Hughes Family Headstone - Fredericton, NB
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N 45° 57.785 W 066° 40.172
19T E 680571 N 5092586
Wilmot Rural Cemetery, AKA the Hermitage Cemetery stretches along the north side of Woodstock Road in western Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Waymark Code: WMV3TV
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Date Posted: 02/18/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member elyob
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Established in 1870 by St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Parish, this large and old cemetery is bounded on the north by the St. John River. It is adjacent to the slightly newer Fredericton Rural Cemetery, to the east.

In the cemetery are only two zinc headstones, those of the Clinton and Hughes Families. This is the Hughes family headstone, a monument for the Reverend B.N. Hughes, his wife, Margaret and two of their sons, Douglas and George, who passed away at relatively young ages. Very similar to the zinc headstone of another Reverend we found in New Brunswick, this tall and slender headstone has an extended cornice atop the shaft and an urn atop. Drapery hangs all around the shaft above the inscription plates, while the base is inscribed "HUGHES" on two sides, "MOTHER" on one and "SON" on the final side.

REV. B.N. HUGHES
DIED NOV 22nd 1896
AGED 64 YEARS

MARGARET,
GOOD WIFE OF
REV. B.N. HUGHES,
DIED SEP 27, 1890
AGED 52 YEARS
GEORGE
SON OF
REV. B.N. HUGHES
DIED JUNE 6th 1896
AGED 31 YEARS

DOUGLAS H.
SON OF
REV. B.N. HUGHES,
DIED MAY 29, 1886,
AGED 20 YEARS.
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