NameJohn Wetmore
Birth7 Jul 1755, Rye, Westchester Co N.Y.
Death4 May 1848, Beaver River, Yarmouth or Digby Co N.S.
Burial6 May 1848, Founders Cemetery, Beaver River, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Burial MemoMarker F24 (by Rev J T T Moody, Rector of Holy Trinity Parish)
Occupation1815-1817, school master (the period John was a schoolmaster is probably much longer; this is the occupation listed on baptisms of his children in 1815 and 1817)
FatherJames Wetmore (1727-1798)
MotherElizabeth Abrahams (1730-<1808)
Marriagesay 1806
Marr Memo(1st child b 1807)
SpouseElizabeth Clark
Birthabt 1775
ResidenceApr 1860, Yarmouth Township N.S.
Deathabt 16 Apr 1860
Burial19 Apr 1860, Trinity Church Burial Ground, Yarmouth N.S.
Burial Memo(by Rev J T T Moody, Rector, Holy Trinity Parish)
Children
1 MJoseph Clark Wetmore
Birth28 Sep 1807, Yarmouth Township N.S.
Death15 Dec 1873
Occupation1869/1872: carpenter; 1878: ship’s carpenter; 1879: shipwright
SpouseMehitable Jane Raymond
Marriagesay 1826
SpouseAlmira Vickery
Marriage31 Jan 1855
2 MTimothy Saunders Wetmore
Birth1809, Yarmouth Township N.S.
Death22 Mar 1880
SpouseMehitable Landers
Marriagesay 1830
SpouseRebecca Crocker
Marriagesay 1875
3 MRanna Cossit Wetmore
Birth1812, Yarmouth Township N.S.
SpouseZilpha Raymond
Marriagesay 1835
4 MThomas Wetmore
Birth31 May 1815, Chebogue, Yarmouth Township N.S.
Baptism30 Jul 1815, Yarmouth Township N.S.
Bapt Memo(by Rev Thomas B Rowland, Rector Shelburne Parish at Holy Trinity Parish)
ResidenceWoodstock, Yarmouth Co N.S.
BurialIsland Cemetery, Port Maitland, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Burial MemoLot 98, Ave D West
Occupationfarmer
SpouseMary Marshall
Marriagesay 1849
SpouseEdith “Phebe” Porter
Marriage4 Aug 1872, Richmond, Yarmouth Co N.S.
Marr Memo(by Rev James A Stubbert; witnesses: J R & Hattie Perry)
SpouseElizabeth Crosby
Marriageaft 12 Mar 1874
Marr Memo(death of 2nd wife, Edith)
5 MClarke Wetmore
Birthsay 1825
SpouseAnne Vickery
MarriageEST 1848
6 FSarah Wetmore
Birthsay 1817
Baptism7 Sep 1817, Yarmouth Township N.S.
Bapt Memo(by Rev James Milne, Holy Trinity Parish)
SpouseFreeman Baker
Marriagesay 1837
Notes for John Wetmore
the crude grave marker just has the letters J.W. carved in it. It is speculation that the crude grave marker with the letters J W marks the burial site of John Wetmore. It is based on the burial registers of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Yarmouth which say he was buried in Beaver River. As the other two cemeteries are affiliated with Baptist churches it is likely he was buried in the non-denominational Founders Cemetery.