St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery & Memorial List

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Last edit: 2007-05-27


The following list of burials and commemorative inscriptions is extracted from Carol Greenbank's 2004 publication, Saint John's Anglican Church Huntingdon: Cemetery Inscriptions and Memorial Windows. The publication was the concluding step for a project to locate, transcribe and to preserve the gravestones that surround the church located in the heart of Huntingdon.

While St. John's Anglican Church dates back to the 1830's, the cemetery was used for burials from 1841 to 1935. Time, neglect, and vandalism caused the deterioration of the gravestones in recent decades. In 2003, after an intense effort to recover damaged and buried gravestones, many of the stones were embedded in a new brick memorial wall.

The list below is provided to assist with your genealogical research and may not be reproduced for other than personal use. More information and detail about the burials, cemetery, and the church will be found in Carol Greenbank's excellent publication. A copy of the publication can be obtained from the church for a modest fee to cover the cost of production and postage. For more detail, please contact the Châteauguay Valley Historical Society .

The list  is organized alphabetically by surname. In some cases, no gravestone was found, but the surname is found on an 1883 map that indicates the locations of burial plots. The images of the gravestones have been kindly provided by Burt Lang who has a CD available with additional information about the church and burials.

Barker (nee Pettes), Dorinda, died 24 June 1892, age 39 yrs
Barnes - 1883 Cemetery Map
Barrett - 1883 Cemetery Map
Baxter (see Wilson, Fanny)
Betts (see James, Elizabeth)
Bisset, David W., died 13 Sept 1860, age 23 yrs
Black - 1883 Cemetery Map
Bowron (nee Odell), Sarah, died 17 Oct 1878, age 82 yrs
Bowron (see Schuyler,, Sarah)
Bowron, William, died 24 Jan 1852, age 70 yrs
Bradford - 1883 Cemetery Map
Bridges - 1883 Cemetery Map
Briggs, Benjamin P.C., died 05 Oct 1811, age 1 yr
Briggs, William, died 25 March 1812, age 21 yrs
Brumby (see Dewick, Martha)
Burrows - 1883 Cemetery Map
Cain (see McNarland, Maria)
Campbell (see French, Jane)
Carr (nee _____), Maria, died __ May ___, age 35 yrs
Carr (nee French), Mary, died 10 Sept 1903, age 83 yrs
Carr/Kerr (nee Lamb), Mary, died 1866, age 57 yrs
Carr, Joeseph, died 22 April 1906, age 81 yrs
Chalmers (nee Gowdey), Catherine, died 29 Dec 1875
Chambers, Andrew, died 13 April 1871, age 70 yrs
Cluff (see Kerr, Isabella)
Cunningham - 1883 Cemetery Map
Curtis, Howard Alfred, died 10 Aug 1911
Davidson (nee _____), Margaret, died 17 April 1885, age 33 yrs
Davidson (nee Ewart), Violet, died 08 Oct 1899, age 76 yrs
Davidson (nee Geddes), Annie, died 04 July 1869, age 59 yrs
Davidson, James, died 26 Aug 1841, age 28 yrs
Davidson, W. Robert, died 19 Jan 1895, age 24 yrs
Davidson, William, died 06 July 1870, age 11 yrs
Davidson, William, died 19 May 1889, age 74 yrs
Dent (see Sayer, Mary)
Dewick (nee Brumby), Martha, died 14 Jan 1901
Dewick, Edward, died 25 Dec 1890
Dickson (see Paulman, Jane)
Dickson, John, died 1847
Donnelly (nee Gilmour), Jane, died 12 Jan 1926, age 92 yrs
Donnelly, Catherine S., died 02 Aug 1908, age 27 yrs
Donnelly, Edward H., died 02 Feb 1897, age 30 yrs
Donnelly, Edward, died 19 June 1885, age 65 yrs
Donnelly, Mary, died 06 Jan 1870, age 23 yrs
Dougall - 1883 Cemetery Map
Elliot (nee Montgomery), Maria, died 31 Dec 1850, age 53 yrs
Elliot, Archibald, 1806-1879, age 73 yrs
Ellis - 1883 Cemetery Map
Ewart - 1883 Cemetery Map
Fee - 1883 Cemetery Map
Ferns, Jas. - 1883 Cemetery Map
Fortune (nee Hunter), Margaret, died 02 April 1885, age 29 yrs
French (nee Campbell), Jane, died 01 March 1864, age 79 yrs
French (see Carr, Mary)
French, John, died 09 July 1906, age 66 yrs
Fulton (see Hunter, Mary)
Fulton (see McGarvey, Margaret)
Geddes (see Davidson, Annie)
Gilmour (see Donnelly, Jane)
Goodfellow (nee Pinkerton), Mary J., died 30 June 1903, age 79 yrs
Goodfellow, Samuel, died 16 Aug 1901, age 70 yrs
Goodfellow,Mary Ann, died 28 May 1866, age 4 yrs
Gowdey (see Chalmers, Catherine)
Gowdey, Mary Ann, died 07 Nov 1887
Graham - 1883 Cemetery Map
