Ledge United Church Cemetery
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Ledge United Church Cemetery

The Ledge, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada

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    The Ledge, Charlotte County, New Brunswick Canada
    Coordinates: 45.17717, -67.21254
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In March 1835, Matthew and Rodney Young deeded a parcel of land to John Hopps, Thomas Hannah, John Hannah, John Brown, John Young Jr., Hugh Quinton, and Rodney Young, trustees of the Methodist Society, for the purpose of a meeting house. The parcel was small portion from the 100 acres of Lot #122 of the Penobscot Grant, originally granted to Matthew Thornton, the grandfather of Matthew and Rodney Young. In 1887, a new church was built on the site of the old meeting house and in 1925, the Ledge Methodist Church joined with other Methodist Churches and became part of the United Church of Canada. In 2014, the building was sold and removed. The United Cemetery is located behind the site of the old churches, which is now a vacant grassy lot. Since the church building was removed, the cemetery has quickly deteriorated. Many of the gravestones have fallen broken. Most are very dirty and difficult to read and some are partially buried or becoming buried.

The oldest memorial listed here is that of Matthew Thornton (1746-1824). However, there is no evidence that he is actually buried here and there is no headstone located here. As the cemetery site was not deeded as such until 1835, it is unlikely Matthew Thornton is located in this cemetery, unless he was buried in a Young family plot that later became the site of the meeting house and cemetery.
The oldest memorial listed here, where a gravestone does exist, is that of James Hannah (1754-1828). Again, the parcel was not deeded until 1835, but Mercy Staples Hannah, the wife of James, died in 1835 and also has a gravestone. Perhaps James was relocated to the cemetery or his headstone may be just a memorial stone.


In March 1835, Matthew and Rodney Young deeded a parcel of land to John Hopps, Thomas Hannah, John Hannah, John Brown, John Young Jr., Hugh Quinton, and Rodney Young, trustees of the Methodist Society, for the purpose of a meeting house. The parcel was small portion from the 100 acres of Lot #122 of the Penobscot Grant, originally granted to Matthew Thornton, the grandfather of Matthew and Rodney Young. In 1887, a new church was built on the site of the old meeting house and in 1925, the Ledge Methodist Church joined with other Methodist Churches and became part of the United Church of Canada. In 2014, the building was sold and removed. The United Cemetery is located behind the site of the old churches, which is now a vacant grassy lot. Since the church building was removed, the cemetery has quickly deteriorated. Many of the gravestones have fallen broken. Most are very dirty and difficult to read and some are partially buried or becoming buried.

The oldest memorial listed here is that of Matthew Thornton (1746-1824). However, there is no evidence that he is actually buried here and there is no headstone located here. As the cemetery site was not deeded as such until 1835, it is unlikely Matthew Thornton is located in this cemetery, unless he was buried in a Young family plot that later became the site of the meeting house and cemetery.
The oldest memorial listed here, where a gravestone does exist, is that of James Hannah (1754-1828). Again, the parcel was not deeded until 1835, but Mercy Staples Hannah, the wife of James, died in 1835 and also has a gravestone. Perhaps James was relocated to the cemetery or his headstone may be just a memorial stone.


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