ZINC – CUNNINGHAM, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
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One of two zinc headstones in St. James United and St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery (also known as Cloverville Cemetery) in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, dedicated to members of the CUNNINGHAM family.
Waymark Code: WMFYX7
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 12/19/2012
Views: 4
A zinc spire mounted on four zinc plinths. The lower plinth is simulated stone, the second plinth contains the family name CUNNINGHAM on two sides, the third plinth has removable zinc plaques and the fourth plinth is smooth with a ridge around the middle. The lower section of the spire has symbols on two sides. The upper section is draped with curtains on each side. The spire is topped with an urn. The headstone is about 6 feet high. It was assembled by “White Bronze Co., St. Thomas, Ont.” It is unusual in that there are two plaques which appear to be from the original date of assembly prior to 1900 and two others which were manufactured about 1940.
Side 1:
Symbol: Sheaf of Wheat
IN MEMORY OF
W.R. CUNNINGHAM
DIED NOV 18 1884
AGED 81 YEARS
ALSO
CHARLOTTE F
RELICT OF THE ABOVE
DIED SEPT 4, 1894 AGED 83 YRS
Side 2:
CUNNINGHAM
FRED ALLARD 1889 –
LILLIAN FRANCES 1890 – 1894
ELSIE SYMONDS 1894 – 1923
ARTHUR ELMER 1896 – 1940
DIED RIVERSIDE, CAL.
CUNNINGHAM
Side 3:
Symbol – Dove
ETHEL B.
DAUGHTER OF
C.N. & SUSAN CUNNINGHAM
DIED AUG. 7, 1886; AGED 7 MOS.
ALSO
FRED. ALLARD, INFANT SON OF
R. & ELIZABETH CUNNINGHAM
DIED AUG. 6, 1889,
AGED 6 WEEKS.
Side 4:
CUNNINGHAM
ARTHUR 1852-1910
RUPERT 1855-1898
HIS WIFE
ELIZABETH HUNTER
1859-1940
CUNNINGHAM
Additional Research:
William Robert CUNNINGHAM, b. 26 Nov 1803, son of Richard CUNNINGHAM, b. 17 Mar 1871, Halifax and Sarah MCKEOUGH, married Charlotte Frances SYMONDS, b. 20 Sep 1811, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, daughter of Nathaniel SYMONDS, b. 12 Oct 1763, Middleton, Essex, MA and Mary Emery IRISH, b. 5 Jun 1775, New Port, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia.
Charlotte Frances SYMONDS, 1st m. abt. 1831 to John Waddell BLANCHARD, b. 1 Dec 1805, Truro, Nova Scotia. They had four children:
1. William Savers BLANCHARD,
2. Sarah Shelburne BLANCHARD,
3. Mary BLANCHARD and
4. Elizabeth BLANCHARD.
Charlotte Frances SYMONDS 2nd m. abt 1844 to William Robert CUNNINGHAM. They had five children:
1. Ada Amelia CUNNINGHAM, b. 11 Nov 1845, d. 19 Dec 1853
2. Charles Nathaniel CUNNINGHAM, b. 16 Oct 1847, d. 24 Oct 1919, Tatamagouche. Married Susan MCCURDY. Daughter: Ethel Blanchard CUNNINGHAM
3. Norman Frederick CUNNINGHAM, b. 1 Aug 1849, d. 1 Jun 1912, Dartmouth
4. Arthur CUNNINGHAM, b. 26 Jul 1852, d. 17 Feb 1910
5. Rupert CUNNINGHAM, b. 8 Nov 1855, Antigonish, d. 12 Sep 1898, Antigonish. Married Elizabeth HUNTER,
Rupert CUNNINGHAM, b. 8 Nov 1855, m. on 24 Sep 1888 to Elizabeth HUNTER. They had six children:
1. Frederick Allard CUNNINGHAM, b. 21 Jun 1889, d. 06 Aug 1889
2. Lillian Frances CUNNINGHAM, b. 19 Jun 1890, d. 04 May 1894.
3. Velma Purvis CUNNINGHAM, b. 05 May 1892.
4. Elsie Symonds CUNNINGHAM, b. 03 Apr 1894, d. 20 Jan 1923.
5. Arthur Elmer CUNNINGHAM, b. 26 Jun 1896, m. Alice H., b. Nebraska, living in Riverside, CA in 1940. He was a WWI member of C.E.F. 193 Battalion Reg No.902417
6. Ruperta Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM, b. 09 Aug 1898.
William Robert CUNNINGHAM was a Captain of a Schooner and later a shoemaker in Antigonish. While en route for Halifax in packet schooner "Billow" in May 1843 saw vessel-the barque "Saladin" in distress at entrance to Country Harbour, Guys. Co. Nova Scotia. "Saladin" had run aground on Little Island. No captain or mate were found on the vessel and Capt CUNNINGHAM took 6 crew under arrest to Halifax; two turned Kings witness, the cook & cabin boy, other four convicted of mutiny and murder. They were publicly hanged in Halifax, 30 July 1844. The barque was total loss but the cargo sold for 18,000 pounds sterling; the vessel was carrying bars of silver. Yet Capt CUNNINGHAM did not claim it in Admiralty Court as he should have, but said he wanted no part of money from such a bloody tragedy. (in 2005 dollars the 18,000 pounds would worth about $2.5 million.)
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