Rogers-Daley Cemetery
West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
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West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, Ontario CanadaCoordinates: 44.11170, -79.63468 - Cemetery ID:
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Rogers' Cemetery, with the adjacent Sutherland Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery, is one of the oldest Methodist burial grounds in the district. Until the 1950s it was all one cemetery. Many of the early stones are either gone or possibly grassed over - some are even hidden deep in the bushes - but there are several larger monuments still remaining. All of the recorded interments have been entered, and all stones were found in 2010 for photographs.
In 1835 Thomas Sutherland and his wife Sarah gave 1/4 acre of their land at Lot 6, Concession 8, West Gwillimbury Township, to the Weslayan Methodist Congregation for the consideration of 10 shillings. This gift for a church and cemetery fulfilled a pledge they had made in Ireland to help build a church if they succeeded in establishing a farm in the new country. A small church was built, and later in 1876, a brick church was erected. In 1887 the Church purchased an adjoining piece of land for $1 from William Barber. After the United Church of Canada was formed in 1925, Sutherland's was closed. The building itself was taken down in the early 1930s.
In the 1950s, Major Edgar Rogers of Winnipeg took over the east section of the cemetery, dividing it from the Sutherland side with a wire fence and installing stone pillars and an iron gate at the road. His parents, his wife May, and a number of Rogers and Dailey/Daley relatives were interred in this section.
Both sides of the grounds are now inactive and, as an abandoned cemetery, are under the jurisdiction of the Township. Despite the hum from the constant traffic nearby, the surrounding trees and shrubs make it a lovely and peaceful place to visit.
Rogers' Cemetery, with the adjacent Sutherland Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery, is one of the oldest Methodist burial grounds in the district. Until the 1950s it was all one cemetery. Many of the early stones are either gone or possibly grassed over - some are even hidden deep in the bushes - but there are several larger monuments still remaining. All of the recorded interments have been entered, and all stones were found in 2010 for photographs.
In 1835 Thomas Sutherland and his wife Sarah gave 1/4 acre of their land at Lot 6, Concession 8, West Gwillimbury Township, to the Weslayan Methodist Congregation for the consideration of 10 shillings. This gift for a church and cemetery fulfilled a pledge they had made in Ireland to help build a church if they succeeded in establishing a farm in the new country. A small church was built, and later in 1876, a brick church was erected. In 1887 the Church purchased an adjoining piece of land for $1 from William Barber. After the United Church of Canada was formed in 1925, Sutherland's was closed. The building itself was taken down in the early 1930s.
In the 1950s, Major Edgar Rogers of Winnipeg took over the east section of the cemetery, dividing it from the Sutherland side with a wire fence and installing stone pillars and an iron gate at the road. His parents, his wife May, and a number of Rogers and Dailey/Daley relatives were interred in this section.
Both sides of the grounds are now inactive and, as an abandoned cemetery, are under the jurisdiction of the Township. Despite the hum from the constant traffic nearby, the surrounding trees and shrubs make it a lovely and peaceful place to visit.
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- Added: 10 Oct 2012
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2468799
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