Ford Cemetery
Concession 12, Lot B –
20338 Talbot Line, Duart, ON N0L 1H0, Canada
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Written for the original transcription in 1983:
Ford Cemetery is a “border cemetery”, its stone records documenting early families of Aldborough Township, Elgin County and Orford Township, Kent County. The large MacCall stone (#111) also documents familial ties to the Wigle and Kratz/Scratch families of Essex County. In Orford’s Story 1827-1977 (compiled as part of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the first town meeting, 1827, edited by Charles L. D.
McLaren) on pages 48 and 49 appear the names from the official patent records of land owners of Orford Township whose final resting places are to be found in Ford Cemetery. On page 61, of the above publication, additional information is found which states that Ford Cemetery was used before a burying ground was established at Duart, Orford Township, Kent County.
Tradition has Ford Cemetery dating from 1823 with the internment of Mary Ann, only daughter of Thomas and Altha Ford. However, in the Register of Baptisms, Marriages & Deaths at St. Thomas, U.C. commencing with the establishment of the mission in July 1824 (Ontario Historical Society Papers and Records, Volume IX [1910] page 129), the children of Thomas & Altha Ford – William, Mary Ann, Robert, David and Henry – were baptized 9 September 1824 by Reverend Alexander Mackintosh, Rector and Missionary. The Ford Cemetery derives its name from the Ford farm upon whose land it is situated: Concession 12, Lot B, North Talbot Road (NTR) Survey, Aldborough Township, Elgin County.
While still in Vermont, Thomas Ford married Altha Sheppard (c1792-1869). They moved to New York State where Thomas engaged in the brewery business.
At the outbreak of the War of 1812, Thomas was pressed into service for the American cause. After the war, circa 1817, he moved his family to Upper Canada and settled on today’s Lot B, Concession 12, NTR, Aldborough Township, Elgin County, securing the title to this land from Colonel Talbot on 27th February 1824.
On July 30, 1844, Thomas Ford died and was interred in the Ford Cemetery.
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1. Small grey obelisk
South – In memory of / John / son of John & Eliza / BATES / who died / Jan. 21st 1889 / aged 23 yrs / & 11 ms /
West – In memory of / Eliza / dau of John & Eliza / BATES / who died / Aug. 12th 1876 / aged / 15 yrs / & 6 ms /2. Salmon granite obelisk
East – In memory of / Margaret / Evelyn / SMITH / wife of / Aaron MAIN / died / Feb. 22, 1906 / aged 24 years/ He giveth his beloved sleep / Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep / From which none ever / wake to weep / MAIN /
North – In memory of / Aaron MAIN / died / Aug. 4, 1938 / aged 65 years /
2.1 Pink granite on pink granite base; picture
Together forever / HAVENS / T. Gordon / HAVENS / 1918 – 1994 / Grace L. / GRAY / 1921 – 1997 / Joyful music lifts us heavenward /
3. Small black granite
LEITCH / Donald M. / 1912 – 1968 / his wife / Margaret / HAVENS / 1920 – 1976 /
4. Flat salmon granite
AVERY / In loving memory of / James / 1905 – / Anne / 1906 – 1958 /
5. Flat black granite
Margaret A. LEITCH / beloved wife of / A. Bruce BUCHANAN / married Apr. 6, 1974 / died Feb. 21, 1976 /
6. Small grey stone
Allen / son of / A. & M. E. / MAIN / died / Mar. 9, 1902 / aged 3 mos /
7. Salmon granite obelisk
In memory of / Elizabeth / wife of William MAIN / died / Sept. 17, 1895 / aged 55 yrs / & 5 ms / William D. / MAIN / died / July 22, 1927 / aged 88 yrs / Jesus has called the mother home / The flesh lies mouldering in the tomb / God grant her offspring may be blest / And meet her in eternal rest /
8. White marble slab
Sacred to the memory of / Catherine McKELLAR / wife of / James BUCHANAN / born mar. 17, 1835 / died Oct. 25, 1863 /
9. stone
In memory of / Mary / daughter of / Jas. & Catherine / BUCHANAN / died / Dec. 8, 1861 / AE 11 ms 1 d /
10. Tall grey granite>
East – Jane BARCLAY / beloved wife of / Benjamin GOODWIN / born Mar. 8, 1831 / died May 14, 1919 / GOODWIN /
North – In / memory of / George Hayward / son of / Benjamin & Jane / GOODWIN / who died / Jan. 31, 1882 / aged 19 years / & 25 days / Tis God that lifts our comfort high / Or sinks them in the grave / He gives and when he takes away / he takes but what he gave /
South – In / memory of / Benjamin GOODWIN / who died / Jan. 24, 1878 / aged / 44 years / Native of Nova Scotia / For God hath not appointed us to / Wrath, but to obtain salvation by / our Lord Jesus Christ who died for / us, that whether we wake or sleep, we / should live together in him / Thess. 5, ix, x.
