Description

CEM 325-Rev_St Peter’s Cemetery

Other Known Names: Rymal, Barton Union, Old Barton

Street Address:        534 Mohawk Road

Location: Lot 20, Concession 6, Barton Township

Type of Cemetery: Religious (Anglican, Lutheran, Presbyterian), Municipal

Responsible Agency: City of Hamilton

Status for Burials: Open for burials          Plot Plan: None

Size:         Small, 250 monuments Additional Information: Signage: Signage

Fencing: Chain link

Monument Types: Flat, upright and column Monuments of: Marble, granite and metal

Date of Opening: 1812

History:

Early settlers from New Jersey and Pennsylvania began meeting at this site in 1811. At this time the Lutheran owner of the property, William Rymal, shared the building with local Presbyterians. During the War of 1812 barracks were erected and the meeting house was used as a hospital: some soldiers are reputedly buried here.

The earliest known burial is for Mary R. Rousseaux, in 1812. By 1831 the meeting house was in use by Anglican clergy who named the site St. Peter’s. These clergy ministered to all three denominations for several years, until the meeting house was condemned in 1844.

The Presbyterian congregation moved to a new site and established Barton Stone Church, while the Anglicans built St. Peter’s Church on this site, where it remained until 1922.

Church / Denomination: Non-Denominational

Registered to City of Hamilton. Named St Peter’s when Hamilton Municipal Cemeteries took over responsibility.

 

Notable Burials:

Joseph Rymal (1821-1900) Farmer, Politician William Rymal (1759-1852) Farmer Harmanus Smith (1790-1872) Physician