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    East Ridge Cemetery, Cathance Township, Maine

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    East Ridge Cemetery, East Ridge Road, Cathance Township (formerly Plantation 14), Maine

    A small cemetery on the East Ridge Road in Cathance Township, formerly known as Plantation 14, contains a number of family graves, including that of Nathan Preston. He is listed with his family in the 1790 Federal Census, and was one of the founding members of the Dennysville Congregational Church when it was organized in 1805.

    East Ridge Cemetery, Cathance Township, Maine
    East Ridge Cemetery, Cathance Township, Maine; Davis family grave, Joseph and Elizabeth, Philip and George. East Ridge Cemetery, Cathance Township, Maine; Grace M., wife of Orrin V. Preston, 1844-1927: We then shall see forever and worship face to face. Gravestone of Nathan Preston, died April 19, 1844, aged 91.; Grave of Nathan Preston, one of the original ten members of the Congregational Church in Dennysville. His inscription reads: East Ridge Cemetery, Cathance Township, Maine; Gravestone of William A. Maker, 1879-1951 East Ridge Cemetery, Cathance Township, Maine; Grave of Nathan Preston, one of the original ten members of the Congregational Church in Dennysville. His inscription reads: East Ridge Cemetery, Cathance Township, Maine; Grave of Robert Jones died April 21, 1847, Age 50. East Ridge Cemetery, Cathance Township, Maine; Gravestone of Anna, wife of Robert Jones, died April 16, 1841, age 47 years.