10.1 Black granite pillow stone</
A. Bruce BUCHANAN / born July 18, 1915 / died July 16, 1984 / beloved husband of Margaret A. LEITCH /
10.2 Dark grey granite on grey granite base, roses in top corners
I. KNOTT / 1925 – /
10.3 Grey granite pillow stone
John A. KELLY / 1895 – 1966 /
10.4 Slanted gray granite on granite base, flowers at top
KELLY / Florence / 1901 – 1985 /
11. Salmon granite block
Little / Sadie Irene, dau of / George & Sarah L. LITTLE / fell asleep in Jesus / on her 12th birthday / Sept. 30th 1924 / Sarah Libbie McBRIDE / 1871 – 1942 / wife of George LITTLE / 1873 – 1955 /
Footstones – Father, Mother, Sadie
12. Salmon granite block
Gregor McGREGOR / 1863 – 1926 / Cora Lee his wife / 1873 – 1949 / James H., their son / 1898 – 1984 / his wife / Margaret KELLY / 1899 – 1940 / McGREGOR /
13. Grey granite block
FORD / Norman A. FORD / 1906 – 1959 / beloved husband of / Agnes I. MacMILLAN / 1916 – 1989 /
Footstone – Father
13.1 Pink granite on grey granite base, rose on left top & dove on right top
KELLY / Archibald / 1904 – 1987 / Flora E. / 1906 – 1991 /
14. Small grey sandstone
In / memory of / Charles Howard / son fo Isaac & Cecelia / THOMAS / died Feb. 15, 1895 / aged 2 yrs 4 mo 8 d / [verse illegible]
15. Small grey granite
At rest / Arthur MITCHAM / died Dec. 10, 1935 / in his 62nd year /
16. Small white marble with lamb motif; broken
son of / J. & R. MORNINGSTAR / died Oct. 26, 1883 / AE 2 yrs 9 ms 8 ds /
[Note: the 1881 Aldborough census shows a son Fred MORNINGSTAR, age 4 months]
17. Salmon granite obelisk
South – Sarah A. / TAYLOR / wife of / John T. BOGART / died / June 17, 1886 / aged 56 y’rs / 3 mo’s & 3 dys / Josephine / BOGART / 1857 – 1946 /
North – John T. / BOGART / died / Mar. 24, 1897 / aged 73 yrs / 4 mo’s & 5 days /
East – John T. / died / Aug. 19, 1866 / aged 8 mo’s / & 26 days / Herman / died / Jan. 26, 1875 / aged 2 y’rs / children of / J. T. & S. A. BOGART /
18. East – McCALLUM / In memory of / Alex McCALLUM / who died / Jan. 10, 1863 / aged 34 yrs & 8 mos / I am not lost, for we in Heaven / shall one day meet again /
19. Small grey sandstone with open book at top
In memory of / Neil J. / son of / James N. & Mary / RUTHVEN / died Feb. 3, 1882 / aged 22 yrs / 11 mos & 8 d’s / We lov’d him yes, no tongue can tell / How much we lov’d him and how well / God lov’d him too, and thought it best / to take him home with Him to rest /
20. White marble slab; broken
John Alex / beloved son of / James N. & Mary RUTHVEN / died Nov. 20, 1862 / AE 1 yr 9 ms 10 ds /
21. White marble obelisk
South – [three masted ship design] – Here lie the / mortal remains of / Neil RUTHVEN / who departed / this life / Jan. 22, 1860 / aged 70 years / 7 ms / [verse illegible] / Psalm 107:29.30 /
West – Erected by their sons John, Hugh, Ja’s. / Arch’d, Colin, Geo. / & Duncan /
North – Here lie the / remains of / Sarah GILLIES / daughter of / Colin GILLIES / & wife of / Neil RUTHVEN / who departed this life / Apr. 1, 1859 / aged 59 y’s 7 ms / [verse illegible] /
East – Janet / daughter of / Neil & Sarah / RUTHVEN / who departed this / life / Oct. 6, 1860 / aged 28 years /
22. White marble slab; broken
James N. RUTHVEN / died / Mar. 9, 1862 / AE 33 yrs 9 ms / 9 [?] ds /
23. White marble; broken; rose and clasped hands
