Stanhope Pioneer Cemetery & Cairn
Geographic location: Lot 10, Conc. 6. Stanhope
Current address: Boshkung Lake Rd., 500 m. off Hwy. 35
Date range: 1863 to present
Interesting facts:
Nestled among the trees on land first granted to Caleb Davis in 1866 stand three headstones marking the final resting place of some of the area's earliest pioneers. The headstones are almost illegible. A stone cairn erected near the roadway by the Township of Stanhope in 1968 lists the names of those believed to have been buried in this small cemetery.
The cairn was erected by the Township of Stanhope (1968) commemorating the pioneers listed below who died in the 1800's:
| James Hewitt | Annie Welch | ||
| Margaret Hewitt | Isaac Moray | ||
| Ben Hewitt | Hanna Moray | ||
| Elizabeth Hewitt | Charles Thomas | ||
| Fred Hewitt | Jane Ann Thomas | ||
| Philip Davies | Rebecca Cooper | ||
| Philip Davies, Jr. | Emma Cooper | ||
| Lizzie Davies | Alec Suter | ||
| Caleb Davies | John Foote | ||
| William Godwin | Mary Foote | ||
| John Benson |
Several bodies were removed from this cemetery and reburied in St. Stephens Church yard. There is no burial list or cemetery plan.
View all 5 interments at https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2553090
Public access: Yes
Current use: Cemetery
Colour photos source: Find a Grave. https://new.findagrave.com/cemetery/2553090
