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OUR CEMETERY
Our Cemetery
History
This cemetery is located on the north side of Britannia Road, just west of Guelph line. The first half acre of land for a cemetery, apart of Lot 6 Concession 3, was purchased from Gideon Buck in 1864. An acre was donated by Edwin Coulson in 1906, and another piece of land was acquired in 1955 from Howard Coulson. The last 0.652 acres was purchased from Mrs. Irma Coulson in 1972.
One of the first people buried here was a man named Jackson who died of a hip disease. The disease was rare and a group of students wanted the body for study. Friends decided against this and guarded the grave for weeks. Finally, they decided to fill the grave with boulders which would make it burglar-proof. The grave was deliberately left unmarked, but a small rose tree grew over it for many years.
The earliest burial register found to date is 1906 to present which is with the Lowville Church. Burials are still taking place in the cemetery and rates can be obtained from Keith Rutherford at 905-335-0535
or contact by e-mail keith124@bell.net.
