Cooley-Hatt Pioneer Cemetery
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Cooley-Hatt Pioneer Cemetery

Ancaster, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada

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  • Get directions Currently on private land, between Lime Kiln Road and Green Ravine Drive (off Mohawk Road)
    Ancaster, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario Canada
    Coordinates: 43.23285, -79.96350
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This section of land on his farm given by Preserved Cooley, was Ancaster's first burying ground. With few records now in existence, it is believed many of the earliest settlers of the area were interred there, from about 1794 through to the early 1820's, when a formal church was established in the Village.

Re-discovered in 2004 by a local historian on what is now private land and soon slated for a neighbourhood housing development, the abandoned cemetery was the centre of a modern-day land battle until January 2011. Developers have now agreed to re-structure their survey plans to preserve the cemetery intact and the City of Hamilton will restore and maintain the grounds as the final resting place of these early Pioneers.

Current investigations have indicated there may be upwards of 200 interments, and few markers, if any, remain. The earliest known burial is Daniel Cooley (UEL), likely a son of Preserved and Mary Cooley, who d.June 12, 1794.

Word of caution: The land is still in private hands. Public access will continue to be denied until such time as the cemetery grounds are formally transferred to the care of the City of Hamilton.






This section of land on his farm given by Preserved Cooley, was Ancaster's first burying ground. With few records now in existence, it is believed many of the earliest settlers of the area were interred there, from about 1794 through to the early 1820's, when a formal church was established in the Village.

Re-discovered in 2004 by a local historian on what is now private land and soon slated for a neighbourhood housing development, the abandoned cemetery was the centre of a modern-day land battle until January 2011. Developers have now agreed to re-structure their survey plans to preserve the cemetery intact and the City of Hamilton will restore and maintain the grounds as the final resting place of these early Pioneers.

Current investigations have indicated there may be upwards of 200 interments, and few markers, if any, remain. The earliest known burial is Daniel Cooley (UEL), likely a son of Preserved and Mary Cooley, who d.June 12, 1794.

Word of caution: The land is still in private hands. Public access will continue to be denied until such time as the cemetery grounds are formally transferred to the care of the City of Hamilton.






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