When in Quebec a few years back, we visited Athelstan. My grandmother had been born there and her mother’s family had lived there for years. We found the cemetery where my great-great-grandparents and my great-grandmother were buried. The Presbyterian church is quite striking. The cemetery is in behind it.
The cemetery was small but quite beautiful. We were there in late October – it would have been even prettier a few weeks earlier when the leaves were still on the trees.
This is where my gg-grandparents and my great-grandmother are buried. (My great-grandfather is actually buried in Montreal, although his name is on this tombstone.)
John Johnson
1847-1939
His Wife
Alice J. Burton
1848-1928
Margaret
1883-1971
Wife of John Fee
1878-1967
J. Arthur Lumsden
Sept. 22 1911 – Apr. 14 1995
His Wife
Alice Forget
Dec. 3 1919 – Oct. 22 1997
(Arthur Lumsden was John and Alice Johnson’s grandson. His mother was their eldest daughter Emily.)
I have a b+w photo of Arthur Lumsden and his twin brother. It was in my grandfathers photo collection.
Would you like a digital copy of it
My grandfather Thomas M lumsden was born in Athelstan and his father Robert Lumsden and granfather Alexander Lumsden are both buried in this cemetary.