Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2006/07/17
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
John Parot’s Grave Municipal Heritage Site is an 18th century gravesite located within a fenced area in a field at 478 Main Street, off the water side of the street, in the east end of the Town of Old Perlican, NL. The designation includes the land area containing the grave as delineated by the fence.
Valeur patrimoniale
John Parot’s Grave has been designated a municipal heritage site by the Town of Old Perlican due to its historic value.
John Parot’s headstone indicates that he died in 1714 at the age of 60. It reads: “Here Lieth in Hope of a Glorius Resurrection the Body of John Parot Who Departed This Life 29 May Anno Dom 1714 Age 60 Years/ Who'ere thou art/ with tender heart,/ Come read and think of me./ As you are now, so once was I,/ As I am now, Thou soon shalt be.” Headstones such as this would most likely have been made in England and shipped to Newfoundland. This would not have been an easy task and is an indication of the status of the person being remembered on the stone.
In 2005 John Parot’s original weathered sandstone gravemarker - one of the oldest extant gravemarkers in the province - was removed from the gravesite and stored, pending conservation work.
Source: Council meeting minutes of the Town of Old Perlican, 2000/04/18.
Éléments caractéristiques
Those landscape elements related to the site’s function and age, including:
-location;
-natural, grassy topography, and;
-inscribed gravemarker.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Terre-Neuve et Labrador
Autorité de reconnaissance
Municipalités de TNL
Loi habilitante
Municipalities Act
Type de reconnaissance
Terre, structure ou édifice patrimonial municipal
Date de reconnaissance
2000/04/18
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
1714/01/01 à 1714/01/01
Thème - catégorie et type
- Un territoire à peupler
- Les établissements
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
Historique
- Religion, rituel et funéraille
- Site funéraire, cimetière ou enclos
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
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Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1 Springdale Street, St. John's, NL, A1C 5V5
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
NL-2762
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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