Kindred Footprints: Tombstone Tuesday

Roger Munnelly (Aug17, 1846-Aug 18, 1846)

Roger was born to my great, great grandparents Edward and Margaret Munnelly (Manley) at Grosse Ile, Quebec, Canada. This was the landing point and quarantine location for the many Irish immigrants arriving aboard ships to Canada. He was born soon after their arrival and lived only one day. He was baptized and buried there along with close to 6,000 other Irish souls. Grosse Ile is now the site of the Irish Memorial National Historic Site of Canada. His name is etched on the memorial wall there. This photo is of the inscription on the large Celtic Cross, erected in 1909 by the Ancient Order of Hibernians in memory of all those who died there.

Parents of Roger Munnelly:
Edward Manley (1819-1903)
Margaret Dixon (1821-1881)

© 2009 Kindred Footprints

Dear Ancestor

Your tombstone stands among the rest;
Neglected and alone.
The name and date are chiseled out
On polished, marble stone.
It reaches out to all who care
It is too late to mourn.
You did not know that I exist
You died and I was born.
Yet each of us are cells of you
In flesh, in blood, in bone.
Our blood contracts and beats a pulse
Entirely not our own.
Dear Ancestor, the place you filled
One hundred years ago
Spreads out among the ones you left
Who would have loved you so.
I wonder how you lived and loved,
I wonder if you knew
That someday I would find this spot,
And come to visit you.
~ Author Unknown ~

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Tombstone Tuesday - Roger Munnelly

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