Morphy Family Burying Ground
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Morphy Family Burying Ground

Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

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    Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario K7C 1S2 Canada
    Coordinates: 45.13831, -76.14652
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In 1819 Edmond Morphy, his wife Barbara Miller, and their eight children, the first residents on the site of Carleton Place, emigrated to Upper Canada from Ireland and settled here. Their land grant, Lots 14 and 15, Concession 12, Beckwith Township, was divided by the Mississippi River and extended both east and west of present-day Bridge Street. Comprising 40 acres this area was officially deeded to Morphy and his three eldest sons, John, William and James, in 1824. By then a village, one of the earliest in the vicinity of the National Capital Region, had begun to develop at "Morphy's Falls". Although the first Morphy house, a small log shanty stood on Allan Street, an acre of land was reserved for a family burying ground at this site. Edmond, his wife and several descendants rested here until the 1960s when their remains were re-interred.

Erected in 1982 by the Corporation of Carleton Place in appreciation of the efforts of Inez McCoy to have this historic site marked and in co-operation with Bell Canada.
In 1819 Edmond Morphy, his wife Barbara Miller, and their eight children, the first residents on the site of Carleton Place, emigrated to Upper Canada from Ireland and settled here. Their land grant, Lots 14 and 15, Concession 12, Beckwith Township, was divided by the Mississippi River and extended both east and west of present-day Bridge Street. Comprising 40 acres this area was officially deeded to Morphy and his three eldest sons, John, William and James, in 1824. By then a village, one of the earliest in the vicinity of the National Capital Region, had begun to develop at "Morphy's Falls". Although the first Morphy house, a small log shanty stood on Allan Street, an acre of land was reserved for a family burying ground at this site. Edmond, his wife and several descendants rested here until the 1960s when their remains were re-interred.

Erected in 1982 by the Corporation of Carleton Place in appreciation of the efforts of Inez McCoy to have this historic site marked and in co-operation with Bell Canada.

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  • Added: 12 Jul 2018
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2669029