Location. Along west side of Route 102 and a short distance north of the outlet of Seal Cove Pond. UTM: 19T 0547670, 4904391; Lat./Long.: N 44°17′28.3″ x W 68°24′9.0″
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 (Route 102). The cemetery is on the right in about 6.9–7.0 miles.
History. —
Notes. A low wire mesh fence with wood posts and a wrought iron gate encloses the cemetery. The lawn is well maintained, but some stones are leaning, laying on the ground, and/or partially buried.
Names and dates on gravestones and other markers. (complete as of 6 June 2009)
ASHLEY
Bernice (dau. of Roland B. and Caroline E.) - b. 1888; d. 1976
Caroline E. (wife of Roland B.) - b. 1859; d. 1941
Roland B. (husb. of Caroline E.) - b. 1852; d. 1945
ATCHERSON
James R. - b. 25 August 1918; d. 11 July 1970
ATHERTON
Benjamin (Deacon; husb. of Rachel) - d. 19 October 1884 Æ 92 y., 25 d.
Rachel (wife of Deacon Benjamin) - [no dates]
[Rachel A. - see FULLER]
BILLINGS
Abby A. - b. 25 March 1855; d. 26 February 1857
Fernando W. - b. 28 August 1860; d. 28 February 1861
Hannah S. (DOW; wife of Stephen) - b. 21 December 1836; d. 25 July 1914
[Harriet - see SWAIN]
Ina May (dau. of Stephen and Hannah S. (DOW)) - d. 26 November 1873 Æ [8 or 6?]1 y., 5 m.
Stephen (husb. of Hannah S. (DOW)) - b. 3 June 1833; d. 19 May 1909
BROWN
[Mary Norton - see NORWOOD]
Phebe C. (wife of William S. [no stone]) - d. 9 July 1886 Æ 30 y., 6 m.
BUTLER
Emerline [wife of James M.?] - b. 1818; d. 1856
Fred E. [husb. of Virgelia M.] - b. 1896; d. 1956
James M. (husb. of [Emerline and?] Lucy J.) - b. 1815; d. 1878
Lucy J. (wife of James M.) - b. 1833; d. 1915
Virgelia M. [wife of Fred E.] - b. 1898; d. 1987
William J. (son of James M. and Lucy J.) - b. 1857; d. 9 December 1879 Æ 22 y., 4 m., 7 d.
CARTER
Ella (WALLS; [wife of Roland L.?]) - b. 1864; d. 1955
Roland L. [husb. of Ella (WALLS)?] - b. 1879; d. 1953
CARY
Calvin Judson (son of Rev. Calvin L. [no stone]) - d. 8 October 1834 Æ 2 y., 1 m.
COOMBS
Alice B. (HARPER; dau. of Capt. Nehemiah A. HARPER and Sophronia D.) - b. 1867; d. 1956
CUNNINGHAM
Josiah [husb. of Martha R.] - b. 2 August 1812; d. March 1886
Martha R. [wife of Josiah] - b. 18 June 1798; d. 6 November 1884
DOW
[Hannah S. - see BILLINGS]
Mary S. [wife of Samuel?] - b. 16 January 1793; d. 21 November 1855
Samuel [husb. of Mary S.?] - b. 31 May 1788; d. 31 October 1861
FULLER
Charles C. (Esq.; husb. of Juli[a]ette2 [no stone] and Rachel A. (ATHERTON)) - d. 10 October 1863, Tremont, Maine, Æ 41 y., 10 m., 26 d.; (member of Co. A, 28th Maine Regiment [Civil War])
Ella L. (WILBUR; wife of George Ripley) - b. 27 November 1870; d. 22 May 1963
Emma Everett (dau. of Esq. Charles C. and Juli[a]ett2 [no stone]) - d. 22 August 1853 Æ 1 y., 4 m., 15 d.
George Ripley (husb. of Ella L. (WILBUR)) - b. 15 September 1857; d. 28 June 1937
infant (son of Esq. Charles C. and Juli[a]ette2 [no stone]) - [b. and?] d. 30 December 1849
infant (dau. of Esq. Charles C. and Juli[a]ette2 [no stone]) - [b. and?] d. 8 April 1852
Nellie C. (dau. of Esq. Charles C. and Rachel A. (ATHERTON)) - d. 12 September 1876 Æ 17 y., 7 m., 5 d.
Rachel A. (ATHERTON; wife of Esq. Charles C.) - b. 25 April 1828; d. 1 January 1891
GOODWIN
Frederic B. (son of Frederic B. and Allie B. [no stones]) - d. 28 October 1893 Æ 8 m., 20 d.
