Work in Progress of Record Update Project Data capture, cross-reference, consolidation & analysis Disclaimer: This will remain a work in progress with applicable margins for error as it is based on data collected by various people over many years. Some inconsistencies exist with headstone information/ legibility. F . Scham ehorn 2 0 1 6 1
Data Sources : ◦ HC Burleigh Archives (Queen’s)– 1938 ◦ OGS Transcriptions Archives – 1970’s & 1980’s ◦ Loyalist Township records on file ◦ Loyalist GPS Survey of stones - 2007 ◦ Cemetery Project (geneofun.on.ca) ◦ FindaGrave.com ◦ Canadianheadstones.com ◦ Headstone photographs – past & present Switzerville Cemetery 2
Switzerville Cemetery 3
178 Burials on File 140 Gravestones (some may be buried) 3 Unknown stones 2 87 36% Males 64% Children Females 89 Adults Unknown Switzerville Cemetery 4
180 162 Burials by Century (172) 160 140 120 1700's 100 1800's 80 1900's 60 2000's 40 20 10 0 0 0 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Earliest Known Burial – 1815 – Anthony Neville, 46 yrs Earliest Year of Birth – 1747 – David Shorey, 89 yrs Switzerville Cemetery 5
Earliest Known Burials 1815 Anthony Neville 46yrs 1817 Mary Ann Madden 22yrs 1817 Josephine Augusta Madden Infant 1yr 1817 James Thompson 1825 Peter Neville 18yrs 1825 Henry Julius Thompson Infant 1825 Rev. Darius Dunham 1827 David Neville 30yrs 13yrs 1827 Robert Thompson 1828 Christopher Switzer 66yrs 1828 James Grange 26yrs Switzerville Cemetery 6
35 Burials by Age (163) 30 30 25 23 19 20 16 14 14 14 15 13 12 10 6 5 2 0 0 Infants 1-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100 + Oldest at Burial – Rebecca Miller Bush, aged 94 (1774 – 1869) Switzerville Cemetery 7
25 Deaths by Month (158) 22 20 20 19 17 15 13 13 11 11 11 10 10 7 5 4 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Switzerville Cemetery 8
Most Com m on Surnam es 21 2 16 Miller Neville 109 16 Thompson Switzer Other 14 Unknown Switzerville Cemetery 9
200 178 180 160 140 140 Burials on file 113 113 120 100 No of Headstones 80 Unknown/Partial Headstones 60 40 20 4 0 2007 2016 Switzerville Cemetery 10
Memorial Cairn Depicts engravings • of both churches Situated on the • church entrance footprint Built from the brick • church foundation stones Wooden chapel was • relocated and still survives today as a barn Switzerville Cemetery 11
Anthony Neville (1769 – 1815) Rebecca Miller Bush (1774 – 1869) Switzerville Cemetery 12
Pink Granite Headstone Willie Haycock (1879 – 1892) Switzerville Cemetery 13
Fourth Line Cemetery 14
191 Burials on File 125 Gravestones (some may be buried) 9 Unknown stones 7 27% 100 Males 73% 84 Children Females Adults Unknown Fourth Line Cemetery 15
140 132 Burials by Century (176) 120 100 1700's 80 1800's 60 1900's 44 2000's 40 20 0 0 0 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Earliest Known Burial – 1805 – Catharine Empey, 2yrs Earliest Year of Birth – 1745 – Timothy Chapman, 82yrs Fourth Line Cemetery 16
Fourth Line Cemetery 14
191 Burials on File 125 Gravestones (some may be buried) 9 Unknown stones 7 27% 100 Males 73% 84 Children Females Adults Unknown Fourth Line Cemetery 15
140 132 Burials by Century (176) 120 100 1700's 80 1800's 60 1900's 44 2000's 40 20 0 0 0 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Earliest Known Burial – 1805 – Catharine Empey, 2yrs Earliest Year of Birth – 1745 – Timothy Chapman, 82yrs Fourth Line Cemetery 16
Sarah Parrott Sills Donald Fraser (1832 – 1848) (1832 – 1867) Fourth Line Cemetery 22
Earliest Known Burials 1805 Catharine Empey 2 1813 Christian Empey 2 1817 Rebecca Empey 1 1819 John R Parrott 1 1819 Maria Lake Parrott 70 1819 Hannah Empey Miller 29 1819 Thomas Empey 41 1819 James Fraser 49 1820 Ruth Treadwell Parrott 70 1821 Col. James Parrott 74 1821 Silvina Chapman 26 Fourth Line Cemetery 17
