St. Francis Xavier Cemetery is a part of the Brockville Cemetery. There is an older St. Francis cemetery located on the south side of Highway #2, behind the Old Protestant Cemetery and closer to the river.
The newer section of St. Francis can be accessed from the Lyn Road or by a short connecting road leading from Oakland Cemetery.
These are some random photos of this cemetery taken in 2018.
Concession: 4, Lot: 32; Location: Seeley’s, on the west side of Perth Road between Kilkenny Road and Howe Road; Cemetery Status: Closed to further burials – Twp of Elizabethtown*, GPS: 44.584538,- 75.805278
Also buried here is Mathew Booth 1796-1852 and his wife Eunice Holmes Booth 1799-1836
The cemetery comprises 14 acres of land on either side of the highway. It has been owned and operated by the City of Brockville since 1860, when all the older in-town cemeteries were closed and the graves moved into this area.
The land was purchased from the Grant Family. The land south of the highway had been granted by the Crow to Sgt. Allen Grant in 1789. This land was divided into three sections for use by the Anglicans, Roman Catholics and other Protestant denominations.
In 1890 an additional 46 acres were purchased on the north side of the highway and the area was named Oakland Cemetery.
For additional photos of these cemeteries, look on our website for Cemeteries in Elizabethtown.
From the Brockville Recorder
May 16, 1850 On purchasing land for a new cemetery
At a meeting of the town council held on Monday evening previous, tenders were received for land for a public cemetery for Brockville. There were three offers, viz.: A lot of 20 acres belonging to R.Bell, at £15 per acre, one of 15 acres belonging to Mrs. Jas. Dack, at £7 10s an acre, and a lot of 12 acres belonging to Allan Grant, at £13 per acre. It was agreed that the committee should examine the ground and when satisfied as to the most eligible site, call a public meeting of the inhabitants of the town to decide whether the corporation should purchase the ground, or be obliged to private parties for the liberty of interment, or “when this liberty cannot be obtained, that they be compelled to pitch the dead into any hole or ditch that may be most convenient to their dwellings.” Messrs. Rankin and Crawford were the only two members of the council opposed to the purchase of ground from the funds of the corporation.
Concession: 1, Lot: 28; Location: at the south end of Fulford Point Road, west of Brockville , established in 1786 – Twp of Elizabethtown*, GPS- 44.541371, -75.750953
Anyone visiting this cemetery should respect the “No Parking” signs as this is private property.
The St. Lawrence River looking towards the West (photo #22)
The origin of Lyn Cemetery is obscure, but would appear to have originated with the first church, the Union Church, built by the Methodists on the spot where the drive-sheds for the St. John the Baptist (Church of England) were later built, now a parking area east of the church on a plateau above the cemetery.
Since the Union Church was the only church for miles around, it in effect became an inter denominational, Protestant church used by several congregations including Quakers. People used to walk or ride on horseback long distances to attend a “quarterly meeting”. It is said that the first Methodist Conference to be held in Eastern Ontario of the Methodist Episcopal Church was held in it and most of the delegates were from New York State and that a number of Bishops were in attendance. Unfortunately the church was destroyed during a violent wind storm on January 13, 1890. The bricks from this church were removed and used in the building of another Methodist Church at Glen Buell.
Although the total area utilized for the cemetery is not great, the cemetery consists of several portions of tiled land and others for which no records apparently exist. The first tombstones were large pieces of flagstone, and the oldest burials are to be found in the central region of the cemetery. Indeed the depression of the old service road may yet be seen in this part of the cemetery curving south-westerly from an old gate located midway along the northern fence line. From this point, an old lane way gently rises eastward to the road, a remnant of more easy access from the days of horse drawn vehicles. (excerpts taken from the magazine “Families” Vol 22 No.4 pub in 1983 and written by George A. Neville)
Concession 3, Lot 27, Location: East side of the Village of Lyn between the Veteran’s Memorial and St. John the Baptist Anglican Church.- Lyn Cemetery Committee* – GPS- 44.577355, -75.777818
Map of Graves at the Lyn Cemetery – See post on interments for names of those buried here.
Concession 6, Lot 30 Location: East side of Highway 29, south of Glen Buell – Twp of Elizabethtown*, GPS- 44.634845, -75.838993, , The cemetery is located just north of house number 6065, Cty Rd. 29, dircetly north of the cemetery is a mowed path leading to the cemetery.- photos taken August 2016
List of Grave sites as per the Brockville Genealogical Society
Last
First
Died
Comments
Aged/Born
Anderson
Ethel A.
Nov 2, 1909
wife of Anderson John H.
Age 26 yrs
Barnart
Anna
Dec 28, 1912
see Earl, Anna
Benedict
Erue
Apr 18, 1883
see Orton, Eru
Bonsteele
Lucinda
1884
see McDougaall, Lucinda
Botsford
Alpheus
May 20, 1857
son of Chauncey & Charlotte Botsford
Age 7 yrs, 10 mo, 20 d’s
Brayton
Sallee Ann
Jan 18, 1921
wife of Brayton, Harvey
Born Oct 10 1831
Bullis
Ruby
Mar 29, 1855
companion of Clow, Homles P.
