Pioneer Burying Ground - Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
N 44° 02.891 W 079° 27.996
17T E 622839 N 4878367
This pioneer cemetery is located on Eagle Street in Newmarket, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WM6T7M
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/17/2009
Views: 12
Text from the plaque:
PIONEER BURYING GROUND
This cemetery came in use in the early 19th century as a non denomination burying ground, but in 1863 ownership passed to St. Paul's Anglican Church. Prominent pioneers buried here include William Roe (1795 - 1879), a town founder; Dr. Christopher Beswick (1721 - 1839), a pioneer physician; Esther Sayre Robinson Beman (1767 - 1827), mother of Peter, William and Sir John Beverly Robinson; founder Elisha Beman (1760 - 1820); John McDonald (1770 - 1828), a North West Company trader; Ann Roe (1774 - 1839), widow of Walter Roe, last British chief magistrate of Detroit. The cemetery fell in disrepair following establishment of another on Main St. in 1869. It was subsequently levelled and the cairns built.
Group that erected the marker: The Newmarket Historical Committee
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Eagle Street
Newmarket, Ontario Canada
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URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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