30 Burials by Age (177) 27 24 24 25 21 20 16 15 14 15 11 9 9 10 7 5 0 Infants 1-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100 + Oldest at Burial – Elizabeth Parrott Bartells, aged 98 (1782 – 1881) Fourth Line Cemetery 18
Deaths by Month (145) 18 16 16 16 15 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 10 8 8 6 5 4 2 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Fourth Line Cemetery 19
Most Com m on Surnam es 9 28 Parrott 19 Fellows 101 Reid 18 Fraser Other Unknown 16 Fourth Line Cemetery 20
250 191 200 Burials on file 150 125 Total No of Headstones 100 Unknown/Partial Headstones 50 9 0 Previous 2016 Fourth Line Cemetery 21
Sarah Parrott Sills Donald Fraser (1832 – 1848) (1832 – 1867) Fourth Line Cemetery 22
Lutheran Union Cemetery 23
538 Burials on File 305 Gravestones (some may be buried) 9 Unknown stones 12 18% Males 261 Children 265 Females 82% Adults Unknown Lutheran Union Cemetery 24
300 Burials by Century (518) 243 241 250 200 1700's 1800's 150 1900's 2000's 100 50 32 2 0 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Earliest Known Burial – 1796 – Mary Laughlin, 72yrs Earliest Year of Birth – 1737 – Catharine Hess, 75yrs Lutheran Union Cemetery 25
Earliest Known Burials 1796 Mary Laughlin 36 1799 Charles Booth Infant 1805 Christina Davy Asselstine 52 1812 Catharine Hess 75 1813 Sgt Joshua Booth 55 1815 John Hagerman 18 1816 Uretta Fraser 7 1817 Curtis Tucker Booth 2 1817 James Marshall Laverty 4 1817 Mary Fraser 9 Lutheran Union Cemetery 26
120 Number of Burials by Age (520) 111 100 92 80 67 60 47 40 37 40 27 25 24 24 22 20 4 0 Infants 1-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100 + Oldest at Burial – Minerva Parrott Asselstine, aged 103 (1824 – 1928) – Charles Hogle, aged 103 (1858 – 1961) – Wilfred Hartman, aged 103 (1898 – 2001) Lutheran Union Cemetery 27
40 38 Deaths by Month (316) 35 31 31 29 29 30 27 26 24 25 23 21 20 20 17 15 10 5 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Lutheran Union Cemetery 28
Most Com m on Surnam es 9 77 Amey 48 Snider 28 358 Smith Hagerman Other 18 Unknown Lutheran Union Cemetery 29
600 538 500 417 400 347 Burials on Record 305 300 No of Headstones (*not all 248 visible) 213 Unknown/Partial headstones 200 100 29 8 9 0 1974 2007 2016 Lutheran Union Cemetery 30
Asselstine Children: Elizabeth (infant – 1819) Nicholas (1821-1822) Levi (1818-1822) Laughlin Stone (erected by son) Lutheran Union Cemetery 31
Hogle Family Stone Lutheran Union Cemetery 32
James Hunter (1914 – 2002) The Hermit of Morven Lutheran Union Cemetery 33
600 538 500 400 Burials on Record 305 300 No of Headstones (*not all visible) Unknown/Partial headstones 191 178 200 140 125 100 9 9 3 0 Switzerville Fourth Line Lutheran Lutheran, Switzerville & Fourth Line 34
Burials by Age 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Infants 1-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100 + Switzerville Fourth Line Lutheran Lutheran, Switzerville & Fourth Line 35
25% % Burials by Age With Trends 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Infants 1-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100 + Switzerville Fourth Line Lutheran Lutheran, Switzerville & Fourth Line 36
Years With Highest Number of Burials Switzerville Fourth Line Lutheran (1815) (1805) (1796) • 1847 (9) • 1881 (7) • 1861 (9) • 1848 (4) • 1900 (4) • 1867 (8) • 1851 (4) • 1902 (4) • 1869 (7) • 1854 (4) • 1882 (2) • 1877 (7) • 1869 (4) • 1883 (2) • 1862 (6) Lutheran, Switzerville & Fourth Line 37
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