 92 Waterborough Baptist Cemetery, Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick 62 Wiggins Loyalist Cemetery, Fanjoy’s Point, Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick 4 Young’s Cove United Church Cemetery, Young’s Cove, Queens County, New Brunswick 50

Contents

Burials Briggs, Permassa 36 Bromley, Florence L. 44 Campbell, Mary Jane 54 Corey, Esther 6 Fanjoy, Benjamin 68 Ferris, Stella Mae 56 Green, Eleanor 82 Jeffrey, Alice D. 46 Lewis, Myrtle E. 58 Palmer, Marcus 22 Parks, Mary 10 Slocum, Amanda J. 52 Slocum, Daniel 10 Slocum, Daniel 16 Slocum, Daniel F. 46 Slocum, Dorcas 66 Slocum, Ebenezer 6 Slocum, Elizabeth Ruth 8 Slocum, Margaret P. 68 Slocum, Nancy Ann 20 Tower(s), Helen 30 Townshend, Helen Diana 94 Walker, Thomas J. 50 Wiggins, Abraham R. 32 Wiggins, Abraham V.G. 56

Wiggins, Abraham W. 30 Wiggins, Alfred S. 58 Wiggins, Arnold L. 56 Wiggins, Carleton 60 Wiggins, Caroline 94 Wiggins, Charles H. 58 Wiggins, Charles J. 12 Wiggins, Charlotte E. 40 Wiggins, E. Stone 28 Wiggins, Flora T. 94 Wiggins, Frank D. 54 Wiggins, George A. 44 Wiggins, Gilbert 64 Wiggins, Helen M. 90 Wiggins, Henry M. 38 Wiggins, Jacob 8 Wiggins, Jacob 34 Wiggins, James A. 84 Wiggins, James G. 58 Wiggins, John Wesley 58 Wiggins, Martha Ann 32 Wiggins, Pauline Pearl 54 Wiggins, Shirley E. 58 Wiggins, Virginia Easter 50 Wiggins, Walter M. 42 Wiggins, William George 54 Wiggins, William J. 86 Wort, Laura A. 66

~ Wiggins Loyalist Cemetery ~

Fanjoy's Point, Waterborough Queens County, New Brunswick

Canada

N 45.90712º

W 66.02268º

(entrance to cemetery)

In Memory of __________________________

EBENEZER SLOCUM __________________________ who served as Capt. of the Royal Volunteers, during the American Revolutionary War And came to N.B. with the Loyalists in 1783; and died April 9, 1827, aged 77 years

______ ALSO

ESTHER his wife

died Dec. 20, 1836, aged 87 years.

- also a white footstone still in place opposite base: E.S. / E.S [Note: Ebenezer Slocum, b. 18 May 1750, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, son of Charles Slocum and Sarah Allan; m. 1765 Esther Corey, b. 30 May 1749, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, dau. of Thomas Corey and Elizabeth Drake.]

Plain white slab, broken off base and reset in ground. Signed S.P. Osgood & Co.

In Memory of Jacob Wiggins Esq.

WHO DIED In hope of eternal life

2d Feb. 1815, Aged 52 years.

ELIZABETH

HIS WIFE WHO DIED Full of faith and good works

12th May 1852. Aged 82 years.

____

Also a white footstone leaning on left edge of headstone: J.W. [Note: Jacob Wiggins, b. 4 February, 1762 in Newburgh, New York, son of Stephen Wiggins & Elizabeth Drake Fowler; m. 15 November 1784 Elizabeth Ruth Slocum, b. 5 November 1769 in Providence, Rhode Island, dau. of Capt. Ebenezer Slocum & Esther Corey.]

White slab with double arched top; signed Oldham Bros.

GOD IS LOVE GOD IS LOVE

In In Memory of Memory of

DANIEL MARY SLOCUM wife of

Daniel Slocum DIED DIED

June 12th 1885 Feb. 1st 1877 AE. 88 Yrs. AE. 79 Yrs.

Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.

[Daniel Slocum, b. 22 Dec. 1797, son of Daniel Slocum & Hannah Hersey, and grandson of Ebenezer Slocum and Esther Corey; m. 28 October 1817 Mary Parks, b. ca. 1798.]

White slab, broken-stemmed rose bud in circle at top. Signed Osgood & Co. Broken in 3 pieces, no sign of base.

