CEMETERIES & GRAVESTONES
A gravestone for Mary Getcheus who died on 17 November 1785 is one of the oldest in Nova Scotia if not Canada for a female Loyalist. It is located in the graveyard at Trinity Anglican Church in Digby, a national historic site which holds the graves of over 200 United Empire Loyalists. Jacob Getcheus, wife of Mary, was Captain of the Sloop Silas , one of four ships mentioned in the Book of Negroes ,. that brought Black Loyalists from New York to Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. Gravestone of Mary Getcheus Finding the location where any of the estimated 50,000 Loyalists who came to what is now Canada is not easy. There are several reasons which include that many were not buried with markers nor gravestones that have lasted and others on private land and not in cemeteries making their discovery difficult. Across Canada only approximately 1,300 have been identified. ...