Early in 1904, a meeting was held in the Cloverdale School to arrange for the formation of a parish and the erection of an Anglican Church. Those present were: Rev. C.N.F Jeffery, Rev. H. J. King, J. R. Sutherland, James Anderson, Andrew Truthwaite Sr., J. E. Harriott Sr., Alex Campbell, J. E. Harriott Jr. , Colin Campbell, Alex Johnstone, Chas. Johnstone, Wm. A. Norquay. James Anderson and Andrew Truthwaite Sr. , each offered one acre of land as a site for the church; after some discussions the Anderson offer was decided on, and plans were made to start building on the property.

(Source: Beyond the Gates of Lower Fort Garry 1880-1981, p 62 [Adapted])

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Before the turn of the century, this area, which is now called Cloverdale, was known as Pigeon Bluff. It is interesting to note that the people of Cloverdale, at the time that St. Matthew's was built and with few exceptions, were descendants of the Hudson's Bay Company men.

(Source: Manitoba Genealogical Society [Adapted])

This Anglican church in the Cloverdale district of the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews was founded on 19 April 1905.

(Source: Manitoba Historical Society [Adapted])

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Dominion Land Survey coordinates: LSD04-33-13-04-E1

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A part of the town's story, and those of its inhabitants, from the early days of European settlement through roughly 19nn is told in the volume "TBD", especially starting on page nnn. A free digital version of this and many other Manitoba local history books can be found online in the University of Manitoba Digital Collections. There is also a list of such books organized by district and town name on the Manitoba Historical Society's website on their page entitled "Finding Aid: Manitoba Local History Books".

A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society (reference #0026), transcribed by a member or members in 1984 and updated in 2000 and 2018. Also available to MGS members is a searchable online database named the "MGS Manitoba Name Index" (or MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication "Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites" (revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages).

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Additionally, many records for Anglican congregations in Manitoba and over part of the territory designated historically as "Rupert's Land" (esp, as bounded on the south by the U.S. border, extending north into the Manitoba Interlake Region past Fairford, with the western boundary reaching into the Pembina Hills and includes Portage la Prairie, eastward the diocese stretches to Sioux Lookout/Atikokan) are now with the Diocese of Rupert's Land and are kept in their offices in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.