GOTT
Joseph - d. 20 December 1873 Æ 67 y., 4 m., 19 d.
Martha L. - b. 1 August 1816; d. 1 November 1890
HAMBLEN
Dorothea E. “Dotty” [wife of Dwight F. Jr.] - b. 9 February 1949
Dwight F. Jr. [husb. of Dorothea E. “Dotty”] - b. 4 September 1940; d. 21 January 2001
HAMBRO
Joseph - d. 27 November 1937 Æ [not given]
HARPER
[Alice B. - see COOMBS]
Carroll E. (son of Seth A., Sr., and Sylvia M.) - b. 28 January 1930; d. 1 May 1944
Clyde H., Sr. - b. 1931; d. 1990
Dean L. [HARPER?] - b. 16 July 1960; d. 2 August 1960
infant (son of Capt. Nehemiah A. and Sophronia D.) - d. 5 September 1880 Æ 1[6?]1 [d.?]1
J. William (husb. of Minnie A.) - b. 1871; d. 1956
James W. [husb. of Thelma E.] - b. 1927; d. 1980
Julia K. [wife of Julian Y.] - b. 1907; d. 1988
Julian Y. [husb. of Julia K.] - b. 1898; d. 1970
Minnie A. (wife of J. William) - b. 1870; d. 1951
Nehemiah A. (Capt.; husb. of Sophronia D.) - b. 1834; d. 1897
Seth A., Sr. (husb. of Sylvia M.) - b. 1894; d. 1977
Sophronia D. (wife of Capt. Nehemiah A.) - b. 1839; d. 1917
Sylvia M. (wife of Seth A., Sr.) - b. 1896; d. 1986
Thelma E. [wife of James W.] - b. 1928; d. 1995
William M. (son of Seth A., Sr., and Sylvia M.) - [b. and?] d. 9 August 1926
HEATH
Louisa (dau. of Esq. William [no stone]) - d. 28 August 1819 Æ 14 y.
Sally (wife of Thomas) - d. 24 September 1825 Æ 40 y.
Thomas (husb. of Sally) - d. 31 August 1845 Æ 60 y.
HENDERSON
Marguerite A. - b. 28 May 1922; d. 9 January 1970
HODGDON
Bernice L. (dau. of Frank L. and Idella J.) - b. 1891; d. 1899
Edgar W. (son of George S. and Lillie B.) - b. 26 March 1893; d. 3 January 1912
Frances E. (wife of Leroy R.) - b. 1860; d. 1932
Frank A. (Dr.) - b. 1892; d. 1964
Frank L. (husb. of Idella J.) - b. 1869; d. 1941
Fred E. [husb. of Gladys L.] - b. 1892; d. 1966
George S. (husb. of Lillie B.) - b. 6 April 1871; d. 10 May 1905
Gladys L. [wife of Fred E.] - b. 1891; d. 1978
Idella J. (wife of Frank L.) - b. 1873; d. 1940
John F. (Capt.; husb. of Myra F.) - b. 1 January 1843; d. 13 November 1897
Kendal [sic] Kittredge - b. 8 August 1824; d. 8 October 1902
Leroy R. (husb. of Frances E.) - b. 1849; d. 1926
Lillie B. (wife of George S.) - d. 31 July 1899 Æ 27 y., 6 m.
Mary A. (wife of Gilbert H. [no stone]) - b. 5 August 1848; d. 21 January 1895
[Maud - see LANGSTROTH]
Myra F. (wife of Capt. John F.) - b. 9 September 1847; d. 28 December 1936
Ruth W. - b. 1917; d. 1960
LANGSTROTH
Maud (HODGDON; wife of Walter) - b. 1867; d. 1943
Walter (husb. of Maud (HODGDON)) - b. 1866; d. 1945
LATTY
Frank - b. 1878; d. 1943
John G. (husb. of Mercie B.) - d. 13 June 1901 Æ 94 y., 10 m., 21 d.
John T. - d. 26 February 1865 Æ 24 y., 8 m.
Mercie B. (wife of John G.) - d. 4 May 1881 Æ 73 y., 4 m., 26 d.
Mercy M. “Mert” (wife of Richmond L.) - d. 22 March 1903 Æ 52 y.
Riche [sic] (son of Richmond L. and Mercy M. “Mert”) - d. 1 January 1899 Æ 5 y., 21 d.