Charles J. [son of Stephen &] Esther Wiggins

Died Jan. 16. 1855, aged 4 months.

_________ Holy infant early blest,

[Rest] in peaceful slumbers rest, Early [reserved] from the cares,

Which increase with [growing] years.

Also a white footstone lying beside: C.J.W.

~ Merritt and Slipp Cemetery ~

Queenstown Queens County, New Brunswick

N 45.67183o W 66.10125o

(entrance to cemetery)

In Memory of Daniel Slocum who Departed this life March 7 1797 Being in the 22 year of

his Age -

[Daniel Slocum, b. ca. 1775, Rhode Island, son of Capt. Ebenezer Slocum and Esther Corey, m. 17 January 1795 Hannah Hersey.]

~ Palmer Cemetery ~

Central Hampstead Queens County, New Brunswick

N 45.64805o W 66.10903o

(entrance to cemetery)

SACRED to

the Memory of ANN PARLMER

who departed this life February the 14th 1848

Aged 77 Years __________

[Nancy Ann (Slocum) Palmer, b. 25 Jan. 1771, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, dau. of Capt. Ebenezer Slocum & Esther Corey; m. 25 October 1789 Marcus Palmer, son of Mary Palmer, father unknown. Marcus Palmer’s tombstone is to the left]

SACRED To

the Memory of MARCUS PARLMER,

who departed this life April 28th. 1822, Aged 55 Years.

__________

[Note: Marcus Palmer, b. 5 August 1767, Dutchess County, New York, son of Mary Palmer (father is unknown). He. m. 25 October 1789, Nancy Ann Slocum.]

~ Scotchtown Cemetery ~

Scotchtown Queens County, New Brunswick

N 45.87703o W 66.17260o

(entrance to cemetery)

To date, I have no photos of the Scotchtown cemetery, or the tombstones. There are two known Wiggins burials here. Joseph L. Wiggins, b. April 1853, d. 29 August 1853. He is a son of Daniel Slocum Wiggins and Elizabeth Titus Stone. Benjamin A. S. Wiggins, b. 1838, d. 17 September 1844. He is a son of Daniel Slocum Wiggins and Elizabeth Titus Stone.

~ St. Luke’s Anglican Church Cemetery ~

Young’s Cove Queens County, New Brunswick

N 45.94718o W 65.96590o

(entrance to cemetery)

PROFESSOR E. STONE WIGGINS

B.A., M.A., M.D., L.L.D. CANADA’S DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST AND SCHOLAR

DEC. 4 1839 -- AUG. 14 1910 HIS WIFE SUSIE

[Note: Ezekiel Stone Wiggins, b. 4 December 1839, at Grand Lake, Queens County, New Brunswick, son of Daniel Slocum Wiggins and Elizabeth Titus Stone. He m. 2 August 1862, his cousin Susan Anna Wiggins, dau. of Vincent White Wiggins and Charlotte E. Wiggins, b. 6 April 1846.]

W ABRAM W. WIGGINS

1862—— 1946 HIS WIFE

HELEN A. TOWER 1865 —— 1947

WIGGINS

[Note: Abraham Wood Wiggins, b. 26 March 1862, New Brunswick, son of Abraham R. Wiggins and Martha Ann Wiggins. He m. Helen Amanda Tower(s), b. 13 July 1865, in New Brunswick.]

MOTHER | FATHER

MARTHA A | ABRAHAM R 1822—1902 | 1821—1900

WIGGINS

[Note: Parents of Abraham R. Wiggins are not known. He m. 19 September 1840, Martha Ann Wiggins, b. 23 June 1822, dau. of William Wiggins and Mary White.]

In memory of JACOB WIGGINS

BORN Apr. 28, 1797

DIED Aug. 18 1857 ____________

[Note: Jacob Wiggins, b. 28 April 1797, Saint John, New Brunswick, son of Jacob F. Wiggins and Elizabeth Ruth Slocum. He m. 4 January 1815, Permassa Briggs, b. 11 August 1799.]

In memory of PERMASSA

wife of the late Jacob Wiggins

DIED 26th Jan. 1870 Aged 71 years.

[Note: Permassa Briggs, b. 11 August 1799.]

