Old Catholic Cemetery Stone #4 John McKinnon Dimensions: 54”x31” Orientation: N/A Carver: Not identified Inscription: SACRED/ to the memory/ of/ John McKinnon/ Who departed this/ life 20^th March 1846/ Aged 82 Years/ And/ Una McLeod/ his spouse/ Who departed this/ life 11^th April 1847/ Aged 85 Years/ Requiescant in pace/ Blessed are the dead/ who die in the lord/ for their works/ follow them./ Material: Slate Condition: The stone is in very good condition. The fluted moulding and caps are all still very well defined, as is the inscription. A previous transcription indicates a large I.H.S. christogram at the head of the stone, which is now obscured by gravel from an adjacent parking lot and vegetative matter from oak and pine trees growing above and beside the stones. John McKinnon was born c. 1764, presumably in Scotland. His grandfather is said to have been from the island of Canna in the Inner Hebrides. One of the earliest settlers at Williams Point, the McKinnons held their property there from the time of their arrival until 1939 when the McFarlanes acquired it. By 1827, the census shows that the McKinnons had 6 sons and a daughter living on the property, as well as 1 male and 2 female servants. Their agricultural holding were also fairly significant; on 40 acres of land, McKinnon owned fifteen bushels of wheat, fifty bushels of other grains, 25 tons of hay, 21 horned cattle, 20 sheep, and 400 bushels of potatoes. The McKinnons would have 11 children in total, a number of whom became well-known members of the community. Their son Colin F. became the first native-born Bishop of the Diocese of Arichat. Their son Neil became a teacher, and son John an MLA. Mandi Hayne (edited by Christopher Greencorn) [ Back ]