Richmond L. (husb. of Mercy M. “Mert”) - d. 19 August 1930 Æ 82 y., 7 m., 15 d.
MATHEW [sic]
Mary L. (wife of Charles [no stone]) - d. 4 March 1871 Æ 27 y., 13 d.
MURPHY
Josie H. (wife of David N. [no stone]) - b. 28 March 1875; d. 30 November 1895
Myrtle I. (dau. of David N. [no stone] and Josie H.) - b. 4 July 1895; d. 19 January 1897
NORWOOD
Ida M. (wife of Capt. Willard S.) - b. 1857; d. 1941
[Lizzie4 - see SAWYER]
Mary Norton (BROWN; wife of Oliver M.) - d. 22 February 1900 Æ 86 y., 5 m.
Oliver M. (husb. of Mary Norton (BROWN)) - d. 5 February 1879 Æ 66 y.
Shubel D. (son of Oliver M. and Mary Norton (BROWN)) - “lost at sea” 11 June 1857 Æ 16 y., 11 m., 15 d.
Willard S. (Capt.; husb. of Ida M.) - b. 1844; d. 1911
Wood W. [1st husb. of Lizzie?] - d. 1 March 1896 Æ 44 y., 4 m., 19 d.
OBER
Albert L. - b. 1864; d. 1933
Eliza (Mrs.) - d. 14 March 1825 Æ 33 y., 1 m., 5 d.
Isaac M. (Capt.) - “lost at sea” December 1853 Æ 45 y.; (“lost at sea in the gale of Dec. 1853”)
John E. [son of Joseph W. and Martha J.] - b. 1866; d. 1925
Joseph W. [husb. of Martha J.] - b. 1836; d. 1905
Leslie C. - b. 1845; d. 1928
Martha J. [wife of Joseph W.] - b. 1839; d. 1921
Zeruiah - b. 1816; d. 1880
PIERCE
Dellie L. (wife of Rev. E. Nelson [no stone]) - d. 12 December 1888 Æ 26 y., 10 m.
Eliza M. (wife of George M. [no stone]) - d. 28 September 1859 Æ 44 y., 3 m.
POWERS
Angeline S. (wife of Capt. James Studley) - b. 1834; d. 1931
James Studley (Capt.; husb. of Angeline S.) - b. 1835; d. 1907
REED
Elmer Jesse, Sr. (husb. of Sadie A.) - b. 21 June 1907; d. 13 December 1992
Jessie Mae - b. 1877; d. 1948
Sadie A. (wife of Elmer Jesse, Sr.) - b. 1920; d. 1974
ROBBINS
Lucy E. (wife of Charles, Jr. [no stone]) - d. 14 December 1873 Æ 20 y., 6 m., 20 d.
Sherman W. - b. 3 June 1883; d. 21 April 1924
Sidney B. - b. 1904; d. 1957
RUMILL
Arthur H. (husb. of Lelia A.) - b. 1883; d. 1948
Basil G. (son of Capt. Joseph H. and Eliza A.) - d. 30 January 1896 Æ 1 y., 4 m., 7 d.
Eliza A. (wife of Capt. Joseph H.) - b. 1857; d. 1919
Joseph H. (Capt.; husb. of Eliza A.) - b. 1855; d. 1924
Lelia A. (wife of Arthur H.) - b. 1883; d. 1967
Madalene [sic] B. (“infant” dau. of Arthur H. and Lelia A.) - [no dates]
SAWYER
Abigail M. (wife of Joshua) - d. 2 May 1862 Æ 74 y.
Benjamin (husb. of Charlotte F. D.) - b. 1817; d. 1892
Caleb H. (husb. of Clara D.) - b. 1828; d. 1902
Charles R. - b. 1861; d. 1943
Charlotte F. D. (wife of Benjamin) - b. 1828; d. 1890
Clara D. (wife of Caleb H.) - b. 1832; d. 1919
Clara D. (dau. of Benjamin and Charlotte F. D.) - d. 11 October 1881 Æ 23 y., 8 m., 11 d.
Eben P. - b. 1865; d. 1938
Emily J. (dau. of Benjamin and Charlotte F. D.) - b. 1861; d. 1922
Eva L. - b. 1863; d. 1888
Herbert L. - b. 1870; d. 1952
Joshua (husb. of Abigail M.) - d. 7 May 1869 Æ 84 y., 5 m., 12 d.
Joshua, Jr. (son of Joshua and Abigail M.) - d. 8 January 1831 Æ 20 y., 10 m.
