Atlin Pioneer Cemetery

Of the 457 recorded deaths at Atlin, the following five were Freemasons.

George Adams
1869 - 1938
Square under Compasses, letter G

to the memory of / george adams / lead kindly light

Initiated: 1912/03/15 Atlinto Lodge No. 42
Passed: 1912/04/04
Raised: 1912/04/25 Died: 1938/09/24

James Henry Eastman II
1895/11/25-1945/08/24
Square under Compasses, letter G

Initiated: Palestine Lodge No. 357, Michigan
Affiliated: 1940/06/06 Atlinto Lodge No. 42
Died: 1946/08/24 [sic]
[son, James III, was a member of Atlinto Lodge from 1947 to 1975]

Paul Louis Eggert
1884-1937
Square under Compasses, letter G

Initiated: Atlinto Lodge No. 42
Affiliated: 1913/07/01 Orion Lodge No. 51
Reinstated: 1923/11/01 Atlinto Lodge No. 42

Frederick W. Markus
c.1853-1911
Square and Compasses, letter G

in / memory / of / Frederick W Markus / died may 5 1911 / aged 58 years // r.i.p.

Initiated: Verity Lodge No. 59, Washington
Affiliated: 1904/12/30 Atlinto Lodge No. 42 [Founder] (Grand Lodge records spell his name "Marcus".

Edward James Thain
1847-1906
Square and Compasses, letter G

edward j. thain / Born Jan. 16th. 1847. / Died Jan. 11th. 1906. / age 59.

Raised: 1904/12/15 Atlinto Lodge No. 42

Atlin Cemetery, Surprise Lake Rd, Atlin, BC [59.5934791,-133.63993,121m] From Atlin town centre, travel east 4.8 km on Discovery Avenue (Surprise Lake Road) to the access road to Atlin Cemetery.

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