Mount Hope Cemetery
Grand Bay, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada
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Grand Bay, Kings County, New Brunswick CanadaCoordinates: 45.41727, -66.26066 - Cemetery ID:
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Mount Hope Cemetery is designated a Local Historic Place for its association with the Colonel Henry Nase and the General John Coffin families. Friends, fellow officers, Loyalists, and the area's earliest settlers, Nase and Coffin donated a plot of land where their properties intersected to the local community with the intention of establishing a non-denominational cemetery for residents of the area. Elizabeth Nase, daughter of Colonel Henry Nase, was the first to be buried in the cemetery, in 1791. Her headstone, the oldest in Kings County, is positioned to look directly over the Nase family homestead, known as Mount Hope Farm. Later Nase burials are positioned in the same manner. These early stones are mainly of white marble in tablet form, which is typical for cemeteries of the period.
The cemetery's significance also resides in its association with other early settlers of the area now known as Nerepis, including the Brittain, McKenzie and Stewart families. As such, it is a contributing element to the rich heritage of the Grand Bay-Westfield community.
The cemetery has aesthetic value as a fine example of a rural cemetery of pastoral landscape design. Situated at the top of a hill and sheltered by mature trees, the well-cared for grounds are of grassy typography. The grounds are a distinctive feature of the local historic landscape.
Source: Grand Bay-Westfield Historic Places Files: Mount Hope Cemetery
Mount Hope Cemetery is designated a Local Historic Place for its association with the Colonel Henry Nase and the General John Coffin families. Friends, fellow officers, Loyalists, and the area's earliest settlers, Nase and Coffin donated a plot of land where their properties intersected to the local community with the intention of establishing a non-denominational cemetery for residents of the area. Elizabeth Nase, daughter of Colonel Henry Nase, was the first to be buried in the cemetery, in 1791. Her headstone, the oldest in Kings County, is positioned to look directly over the Nase family homestead, known as Mount Hope Farm. Later Nase burials are positioned in the same manner. These early stones are mainly of white marble in tablet form, which is typical for cemeteries of the period.
The cemetery's significance also resides in its association with other early settlers of the area now known as Nerepis, including the Brittain, McKenzie and Stewart families. As such, it is a contributing element to the rich heritage of the Grand Bay-Westfield community.
The cemetery has aesthetic value as a fine example of a rural cemetery of pastoral landscape design. Situated at the top of a hill and sheltered by mature trees, the well-cared for grounds are of grassy typography. The grounds are a distinctive feature of the local historic landscape.
Source: Grand Bay-Westfield Historic Places Files: Mount Hope Cemetery
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