Description

CEM 163-Rev_grace_anglican_church_cemetery

Street Address:        157 Mill Street North, Waterdow

Location: Lot 7, Concession 3, East Flamborough Township

Type of Cemetery: Religious (Anglican)

Responsible Agency: Grace Anglican Cemetery Board

Status for Burials: Open for burials                  Plot Plan: Exists Size:               Medium, 370 monuments

Fencing: Chain link and hedgerow Monument Types:                  Flat, upright and column Monuments of: Marble and granite

Built in 1847

The land is on a two acre part of Lot 7, Concession 3, in the former Township of East Flamborough, Wentworth County. The first recorded burial was in 1847 of the Feilde family with church records existing back to 1858 for baptisms, burials, and marriages.

History:

In 1847, Frederick and Elizabeth Gildart Feilde donated two acres of their Waterdown property for use as an Anglican church and burial ground. The first burial occurred later in that year for Alexina, one of the Feilde’s daughters. In the 1860s the church erected a stone building, which still exists. It remains an Anglican cemetery with a detailed plot plan dating back to 1858. Sadly it has been vandalized in recent years, with many of the very old marble stones badly damaged.

 

Notable Burials:

Luke Mullock (1806-1893) farmer, amateur archeaologist