St. Ninian's Cemetery Stone #21 Mary McKenna Dimensions: 3’9” x 1’8” x2 ½” Orientation: East Carver: Walker Inscription: TO THE MEMORY OF MARY BELOVED WIFE OF PATRICK McKENNA WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE JAN. 3, 1887 IN THE 78^TH YEAR OF HER AGE MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHO DIE IN THE LORD WALKER Material: Marble Mary McKenna and her husband Patrick were born in Ireland and immigrated to the Brierly Brook area of Antigonish Country. Patrick took up farming, and they had 5 children: Andrew William, Salinger John, Anne, Lucy, and Margaret. Gleaning figures from the 1871 census, it appears that the family had a successful farm. They owned 200 acres of land, 40 in pasture, 1 barn, 2 carriages, 2 wagons, 1 plough and 1 fanning mill. The farm produced 2 acres of wheat, including 15 bushels of spring wheat, 15 bushels of barley, and 120 bushels of oats. Also, they grew 1 1/4 acres of potatoes and 40 bushels of turnips, and had collected 6 cords of wood. For livestock they had 1 horse, 2 oxen, 5 milk cows, 9 other cattle, 7 sheep, and 2 swine. In addition to this, they produced 300 pounds of butter and 60 pounds of wool. David Algee (edited by Christopher Greencorn) [ Back ]