Description

CEM 212-Rev_Smith Family Cemetery

Street Address: At the end of Kennedy Avenue

Location: Lot 4, Concession 1, Glanford Township

Type of Cemetery: Family (Smith)

Responsible Agency: City of Hamilton

Status for Burials: Closed for burials

Plot Plan: None

Size: Small

Additional Information: Signage: Signage Fencing: Chain link

Openen in 1825

History:

The original Crown Patentee of the property was Jacob Smith, who obtained the 188 acres of Lot 4 in Concession 1 and settled on it between 1788 and 1793. The site originated as a family burial plot and remained in use for many years.

With the assumption of management by the City of Hamilton in 1982, the stones were removed and taken to Hardwick’s Monument Works in Hamilton, where it was thought that they would be made into a cairn. This was as yet unfinished in 2004, with a cement pad installed as a foundation for the cairn.

According to research by Crowell Smith, the earliest possible burial at this cemetery was Daniel Smith, but it seems likely that this was either a memorial to a family member buried somewhere else, or a reinterment.