In memory of HENRY M. WIGGINS

DIED April 2nd 1880 Aged 45 years

[Note: Henry M. Wiggins, son of Jacob Wiggins and Permassa Briggs.]

In memory of CHARLOTTE

wife of Vincent W. Wiggins

WHO DIED July 31, 1861. Aged 39 years.

[Note: Charlotte E. Wiggins, b. 1822, parents unknown, m. 5 September 1839 Vincent White Wiggins, b. 24 November 1813, son of William Wiggins and Mary White.]

WIGGINS

1897 WALTER M. WIGGINS 1974 HIS WIFE

1903 MYRTLE A. COX 1969

[Note: Walter M. Wiggins, b. 5 February 1897, New Brunswick, son of Abraham Wood Wiggins and Helen Amanda Towers.]

WIGGINS

GEORGE A. WIGGINS SEPT. 1889—DEC. 1962

HIS WIFE FLORENCE L. BROMLEY AUG. 1882—JULY 1964

[Note: George A. Wiggins, b. 21 September 1889, New Brunswick, son of Abraham Wood Wiggins and Helen Amanda Towers.]

SLOCUM

DANIEL F. SLOCUM 1886 - 1973 HIS WIFE

ALICE D. JEFFERY 1892 - 1988

[Note: Daniel Forester Slocum, b. 5 October 1886, New Brunswick, son of Daniel Palmer Slocum and Susan Olivia Stillwell.]

~ Young’s Cove United Church Cemetery ~

Young’s Cove Queens County, New Brunswick

N 45.94965o W 65.95595o

(entrance to cemetery)

AMANDA J. SLOCUM Died April 2, 1923. Aged 81 years.

[Further information on Amanda J. Slocum is not known at this time.]

WIGGINS

1908 FRANK D. WIGGINS 1984 HIS WIFE

1910 MARY JANE CAMPBELL 1999 THEIR DAUGHTER

1940 PAULINE PEARL 1940

[Further information on Frank D. Wiggins is not known at this time.]

WIGGINS

1886 ARNOLD L. WIGGINS 1969 HIS WIFE

1891 STELLA MAE FERRIS 1981

[Arnold Lee Wiggins, b. 29 October 1886, Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick, son of James Briggs Wiggins and Elizabeth Orchard.]

WIGGINS

CHARLES H. WIGGINS 1884 -1977 HIS WIFE

MYRTLE E. LEWIS 1894 - 1964 SHIRLEY E. 1925 - 1944

JOHN WESLEY 1923 - 1945 ALFRED S. 1921– 1983

[Charles Hathaway Wiggins, b. 11 May 1884, in New Brunswick, son of James Briggs Wiggins and Elizabeth Orchard. He m. 15 February 1911, Myrtle E. Lewis. No further information is available for Shirley E. Wiggins, John Wesley Wiggins or Alfred S. Wiggins.]

CARLETON WIGGINS PRIVATE R.C.A

9 MAY 1971 AGE 54

[Note: No further information is known for Carleton Wiggins.]

~ Waterborough Baptist Cemetery ~

Queens County, New Brunswick

In

Loving memory of GILBERT WIGGINS

BORN Dec. 8, 1832,

Died Sep. 27, 1888. Laura A. Wort, Daughter of

G. & M.D. Wiggins Born Aug. 5, 1856, Died Oct. 18, 1886.

_______

[Note: Gilbert Wiggins, son of Ebenezer Wiggins and Mehitable Briggs. Further information on Laura A. Wort is unknown.]

In Memory of DORCAS Wife of

Eben Slocum DIED

Sept. 6, 1893, Aged 22 yr’s

[Note: Dorcas is possibly wife of Ebenezer Slocum 1864-1946, son of Daniel Palmer Slocum and Susan Olivia Stilwell.]

BENJAMIN B. FANJOY DIED DEC. 30, 1900 AGED 82 YEARS

HIS WIFE MARGARET P. SLOCUM DIED NOV. 9, 1915 AGED 90 YEARS

_________

[Note: No further information is known for Benjamin Bunnell Fanjoy at this time. Margaret Phoebe Slocum b. 16 August 1825, dau. Of Daniel Slocum and Mary Parks.]

~ Peoples Cemetery ~

Kensington Prince County, Prince Edward Island

N 46.44718o W 63.62855o

(entrance to cemetery)

AT REST VIRGINIA EASTER WIGGINS WIFE OF THOMAS J. WALKER DIED DEC. 4, 1913, AGED 72.

