St. John's in the Wilderness Anglican Cemetery in Aylwin, Quebec

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Coordinates: 46.00131, -76.04086
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In 1863, the Rev. Francis Codd visited Aylwin township and held services there. The following year, the Mission of Wakefield and Aylwin was created. This mission was then divided in 1866; the mission of Aylwin was the northern half extending to the Hudson's Bay Post 100 miles north of Ottawa. St. John's in the Wilderness, Aylwin was consecrated in 1873. The mission became part of the parish of River Desert in 1919, the name of the parish changing to Aylwin in 1921. On October 1, 1960, Bishop John Dixon of Montreal deconsecrated St. John's in the Wilderness and in 1972 the building was moved to Ste Agathe, Quebec. A cairn has been built where it stood.
Thankfully a list of interments was saved before the building was moved to Ste Agathe, Quebec.
Source: Anglican Diocese of Ottawa Archives, Ottawa, Ontario

The cemetery is fenced and well kept. Visited by Cliff Carson - 28 September 2014. There is no sign giving the name of the cemetery but there is a cairn which reads as follows:

St. John in The Wilderness
(Church of England)
This area was settled around 1854. The congregation of Aylwin was formed shortly thereafter and a church built on this site in 1864. This building was deconsecrated in October 30th, 1960, and moved from this site to the Village of St. Agathe, Quebec, in November 1972. The present Anglican churches in this area are daughter churches of St. John.
This Memorial Cairn was dedicated 29 June 1974