Larue Mills Cemetery Heritage Property, Pooles Resort, Ontario
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N 44° 25.899 W 075° 53.133
18T E 429518 N 4920198
La Rue Mills Cemetery was designated as an Ontario Heritage Property on Dec. 18, 1995. It is the burial ground of the founder of La Rue Mills
Waymark Code: WMBFHD
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/15/2011
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The La Rue Mills Cemetary is located on the Thousand Islands Parkway by the eastern entry to the Old River Road and is designated as the oldest cemetery in the county of Leeds and Grenville. La Rue Mills Cemetery is the resting place of William (Billa) La Rue, his wife Abigail and six of their nine children. William La Rue was a United Empire Loyalist timber merchant and mill owner. The oldest grave is that of his son Joseph, who was almost six when he died in 1804.
Link to Property in The Ontario Properties Database: [Web Link]
Building or Property Type: Cemetery or Cemetery Building
County or Regional Municipality: Leeds and Grenville
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