THOMAS J. WALKER DIED MAR. 1, 1918, AGED 83

WALKER

[Note: Thomas James Walker, b. 10 Apr. 1834, New Annan, Prince Edward Island, son of John Walker and Jane Davidson Weir; m. 27 August 1863 Virginia Easter Wiggins, b. 25 Sept. 1841, Grand Lake, New Brunswick, dau. of James Gilbert Wiggins & Eleanor Green.]

~ St. John’s Anglican Church Cemetery ~

St. Eleanors Prince County, Prince Edward Island

N 46.42000o W 63.81100o

(entrance to cemetery)

To The Memory

of WILLIAM George WIGGINS

Son of the Revd A.V.G. WIGGINS, D.C.L.

Rector of this Parish Who died Jan. 5th 1842. In the seventh year of

His Age.

[Note: William George Wiggins, b. 13 June 1834, St. Eleanors, Prince Edward Island, son of Abraham Van Gelder Wiggins and Helen Diana Townshend.]

OUR FATHER (on base of a simple stone cross)

[Note: This simple stone cross is thought to be the marker for Rev. Abraham Van Gelder Wiggins. It is located to the left of the marker of his son, William George Wiggins. Abraham Van Gelder Wiggins, b. 13 August 1804, Jemseg, Queens County , New Brunswick, son of Jacob F. Wiggins and Elizabeth Ruth Slocum. He m. 2 November 1831, Helen Diana Townshend, b. 19 January 1806, Prince Edward Island, dau. of William Townshend and Flora Stewart.]

JAMES G. WIGGINS Died

May 17, 1903, Æ t. 88 yrs.

[Note: James Gilbert Wiggins, b. 13 March 1815, Saint John, New Brunswick, son of Jacob. F. Wiggins and Elizabeth Ruth Slocum. He m. 8 July 1840, Eleanor Green, dau. of Samuel Green and Elizabeth Cox, b. 13 April 1817.]

IN MEMORY OF ELEANOR GREEN After 40 yr. wife of JAMES G. WIGGINS,

DIED SEPT. 15, 1882, Aged 65 yrs.

[Note: Eleanor Green, b. 13 April, 1817, dau. of Samuel Green and Elizabeth Cox.]

IN MEMORY OF JAMES A. WIGGINS

DIED June 22, 1884 Aged 20 yrs.

[Note: James Albert Wiggins, b. 9 February 1864, St. Eleanors, Prince County, Prince Edward Island, son of James Gilbert Wiggins and Eleanor Green.]

In memory of WILLIAM J.

Oldest son of James and Eleanor

WIGGINS DIED

Oct. 11 1865 Æt. 20. _________

[Note: William J. Wiggins, b. 8 September 1845, St. Eleanors, Prince Edward Island.]

~ Old Dock Cemetery ~

Alberton Prince County, Prince Edward Island

N 46.80880o W 64.08290o

(entrance to cemetery)

IN

Memory of HELEN M. WIGGINS Beloved wife of

JAMES BEAIRSTO M.D. DIED

May 24, 1887. Æ t. 29. _________

Her sun is gone down While it was just day.

[Note: Helen M. Wiggins, b. 11 October 1857, St. Eleanors, Prince Edward Island, dau. of James Gilbert Wiggins and Eleanor Green.]

~ St. Peter’s Anglican Church Cemetery ~

Charlottetown Queens County, Prince Edward Island

N 46.25680o W 63.12040o

(entrance to cemetery)

ENTERED INTO REST CAROLINE WIGGINS

JAN. 1876

FLORA T. WIGGINS ON GOOD FRIDAY 1881

Æ. 30

HELEN DIANA WIGGINS MOTHER OF THE ABOVE NAMED CAROLINE

AND FLORA, ENTERED INTO HER REST OCT. 3, 1881, AGED 75 YEARS.

[Note: Caroline Maria Wiggins, b. 2 June 1836. Flora Townshend Wiggins, b. 26 March 1851, St. Eleanors, Prince Edward Island. Daughters of Helen Diana (Townshend) Wiggins, b. 19 January 1806, Prince Edward Island, dau. of William Townshend and Flora Stewart. She married Rev. Abraham Van Gelder Wiggins.]