Cemeteries of Mount Desert - Kenison Cemetery        
Mount Desert Cemeteries
Kenison Cemetery

a project of
V. F. Thomas Co. - P. O. Box 84 - Hulls Cove, Maine  04644
info@vfthomas.com


(updated 29 July 2007)



Location. Set back from south side of Pretty Marsh Road (Route 102). UTM: 19T 0550474, 4911332; Lat./Long.: N 44°21′12.6″ x W 68°22′0.0″

Directions. From the intersection of Routes 3 and 102/198 at the north end of Mount Desert Island, go straight ahead (south) onto Routes 102/198. In approximately 5.2 miles (and at the south end of the village of Somesville), turn right onto Pretty Marsh Road. The cemetery is on the left in about 1.6–1.7 miles.

History. This cemetery is on land that was part of lot #110, a 138 acre parcel, on the 1808 Salem Towne Jr. map. The cemetery is nearly rectangular and contains approximately 4200 square feet. Hancock County Registry of Deeds planbook 16, page 77 contains a map.

Notes. In addition to several traditional gravestones, there are seven wooden crosses, each bearing a plaque with an individual's name and birth and death dates. Also, there is a large stone with "Kenison" on one side and the names of 16 people with their age at death on the other side. The cemetery is enclosed by a northern white-cedar post and rail fence. The entrance consists of a swinging gate bearing the letter K formed by natural pieces of white-cedar cut to size and an arch containing the name Kenison spelled out in a similar manner. As of 29 July 2007 the stone bearing the name of Samuel Kenison was laying face down and was broken at a seam of previous repair.

Names and dates on gravestones and other markers. (complete as of 29 July 2007)
DUNHAM
   Eliza Jane - d. ca. 1881 Æ 1 m.
   Eliza Jane (KENISON; dau. of Henry A. KENISON and Sarah S.) - b. ca. 1853; d. ca. 1881
KELLEY
   [Ella M. - see VARNUM]
KENISON
   Eliza J. (dau. of Samuel and Susan [no stone]) - d. 30 June 1854 Æ 16 y.
   [Eliza Jane - see DUNHAM]
   Ethel Noyes - b. 15 March 1895; d. 2 May 1896
   Harry B. - b. 21 May 1899; d. 13 August 1935
   Henry A. (husb. of Sarah S.) - b. 28 August 1833; d. 21 November 1911
   John (son of Henry A. and Sarah S.) - d. ca. 1874 Æ 8 d.
   Myra M. - b. 6 August 1871; d. 17 May 1948
   Samuel - d. 2 February 1873 Æ 75 y., 4 m., 17 d.
   Sarah S. (wife of Henry A.) - b. 17 September 1832; d. 2 September 1921
O'NEILL
   Cecil Vane (son of John and Edith E. [no stones]) - d. 5 October 1901 Æ 1 y., 7 m., 26 d.
   David H. - [d.?] 3 September 1939
   Edith K. - b. 29 April 1867; d. 29 March 1944
   Lester S. - b. 28 February 1891; d. 12 March 1950
VARNUM
   Arthur H. - [d.?] 5 June 1927
   Austin D. (husb. of Ella M. (KELLEY)) - b. 1876; d. 1934
   Ella M. (KELLEY; wife of Austin D.) - b. 1870; d. 1941
   Nayham [sic] B. (son of Austin D. and Ella M. (KELLEY)) - b. 1897; d. 1906



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