Duglass, Bathiah

Date of Death 1720-10-01 Place of death: Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

• Also known as Bathiah Douglass

The oldest known headstone in Canada is that of Bathiah Duglass at the Garrison Cemetery at Annapolis Royal Nova Scotia.

Headstone Inscription:

HERE LYES Ye BODY OF/ BATHIAH DOUGLASS WIFE/ TO SAMUEL DOUGLASS WHO/ DEPARTED THIS LIVE OCTO/ THE 1st 1720 IN THE 37/ YEAR OF HER AGE