Age 42 yrs
Clark
Eva May
Feb 18, 1887
dau of Stephen & Annie Clark
Age 13 yrs, 9 mos, 16 d’s
Cowan
Ellen
1911
see Robbins, Ellen
Cummings
Mary L.
??
see Hayes, Mary L.
Dack
Ethel A.
Nov 2, 1909
see Anderson Athel A.
Derbyshire
Anna
Aug 1, 1860
see Hayes, Anna
Dodd
A.M.
Dec 16, 1858
Earl
Anna
Dec 28, 1912
wife of Earl, John
Age 72 yrs
Earl
John
Mar 29, 1896
husband of Anna
Age 61 yrs
Earl
John D
Jul 28, 1902
son of John & Anna Earl
Age 31 yrs
Evans
Nancy
May 15, 1904
see Hayes, Nancy
Gilpin
Ellen
Feb 8, 1913
see Hall, Ellen
Gilroy
Crofton
1916
husband of Lucy
Born 1846
Gilroy
Fred Benedict (2nd)
Nov 7, 1876
son of Crofton & Lucy Gilroy
Age 6 mo & 11 d’s
Gilroy
Lucy
1921
wife of Gilroy, Crofton
Born 1847
Hall
Boyd
Nov 9, 1909
husband of Ellen
Age 91 yrs
Hall
Ellen
Feb 8, 1913
wife of Hall, Boyd
Age 83 yrs
Hall
James B.
Jan 10, 1883
son of Boyd & Ellen Hall
Age 18 yrs
Hall
Lucy Ida
Nov 11, 1897
dau of Boyd & Ellen Hall
Age 25 yrs, 11 mo & 4 d’s
Hall
Margaret
Oct 6, 1878
dau of Boyd & Ellen Hall
Age 16 yrs
Hall
Mary Etta
May 3, 1888
dau of Boyd & Ellen Hall
Age 14 yrs, 4 mo & 1 d
Haskin
Ephram
Dec 4, 1881
son of P.H. & R. Haskin
age 6mo & 4 d’s
Hayes
Anna
Aug 1, 1860
wife of Hayes, Eri married 1807 & to Knowles, William in 1843
Age 71 yrs
Hayes
Dora
Jan 13, 1906
wife of Hayes, Albert
Age 38 yrs
Hayes
Edith
Jan 23, 1886
dau of Hayes, Eri & Louisa
Age 5 yrs, 22 d’s
Hayes
Edith Sophronia
Aug 10, 1894
dau of Charles & Mary Hayes
Age 2 yrs, 8 mo & 20 d’s
Hayes
Elizabeth
Aug 9, 1872
wife of Hayes, Eri (Sr.)
Age 64 yrs 5 mo
Hayes
Elizabeth Ambrozina
1942
see McDougall, Elizabeth
Hayes
Eri
Aug 20, 1893
Age 85 yrs, 6 mo, 28 d’s
Hayes
Eri
1913
husband of Mary L.
Born 1844
Hayes
Ethel L.
Jan 5, 1884
dau of Eri & Louisa Hayes
Age 6 mo
Hayes
Harvey D.
Apr 8, 1913
husband of Nancy
Age 79 yrs
Hayes
J. Broose
Aug 6, 1879
son of Eri & Louisa Hayes
Age 4 mo & 17 d’s
Hayes
Mary
Mar 9, 1863
Age 16 yrs, 10 mo
Hayes
Mary L.
??
wife of Hayes, Eri
Born 1857
Hayes
Minerva
Jan 17, 1895
wife of Hayes, Truman
Hayes
Nancy
May 15, 1904
wife of Hayes, Harvey D.
Age 66 yrs
Hayes
Turman
Feb 13, 1893
husband of Minerva
Age 51 yrs, 2 mo, 23 d’s
Hayes
William J. (B.A.)
Jan 2, 1892
during his 2nd yr in Theology in Drew Seminary, Madison, NJ
Concession 10, Lot 4, Jelly Road, east of Fly Creek Rd- Twp of Elizabethtown*, GPS: 44.765736, -75.787592, Directly beside a house at 11842 Rocksprings Road. Photos taken in August 2016
The following photos were taken in May, 2017
Listing of Grave Sites as prepared by the Brockville Genealogical Society
also known as BellCrossingCemetery (WhitehurstCemetery)
Concession: 11, Lot13; Location: Rocksprings Road; Alternate Cemetery Name: Bell Cemetery (1796-1927)- Twp of Elizabethtown*, GPS: 44.752596,-75.830426 – located next to old Bell’s School now a house on 11654 Rocksprings Road. Many stones are in poor shape, large mound in the centre of the cemetery. There is suppose to be the foundation of an old church on the right side of the cemetery, but unable to locate it. All photos taken in August 2016
Listing of grave sites as per the Brockville Genealogical Society