Old Town Cemetery
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Old Town Cemetery

Bridgetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada

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    Coordinates: 44.83783, -65.28669
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The first known survey of this cemetery was done by noted genealogist Dr. Allan E. Marble on April 30, 1967. Per his usual procedure, he did not give the cemetery a name but instead assigned it an identifying number. For this cemetery, the number was 28. He recorded the location as Bridgetown.

At a later date, Genweb volunteers transcribed Dr. Marble's survey notes and made them available online at Rootsweb. At that time, the volunteers named it "Near Anglican Cemetery Cemetery" (that is what it says) but, in the cemetery index, they listed the name as "Old Town". They recorded the location as Bridgetown.

Dr. Marble transcribed 6 headstones containing 6 inscriptions (one of which has no surname). Others buried here have the surnames Piper and Oakes, two of whom were notable physicians in the early days of Bridgetown's history. The oldest identifiable stone in this inactive cemetery is from 1840. Dr. Marble noted the condition of the cemetery in 1967 as fair.

Present day, it is, in reality, part of the Anglican Cemetery. There's no real division between them. Even the grass is mowed in one contiguous section. It's also contained within the exact same plot on property records, which means it falls under Anglican control and responsibility. The only thing that signals that Old Town Cemetery was once is own cemetery is that it is located in the far southeast corner, with a gap of no other stones for several yards between it and the larger St. James Anglican Cemetery.
The first known survey of this cemetery was done by noted genealogist Dr. Allan E. Marble on April 30, 1967. Per his usual procedure, he did not give the cemetery a name but instead assigned it an identifying number. For this cemetery, the number was 28. He recorded the location as Bridgetown.

At a later date, Genweb volunteers transcribed Dr. Marble's survey notes and made them available online at Rootsweb. At that time, the volunteers named it "Near Anglican Cemetery Cemetery" (that is what it says) but, in the cemetery index, they listed the name as "Old Town". They recorded the location as Bridgetown.

Dr. Marble transcribed 6 headstones containing 6 inscriptions (one of which has no surname). Others buried here have the surnames Piper and Oakes, two of whom were notable physicians in the early days of Bridgetown's history. The oldest identifiable stone in this inactive cemetery is from 1840. Dr. Marble noted the condition of the cemetery in 1967 as fair.

Present day, it is, in reality, part of the Anglican Cemetery. There's no real division between them. Even the grass is mowed in one contiguous section. It's also contained within the exact same plot on property records, which means it falls under Anglican control and responsibility. The only thing that signals that Old Town Cemetery was once is own cemetery is that it is located in the far southeast corner, with a gap of no other stones for several yards between it and the larger St. James Anglican Cemetery.

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  • Added: 2 Feb 2022
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2746132