OLD PERLICAN CEMETARY HEAD STONES -- MILLS

FROM VERONICA M.

Hi Debbie,
  On my visit to Old Perlican I wrote down the following from the
headstones.  Hope this adds to the information. 

Von M.

In The Old Perlican Cemetary                      15 June 1998



Azariah Mills     DOB:  9 February 1884   -   DOD:  2 November 1956
Age:   72

Asleep in Jesus


Esther Mills        DOB:  1877   -     DOD:  1891
Age:  14

Archibald Mills   DOB:  11 November 1881  - DOD:  25 April 1888
Age:  7

Nehemiah Mills    -  DOD:  2 December 1919

Keziah  Mills      -  DOD:   25 November 1924

Peace Perfect Peace



In Loving Memory of

Ellen Mills     -  DOD:  29 August 1864 Age:  84

Nothing in My Hand I bring simply “to thy Cross I Cling”



(Father) Daniel Mills

                  Ralph Mills – Son
                    Accident    Killed   29 Years Old   17 June 1946 – 7
March  1975

It was hard to give him up but thy will O God be done


John Mills DOB:  1861   DOD:  19 October 1954  Age:  93

Catherine Mills   DOB:  1864   DOD:  1  November 1948 Age:  84

Forever with the Lord




William J. Mills       DOB:  1886   DOD:  1950

       Royal Naval Reserve

Lest We Forget


Susanna
    Wife of
       George Mills   Died-- DOB:  1863  DOD:  21 April 1928          Age:
65
Also  Father and Mother
William and Ann Mills

Lo Where The Silent Marble weeps.
A friend, a Wife, a Mother sleeps
A heart within whose sacred cell
The peaceful virtures
Loved to dwell


James Mills
   Husband of Clementina
  DOB:  6 November 1850  DOD:  14 July 1916 Age:  66

Gone but not forgotten

Erected by daughter Theresa Clemetina Mills
       DOD:  28 September 1925  Age:  70

From Reg Walters in an email to me:

Found out from Harold L. Barrett that Old Perlican has the oldest grave
marker known in Nfld.  It is dated 1714 for James Parot.  The stone is
located 200 ft. east of Quinlan's fish plant in a field by itself.  Thought
you would like to know that bit of info.