MacMillan Heritage Cemetary
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Welcome to MacMillan Cemetery, a heritage cemetery where people have been Restin’ for over 200 years.
Waymark Code: WMGYP2
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/24/2013
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Better known to older generations as the "Laughing John Cemetery", ancestors of MacMillans, McMillans, MacDonalds, McDonells, MacLeods, MacIntyres, McIntyres, Camerons, Carrs, Clarks, Henrys, Lashams, Munros, Quinns, to name a few, dating back to the 1820s, are laid to rest in this beautiful setting.
This plot of land can be found on Finch Con. 1, lot 19.
This being a Heritage Cemetery, very few people know about or visit this burying ground of their ancestors. If you do visit the cemetery you will find that many traveled to this area in the late 1700s and early 1800s from Scottish homes such as Lochaber, the Isle of Mull and Fort William. Walk among the stones and sense the hardships that families faced with many young deaths but also their hardiness with many aged more than their three score and ten years.
Directions to the MacMillan Cemetery:
From the East: Take Hwy 43 west of Avonmore to the first road, CR14, and turn left. Follow the road to the second curve and make an immediate right turn onto a gravel road and then a left turn. The Cemetery lane is on the right with a sign, "MacMillan Cemetery". Proceed up the laneway to the cemetery. Parking is at the top of the lane.
From the West: Take Hwy 43 East from Finch to the first road on your right. Follow this road to the end and turn left to the Cemetery gate.
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