Old Catholic Cemetery Stone #14 Peter Ronan Dimensions: 53”x23 ½” Orientation: N/A Carver: Not identified Inscription: SACRED/ To/ the memory of/ PETER RONAN/ who departed this life/ March the 13^th 1837/ Aged 41 years/ Lord have mercy/ on his soul/ Condition: Peter Ronan’s headstone, resembling Michael Gallivan and John McKinnon’s in style and inscription, is still in legible condition despite extensive moss/lichen development and lots of weather-wear on the inscription. The carvings at the top of the stone have eroded similarly to the text, where the original central I.H.S. christogram and Latin cross are becoming harder to see, as are the 8-point (4-leaf, 4-petal) rosettes on either side. There are no large chips or breaks in the stone. Peter Ronan was recorded in the 1827 census as having a wife and a son and daughter, 20 acres of cultivated land, 10 bushels of wheat, 15 bushels of other grain, 3 tons of hay, and 5 horned cattle. These numbers are small in comparison to some of his neighbours’ assets. By 1837, his family, living in North Grant, had grown to 9. Connie Feltmate (edited by Christopher Greencorn) [ Back ]