Old Cemetery near in the P.E.I. National Park photo by S.E. Lawson measures 134 feet by 70 feet and is surrounded by a low dyke. Once much overgrown with grass and shrubs, it has been cleared and tidied by Parks Canada . A number of the 1770 Montgomery settlers are buried here; there are, or were, upwards of 45 grave stones, of which only four have legible inscriptions; these are granite, the rest being soft red sandstone. The inscriptions are: ??? 1. In memory of John Auld died Sept. 7,1842, AE 73. Also his wife Margaret, died Jan. 25,1847, AE 76. 2. Sacred to the memory of John... 3. In memory of James Lawson , died Nov. 10, 1833, AE 73. Also his wife Elizabeth Millar , died Nov. 18,1851, AE 79. My boast is not that I deduced my birth From kings enthroned or princes of the earth But higher far my proud pretensions rise The son of parents passed into the skies. Erected by their affectionate son David. 4. Here lies the remains of Elizabeth Bovyer , first spouse of David Lawson , Esq. Oct. 1811. And at the mother's right their eldest son, Stephen Bovyer Lawson who died Oct. 2,1831. As a memorial of whom this stone is erected in testimony of his affection and gratitude. Husband and parent. A number of other early Stanhope residents are by local tradition buried here, including Robert Auld who was killed accidentally in the mill on September 5, 1849, and his grandparents Robert and Jean ( Fissett ) Auld. Other probable burials include those of Stephen Boyver Sr. , Stephen Bovyer Jr. and wife Margaret Campbell , David Lawson , John Kielly , and John Auld . Other possible candidates are 89