Georgetown Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery
Also known as McCullough's Cemetery
Georgetown, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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Georgetown, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario CanadaCoordinates: 43.64900, -79.94800 - This cemetery is marked as being historical or removed.
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Add PhotosSW Lot 21, Concession 8, Esquesing Township
The place where the original Hwy 7 joined Trafalgar Road at the north-west corner of Georgetown was once an intersection known as McCullough's Corners. The farm north-east of the intersection had been in the McCullough family for many decades and at the corner of the farm was a graveyard. It was known in the area as McCullough's Cemetery.
The cemetery was originally on the property of Charles Kennedy, who was instrumental in bringing Methodism to Esquesing. Kennedy's Meeting House was located on the south-west corner of his property as was the cemetery. Kennedy's will in 1852 referred to the Wesleyan Meeting House and Burial Grounds on his property. It is certain that Kennedy and his wife were buried there.
Local folkflore indicates that the cemetery was closed in the 1890s and the bodies removed to Greenwood Cemetery in Georgetown. It is certain that many of the bodies and markers were moved, as Charles Kennedy and his wife now rest at Greenwood. However, some were forgotten. A few stones could still be seen among the trees and brush as late as the 1950s and in 1963 an article in the local newspaper mentioned that three stones had been found lying face down in the grass. The information recorded on those stones was
- Robert D Coates died in 1856 at the age of 52
- James, son of Thomas and Margaret Scott, died at the age of 10 months
- The third stone was broken and its inscriptions were not visible
An archeological dig in 1992 established the exact whereabouts of the Methodist Meeting House. The report confirmed that graves remain in the cemetery and that not all burials were moved to Greenwood. The last burial there was in 1898. Seven graves were located along the western edge of the property.
The highway has since been shifted to create a curve for Hwy 7's convergence with Trafalgar Road North and a long-term care facility has been built near the old corner, all of this contributing to the disappearance of McCullough's Cemetery.
SW Lot 21, Concession 8, Esquesing Township
The place where the original Hwy 7 joined Trafalgar Road at the north-west corner of Georgetown was once an intersection known as McCullough's Corners. The farm north-east of the intersection had been in the McCullough family for many decades and at the corner of the farm was a graveyard. It was known in the area as McCullough's Cemetery.
The cemetery was originally on the property of Charles Kennedy, who was instrumental in bringing Methodism to Esquesing. Kennedy's Meeting House was located on the south-west corner of his property as was the cemetery. Kennedy's will in 1852 referred to the Wesleyan Meeting House and Burial Grounds on his property. It is certain that Kennedy and his wife were buried there.
Local folkflore indicates that the cemetery was closed in the 1890s and the bodies removed to Greenwood Cemetery in Georgetown. It is certain that many of the bodies and markers were moved, as Charles Kennedy and his wife now rest at Greenwood. However, some were forgotten. A few stones could still be seen among the trees and brush as late as the 1950s and in 1963 an article in the local newspaper mentioned that three stones had been found lying face down in the grass. The information recorded on those stones was
- Robert D Coates died in 1856 at the age of 52
- James, son of Thomas and Margaret Scott, died at the age of 10 months
- The third stone was broken and its inscriptions were not visible
An archeological dig in 1992 established the exact whereabouts of the Methodist Meeting House. The report confirmed that graves remain in the cemetery and that not all burials were moved to Greenwood. The last burial there was in 1898. Seven graves were located along the western edge of the property.
The highway has since been shifted to create a curve for Hwy 7's convergence with Trafalgar Road North and a long-term care facility has been built near the old corner, all of this contributing to the disappearance of McCullough's Cemetery.
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- Added: 24 May 2015
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2579855
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