Description

CEM 381-Rev_west_flamborough_presbyterian_cemetery

Street Address:        Corner of Highway # 8 and Middletown Road, Christie’s Corners

Location:                  Lot 1, Concession 1, West Flamborough Township

Type of Cemetery: Religious (Presbyterian)

Responsible Agency: City of Hamilton

Status for Burials: Closed for Burials       Plot Plan: None

Size:         Small, 210 monuments Additional Information: Signage: Church Signage Fencing: open sections

Monument Types:      Upright, and column Monuments of: Limestone and granite

Date of Opening: 1826

History:

The Crown Patent for this property was granted to Andrew Van Every. The church started in 1825 when James Crooks hired George Sheed, a clergyman from Ancaster, to tutor his children and to officiate at local services.

In 1826, the earliest known burial, for Nancy Keagy, took place at the site of the future West Flamborough Presbyterian Church. In 1833 a frame church was built, replaced in 1866 with the present building.

Reputedly there were once two cemeteries at this site, one Presbyterian, another unnamed, although the division is unclear.

During the 20th century many of the older marble monuments were removed from their places and stacked in a corner of the cemetery. Recently most of these original stones were placed in an avenue, while the newer granite stones remain in their original location.