Zion Cemetery - Brampton, Ontario, Canada
N 43° 43.569 W 079° 48.801
17T E 595575 N 4842141
This pioneer cemetery is located on the corner of Conservation Drive and Hurontario Street in Brampton, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WM7TNF
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 12/02/2009
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Zion Cemetery:
The many early tombstones and grave markers reflect a high degree of craftsmanship as exhibited by ornately carved motifsand symbols. John Watson donated the property to the Christian Brethren Baptist Church in 1815. A church was built by the Baptist congregation and later used by the Wesleyan Methodists, after the Baptists relocated to the Snelgrove Area. The Wesleyan Methodists worshipped there until the 1860's.
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Text from the plaque:
ZION CEMETERY
THE PROPERTY WAS DONATED TO THE CHRISTIAN BRETHREN BAPTIST CHURCH BY JOHN WATSON SR. IN 1815. A CHURCH BUILT BY THE BAPTISTS WAS USED BY THE WESLEYAN METHODISTS IN THE 1860'S AFTER THE BAPTISTS MOVED TO SNELGROVE.
THE EARLIEST BURIAL WAS OCTOBER 18, 1843; THE LATEST WAS IN FEBRUARI 1951.
FAMILY NAMES OF PEOPLE BURIED HERE;
CAMPBELL GROAT NOTT STEVENSON
CATION HAINES ROSSITER VANVALKENBURG
CLARK HODGE ROWDEN VODDEN
CLUNIS MATTHEWS SIBBALD WATSON
DODD MINOR SMITH WILSON
GOULDING McTAVISH SNELL WOODHALL
THIS IS A BRAMPTON HERITAGE CEMETERY MAINTAINED BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
A RESEARCH REPORT IS AVAILABLE AT THE REGION OF PEEL ARCHIVES.