Munn’s United Church Cemetery
Location:
Dundas Street East (at Sixth Line), Halton Region, Ontario, Canada.
Concession 1 SDS, lot 15, Trafalgar Township.
GPS:
Latitude: 43.47909°N
Longitude: -79.72867°W
History:
Daniel Munn secured a Crown Grant as settler on Lot 15, Concession 1 south of the Dundas Street in 1808. The property which consisted of approximately 200 acres was located on the south east corner of the Sixth Line and Dundas Highway Trafalgar Township, commonly known as Munn’s Corners. Daniel Munn was married to Millicent Post whose family was located at Postville, the intersection of the seventh line and Dundas Highway, first intersection east of Munn’s Corners.
The main crops on the Munns’ farm were wheat and corn planted between the stumps. The horse and ox were the main source of power. The settlers realized the only way to “lift” their lives during this era was to erect schools and churches. A log cabin school was erected on the Munns’ property at Munn’s Corners. The winter months, with less work to do, allowed the
parents to attend school with their children.
The school doubled as a church on Sunday. With a church established in the schoolhouse, it was necessary to have a cemetery. Daniel Munn sold the land for the cemetery from his farm to the local Yeomen whose names appear on the deed. The land, which consisted of 72 perches (a perch of land is a measure of an area equal to 30¼ square yards), was sold for 10 pounds. The deed was dated November 5 1820 but was not registered in the Halton County Registry Office until July 27 1822.
The Munns’ farm stayed in the name of its descendants right up until it was sold to Senator Hays, who is the present owner (1983). The Ontario Historical Society reports Daniel Munn’s life era as from 1779-1822. Since Daniel’s wife Millicent is buried in Munn’s Cemetery, it would seem that Daniel also is buried there, although there does not appear to be a monument in his name. If he died in 1822 then probably he could well be the first person buried in this cemetery.
No burials take place in the cemetery now, but it is well maintained by the local municipality and is enhanced by the large trout pond, owned by the Hays’ family, on its east border.
J Lorne Cutts, 1984
Ref: The Church at Munn’s Corners by Lorne Campbell
A copy of this book is in the Halton-Peel Genealogical Society section of the Chinguacousy Branch Library.
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