Nelson United Church Cemetery
Location:
2437 Dundas Street, Burlington, Halton Region, Ontario, Canada.
Concession 1 NDS, lot 16, Nelson Township.
GPS:
Latitude: 43.37535°N
Longitude: -79.84330°W
History:
The church and adjoining burial grounds are on the north side of the Dundas Highway 5, just west of the Guelph Line at Nelson Village (formerly Hannahsville), and now part of Burlington. Moses McCay received the patent to Lot 16 (200 acres) on April 12, 1809, and on January 26, 1830, sold one acre to the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church. David Springer bought 100 acres on Feb 2, 1854, and sold ½ acre to the trustees of the Wesleyan Methodist Church on March 25, 1861. The large stone “Springer House” still stands on a rise just west of the church. (1975)
In 1830, a frame church with gallery was built which served until the present stone church was built in 1859. In 1975, it was on circuit with Palermo and the minister Rev J Donaldson lives in the manse adjoining Palermo church. Apparently, no early church or cemetery registers still exist.
The earliest monument is that of Martha Calvert who died in 1828. The cemetery is still open for burials.
Miller Peart
Addendum:
Nelson United Church was closed in 2017 and the building was sold. The cemetery is now under the care of the City of Burlington.
Dorothy Kew
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