St. David’s Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Location:
132 Main Street North, Milton, Halton Region, Ontario, Canada.
Concession 3, lot 6, Nassagaweya Township.
GPS:
Latitude: 43.4894°N
Longitude: –79.9867°W
History:
In 1864, a meeting was held to consider the building of a church in Campbellville. The work began in May 1865 and on November 7 of that year the church opened. This frame building was situated on the south side of the pond on what is now McLaren Road. It wasn’t until 1869 that the Presbytery granted the church permission to organize a separate congregation. Fifty-eight members from the Nassagaweya church formed the new congregation. These two churches formed one charge and remain so today. By 1884, an addition was needed to accommodate the rapidly growing membership until, in 1890, the decision to construct a new church was made.
Mr. David Wheelihan offered a site on his property and to show their gratitude the members named their new church “St. David’s”. In April 1891, with James A. Ellis, architect and Douglas Lamb, stonemason, work was begun. Archibald McGibben provided the 900 lb. cornerstone which was laid by David Christie. The building opened on November 15th, 1891.
(See Canadian Champion newspaper, April 30, 1891, May 14, 1891, November 5, 15, 22, 29 for further details.)
Some of the ministers of this charge:
Rev. A. J. MacAulay, 1854-1869
Rev. James Little, 1869-1875
Rev. H. H. McPherson, 1875-1882
Rev. John Neil, 1882-1884
Rev. Archibald Blair, 1885-1915
Elaine Bertrand Robinson
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