Lizzie4 - b. 1858; d. 1939
Richard M. - b. 1903; d. 1941
Willard (son of Joshua and Abigail M.) - d. 7 August 1842 Æ 22 y.; (“was drowned by falling from ship Chili off Valparaiso”)
William E. (son of Benjamin and Charlotte F. D.) - b. 1866; d. 1906; bur. “at sea”
SPRAGUE
Josephine (wife of Eugene H. [no stone]) - b. 1880; d. 1954
STANLEY
Avild[i]a2 B. (wife of John B.) - d. 8 January 1891 Æ 60 y., 9 m.
Bowen - b. 8 November 1862; d. 4 March 1934
Elmer B. (husb. of Josie B.) - b. 1864; d. 1944
Isaac - d. 9 November 1903 Æ 43 y., 11 m.
John B. (husb. of Avild[i]a2 B.) - d. 31 January 1893 Æ 64 y., 11 m.
John L. - b. 27 November 1855; d. 27 November 1898
Josie B. (wife of Elmer B.) - b. 1872; d. 1936
M. Elva - b. 22 August 1855; d. 8 December 1945
Martha E. [dau. of John B. and Avild[i]a2 B.] - d. 31 May 1853 Æ 2 y., 3 m.
STICKNEY
Rodney E. (son of Frank E. and Grace M. [no stones]) - d. 27 December 1892 Æ 17 y., 5 m., 27 d.
SWAIN
Harriet (BILLINGS) - b. 1809; d. 1879
SWAZEY [includes SWASEY]
Dana R., Sr. - b. 21 January 1895; d. 30 November 1959
Annie J. (YOUNG; wife of Edwin V. [no stone]) - b. 1874; d. 1928
Joseph B. - b. 27 May 1925; d. 14 October 1944
Joseph E. [husb. of Sarah L.] - b. 1843; d. 1925
Lillian A. (dau. of Joseph and Almira [no stones]) - d. 25 August 1895 Æ 19 y., 6 m., 17 d.
Olive M. - b. 1903; d. 1985
Sarah L. [wife of Joseph E.] - b. 1862; d. 1935
[…] [headstone only]
TAYLOR
Gladys - b. 1899; d. 1968
TINKER
Abby S. (dau. of William L. and Amanda B. [no stones]) - d. 21 April 1856 Æ 6 d.
Amanda (dau. of William L. and Amanda B. [no stones]) - d. 10 September 1857 Æ 3 m.
Edward S. (son of William L. and Amanda B. [no stones]) - d. 15 May 1850 Æ 5 w.
infant (dau. of William L. and Amanda B. [no stones]) - d. 15 June 1858 Æ [not given]
Leonora M. (dau. of William L. and Amanda B. [no stones]) - d. 21 November 1857 Æ 10 y., 7 m., 15 d.
Willie (son of William L. and Amanda B. [no stones]) - d. 21 April 1858 Æ 6 y., 9 m.
TRACEY
Terrance A. - b. 11 September 1948; d. 8 April 2008
WADE
Benjamin L. (husb. of Nellie M.) - d. 5 May 1874 Æ 26 y., 20 d.
Nellie M. (wife of Benjamin L.) - d. 4 October 1872 Æ 21 y., 8 m.
WALLS
Chester F. - b. 1881; d. 1907
[Ella - see CARTER]
Etta H. (wife of Wills D.) - b. 1863; d. 1934
infant (son of [not given]) - [b. and?] d. 1896
Jacob B. (husb. of Sophronia D.) - b. 1822; d. 1902
James M. - b. 1857; d. 1902
John (Capt.; husb. of Mary A. [no stone]) - d. 1 December 1893 Æ 68 y.
John W. (son of Capt. John and Mary A. [no stone]) - d. 11 July 1891 Æ 26 y.
Rose (wife of Watson) - b. 12 May 1854; d. 29 July 1940
Sophronia D. (wife of Jacob B.) - b. 1828; d. 1898
Watson (husb. of Rose) - b. 26 August 1851; d. 3 June 1924
Wills D. (son of Jacob B. and Sophronia D.; husb. of Etta H.) - b. 1851; d. 1919
WILBUR
[Ella L. - see FULLER]
YOUNG
[Annie J. - see SWAZEY]
[…]
Ralph - b. 1913; d. 1957
[…]1
[…]3
[…]3
Notes:
1Stone worn and/or broken.
2Different on different stones.
3Base of stone only.
4Lizzie SAWYER's name is on the same gravestone as Wood W. NORWOOD's.