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Large granite column with a cross on top — in French and in English (the only inscription in French in the cemetery): Here lie the mortel remains of the Rev. Charles P. Martel who died on the 23rd of March in the 63rd year of his age and the 31st of his priesthood. R.I.P. Ci-gît le Rév. Charles P. Martel né à Arichat le 8 déc 1828 ordonné prêtre le 28 mai 1860 décédé à la Rivière aux Bourgeois le 21 mars 1891. Priez pour lui. — monument made by Morrison Bros — Pictou (see Trask , p 86, 88)

Location: River Bourgeois - Saint John the Baptist Church

Reference: Sally Ross Nova Scotia Archives 2013-032 film 32 no.20

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