Spurling Cemetery
Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine

a service of
V. F. Thomas Co. - P. O. Box 55 - Bass Harbor, Maine  04653
info@vfthomas.com


(updated 24 July 2011)





Location. Great Cranberry.

Directions. From the town dock, walk straight ahead on the main road and, in approximately 300 feet, turn onto the first road on the right. In about 400 feet, the cemetery is set back from the left side of the road.

History.

Notes. The cemetery is enclosed by a gated chain-link fence. During an August visit of one year and a late June visit of another year, it appeared that the grass had not mowed for many weeks (if at all that). Six footstones are laying outside the fence: "E. R. C." [Edgar R. COULTER?], "F. L. C." [Flora L. COULTER?], "J. M. G." [Jennie M. GOOGINS?], "A. P. S." [Arthur P. STANLEY?], "father", and a blank footstone.

Names and dates on gravestones and other markers.
BROOKS
   Barbara S. - b. 1912
   Carl A. - b. 1909; d. 1989
   "Ebbie" S. - b. 1937; d. 1952
BULGER
   [Alys Madolyn - see SPURLING]
   Dena J. (wife of Capt. William H.) - b. 17 December 1864; d. 31 October 1923
   Elva A. (wife of Capt. William H.) - d. 13 June 1875 Æ 18 y., 6 m., 5 d.
   Richard Safford - d. 10 October 1915 Æ 2 m., 22 d.
   William H. (Capt.; husb. of Elva A. and Dena J.) - b. 19 June 1845; d. 27 May 1927
CHAPMAN
   [Cora L. - see RICHARDSON]
COULTER
   Edgar R. - d. 20 September 1898 Æ 3 y., 5 m., 8 d.
   Flora L. - d. 20 November 1899 Æ 28 y., 1 m., 10 d.
DUREN
   Addie E. - b. 1886; d. 1973
GOOGINS
   Jennie M. (SPURLING; dau. of Joseph S. SPURLING and Matilda T.) - b. 27 August 1852; d. 7 June 1890
HATFIELD
   [Edna Mae - see SPURLING]
NEWMAN
   Joseph - d. 28 December 1879 Æ 90 y., 9 m., 11 d.
RICHARDSON
   Cora L. (CHAPMAN; wife of Elwood F.) - b. 1863; d. 1941
   Elwood F. (husb. of Cora L. (CHAPMAN)) - b. 1856; d. 1906
SPURLING
   Ada A. (dau. of George N. and Maria A.) - d. 6 March 1860 Æ 5 y.
   Alice J. (dau. of Capt. Benjamin and Asenath M.) - d. 9 November 1860 Æ 4 y., 2 m.
   Alys Madolyn (BULGER; [wife of Nelson Eliot]) - b. 2 December 1907; d. 10 January 1997
   Asenath M. (wife of Capt. Benjamin) - d. 10 April 1899 Æ 65 y., 4 m.
   Benjamin (Capt.; husb. of Asenath M.) - d. 4 July 1887 Æ 59 y., 3 m., 17 d.
   Charles E. [husb. of Emma F.] - b. 1850; d. 1925
   Charles Samuel (husb. of Edna Mae (HATFIELD)) - b. 1880; d. 1911
   Edna Mae (HATFIELD; wife of Charles Samuel) - b. 1877; d. 1967
   Emma F. [wife of Charles E.] - b. 1860; d. 1934
   Enoch (husb. of Hannah) - d. 26 October 1838 Æ 49 y.
   George N. (husb. of Maria A.) - d. 16 January 1901 Æ 83 y.
   Hannah (wife of Enoch) - d. 9 May 1856 Æ 65 y.
   [Jennie M. - see GOOGINS]
   Joseph S. (husb. of Matilda T.) - b. 23 August 1817; d. 6 April 1890
   Lillian E. (dau. of Robert and Fannie [no stones]) - d. 13 July 1861 Æ 2 y., 4 m.
   Lucelia A. (dau. of George N. and Maria A.) - d. 3 December 1857 Æ 11 w.
   Maria A. (wife of George N.) - d. 18 April 1881 Æ 43 y., 5 m., 7 d.
   Mary E. (dau. of Joseph S. and Matilda T.) - d. 8 March 1861 Æ 2 y., 10 m., 6 d.
   Matilda T. (wife of Joseph S.) - b. 1821; d. 1912
   Nelson Eliot [husb. of Alys Madolyn (BULGER)] - b. 13 June 1910
STANLEY
   Arthur P. (son of Asa D. and Maria E. [no stone]) - d. 19 May 1873 Æ 9 y., 9 m., 6 d.
   Asa D. (husb. of Maria E. [no stone]) - d. 12 May 1900 Æ 67 y., 11 m.
   Ellen M. - b. 1842; d. 1929
   Hiram L. (husb. of Nettie A.) - b. 1850; d. 1931
   infant (son of Hiram L. and Nettie A.) - d. 1 October 1885 Æ 1 m., 7 d.
   Nettie A. (wife of Hiram L.) - b. 1862; d. 1925
   Wealthy H. (wife of Capt. A. C. [no stone]) - d. 3 November 1882 Æ 39 y., 4 m., 24 d.
TRUSSELL
   Frankie E. (son of Horatio N. and Wealtha [sic] H. [no stones]) - d. 25 August 1879 Æ 6 y., 10 m., 3 d.; ("was drowned")
   Freddie [TRUSSELL?]1 - [no dates]

Note:
   1Footstone: "F. T.".



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