Grant (see Sellar, Isabella)
Hamilton W.. - 1883 Cemetery Map
Hampson (nee ___), Mary Jane, died 15 August 1870, age 35 yrs
Hampson, James, died 19 April 1903, age 73 yrs
Hatcher, Canon W.S., 1931-1960
Helm - 1883 Cemetery Map
Hogan (see Morrison, Caroline)
Holbrook, Willie W., died 06 Jan 1864, age 3 months
Hunter (nee Fulton), Mary, died 31 Aug 1913, 84 yrs
Hunter (see Fortune, Margaret)
Hunter (see Smith, Mary E.)
Hunter, Thomas, died 02 Dec 1894, age 66 yrs
Hurd - 1883 Cemetery Map
Hyde - 1883 Cemetery Map
James (nee Betts), Elizabeth, died 28 Feb 1902, age 91 yrs
James, Sidney, died 21 Oct 1883, age 78 yrs
Johnston (nee Woodland), Ann, died 02 July 1848, age 78 yrs
Johnston, Edward, died 12 Aug 1876, age 72
Johnston, Ellen, died 24 Oct 1884, age 77 yrs
Johnston, James, died 08 Nov 1884, age 74 yrs
Kennedy - 1883 Cemetery Map
Kerr (nee Cluff), Isabella, died 25 Aug 1871, age 68 yrs
Kerr, Ann, died 18 Mar 1822, age 30 yrs
Kerr, Matthew, died 18 May 1853, age 60 yrs
Lamb, Samuel, died 25 March 1858, age 86 yrs
Lamb, Mrs. Samuel, died 21 June 1853, age 76 yrs
Lamb, Mary, died 1866, age 57 yrs
Leslie, (son), died 07 Aug 7 1854
Leslie, Annie, died 04 Aug 1859
Mason - 1883 Cemetery Map
Masterson, John, died 25 Nov 1856, age 28 yrs
Masterson, William, died 06 Feb 1873, age 16 yrs
Matthews, John, died 29 Aug 1870, age 74 yrs
McCracken (see Sayer, Mary)
McDonald - 1883 Cemetery Map
McGarvey (nee Fulton), Margaret, died 29 April 1896, age 77 yrs
McGarvey, John, died 13 Aug 1882, age 77 yrs
McKee - 1883 Cemetery Map
McLean, William, died 04 July 1869, age 50 yrs
McNarland (nee Cain), Maria, died 03 Jan 1864
Millard (see Wills, Frances L,)
Milne - 1883 Cemetery Map
Mitchell - 1883 Cemetery Map
Monteith - 1883 Cemetery Map
Montgomery (see Elliot, Maria)
Morrison (nee Hogan), Caroline, died 31 Aug 1865, age 54 yrs
Munson (see Smith, Mary C.)
Needler, Joseph, died 27 Sept 1844, age 11 days
Needler, Michel, died 11 Aug 1843
Needler, Michel, died 18 June 1845
Odell (see Bowron, Sarah)
Paulman (nee _____), Jane, died 04 Dec 1858, age 56 yrs
Paulman (nee Dickson), Jane, died 07 Nov 1889, age 73 yrs
Paulman, Jacob, died 06 July 1871, age 68 yrs
Paulman, Jacob, died 07 May 1860, age 4 yrs
Paulman, Jacob, died 22 Jan 1888, age 56 yrs
Paulman, Mary J., died 07 Nov 1889, age 32 yrs
Pettes (see Barker, Dorinda)
Pinkerton (see Goodfellow, Mary J.)
Purse - 1883 Cemetery Map
Rennicks, John, died 02 Aug 1880 age 79 yrs
Robinson, Charles Aubrey, died 08 Sept 1888, age 12 yrs
Robson - 1883 Cemetery Map
Sandys, Walter Henry, died 15 June 1917, age 8 months
Sayer (nee Dent), Mary, 1771-1853, age 82 yrs
Sayer (nee McCracken), Mary, 1817-1902, age 85 yrs
Sayer, Ann, 1807-1884, age 77 yrs
Sayer, George, 1802-1890, age 88 yrs
Sayer, George, died 1858, age 15 days
Sayer, George, died 1940, age 65 yrs
Sayer, George, Sr., 1773-1861, age 88 yrs
Sayer, Martha, 1812-1890, age 78 yrs
Schuyler (nee Bowron), Sarah, died 04 April 1886, age 88 yrs
Schuyler, Frankie, died 08 Sept 1878, age 1 month
Schuyler, Freddie, dies 22 Aug 1881, age 8 months
Schuyler, George V., died 22 June 1901, aged 50 yrs
Schuyler, John N., died 13 April 1889, age 38 yrs
Schuyler, S. Henry, died 12 Feb 1897, age 50 yrs
Schuyler, Stephen, died 22 Feb 1897, age 87 yrs
Sellar (nee Grant), Isabella, died 01 June 1870, age 71 yrs
Sharpe, E.D., died 1888, age 2 months
Sharpe, Millie Maude, died 09 Sept 1888, age 16 months
Sharpe, Mina Hazel, died 08 July 1891, age 2 yrs
Sharpe, Robert H.E., died 21 Nov 1891, age 4 yrs
Smith (nee Hunter), Mary E., died 28 Feb 1884, age 52 yrs
Smith (nee Munson), Mary C., died 17 Aug 1859, age 47 yrs
Smith, Clinton Alfred, age 3 months
Smith, Edward, died 25 Feb 1857, age 53 yrs
Smith, Mariah, died 09 May 1862, age 53 yrs
Sparrow - 1883 Cemetery Map
Stewart, James, died 28 July 1899, age 5 months
Tedstone- - 1883 Cemetery Map
Thompson - 1883 Cemetery Map
Vance - 1883 Cemetery Map
Walker, James, died 18 Feb 1867, age 71 yrs
Wills (nee Millard), Frances L., 1844-1935, age 91 yrs
Wills, Gwendoline, died 26 May 1894, age 9 yrs
Wills, Ida May, 1874-1931, age 57 yrs
Wilson (nee Baxter), Fanny, died 15 May 1858, age 52 yrs
Woodland (see Johnston, Ann)
Young - 1883 Cemetery Map

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