Description

CEM 361-Rev_fifty_cemetery

Street Address:1465 Highway # 8

Location: Lot 1, Concession 2, Saltfleet Township

Type of Cemetery: Religious (Methodist Episcopal, Methodist), Municipal

Responsible Agency: City of Hamilton

Status for Burials: Open for burials          Plot Plan: None

Size:         Medium, 820 monuments

Fencing: Chain link, iron railings and hedgerow Monument Types: Flat, upright and monument Monuments of: Marble and granite

Date of Opening: 1820

History:

The Crown Patent for this property was granted to Levi Lewis, who in 1820 gave some land to the Methodist Episcopal Church for the establishment of a church and cemetery. This burial ground served the Episcopal community for many years, being the only one for miles around. It contains the graves of the area’s first settlers, some of whom resided in north Grimsby Township and were buried here for wont of a cemetery in their locale. The first known burial is Sarah Van Duzen in 1820.

In 1869 the present church was constructed several blocks away from the cemetery. This enlarged the burial grounds for the community by incorporating the space in between, while there have also been further other additions of property. In 1914 Saltfleet Township assumed responsibility for the cemetery, and in 1969 Memorial Gate Pillars were erected at the entrance to the cemetery by Winona citizens, to commemorate the centennial of the present church.