George RUTHVEN, M.D. / son of / Capt. Neil & Sarah / RUTHVEN / died / March 27, 1867 / aged 31 years / [verse illegible] /
24. Mary RUTHVEN / youngest daughter of / Capt. Neil & Sarah / RUTHVEN / died / April 19, 1867 / aged 27 years / [verse illegible] /
25. Salmon granite obelisk
East – In memory of / Hugh RUTHVEN / who died / Aug. 16, 1873 / AE 49 y’s / also Annie / daut’r of Hugh & Sarah RUTHVEN / died Apr. 15, 1871 / AE 8 dys / Erected by his wife / RUTHVEN /
North – In memory of / Sarah McLAREN / wife of / Hugh RUTHVEN / died / May 30, 1904 / aged 73 yrs / 18 ds /
Footstone – Father
26. Small white marble
James G. / son of / Colin & Margaret / RUTHVEN / died Oct. 14, 1881 / aged 2 mos / [verse illegible] /
27. Cement tank; buried
South – [metal plate] – Colin RUTHVEN / born Feb. 26, 1834 / died Nov. 14, 1914 /
North – Margaret RUTHVEN / born Jan. 5, 1843 / died April 16, 1915 /
28. White double marble slab, rose and harp
Maria E. / died / Feb. 7, 1862 / aged / 9 mos / Robert A. / died / July 2, 1860 / aged / 2 ys & 11 ds / children of Hugh & Elizabeth LAIRD / [verse illegible] /
29. Small white marble
In memory of / John / son of Archibald & Mary / McDONALD / died / Apr. 11, 1871 / aged 1 yr 10 ms / & 12 ds / [verse illegible]
30. Brown granite block on grey granite block
Catherine / daughter of / John & Margaret / CAMPBELL / July 31, 1852 / Nov. 16, 1921 /
31. Small white marble slab
Only sleeping / Alberta L. / dau of / Abraham & / Catherine / ROOME / died Jan. 20, 1875 / AE 2 yrs 17 ds /
32. In / memory of / Abraham ROOME / who died / Oct. 1, 1878 / aged 40 years / Gone but not forgotten /
33. Grey cement block
In / memory of / Catherine / wife of / John MORGAN / died June 5, 1904 / aged 61 years / MORGAN /
34. White marble slab
Russel / son of / John & Elizabeth / McLAREN / died Aug. 23, 1877 / AE 1 yr 10 m’s / & 30 d’s /
35. Salmon granite obelisk
East – In memory of / John McEWEAN / died / May 15, 1899 / aged 77 yrs / & 15 days / A faithful friend a companion dear / A tender parent lieth here / Great is the loss we here sustain / But hope in heaven to meet again /
South – McEWEAN
36. White marble slab; broken
[first name missing] Lewis / who died / June 6, 1859 / AE 23 yrs 6 ms & 18 d’s / [verse illegible]
37. Black granite
KELLY / Grace I. / 1907 – 1970 / James S. / 1901 – 1983 /
38. KELLY / Ella WOODS beloved wife of / Wm. KELLY / died Aug. 2nd 1933 aged 57 yrs / Wm. KELLY / died Apr. 23rd 1935 aged 68 yrs /
Footstones – Father, Mother
39. Grey sandstone obelisk
In memory of / Jacob ANTHES / died Jan. 25 / 1893 / aged 64 ys 5 ms / & 21 ds / Sopia [sic] / M. / wife of the above / died Apr. 24, / 1891 / aged 62 yr 1 mo / & 21 ds / ANTHES /
40. Grey granite block on light grey base; Masonic Lodge emblem
MacCALLUM / Royden Sinclair / 1901 – 1976 / beloved husband of / Mary Emily LITTLE / 1904 – 1974 /
Footstones – Father, Mother
41. Black granite block on grey cement base
South – Erected A.D. 1908 / In memory of / Pater James McCOLL Nat 1780 Obit 1859 / from Knapdale Argyleshire Scotland in 1841 / Father Angus McCOLL Nat 1817 Obit 1885 / Mater Mary McCALLUM Nat 1810 Obit 1870 / son James McCOLL Nat 1842 Obit 1890 / Interred in Paterson Cemetery / son John McCOLL Nat 1839 Obit 1899 / Interred in Rodney cemetery / Also an uncle and Two Brother & Sister / Obit at an early adult aged 1848-1875 / Son Duncan McCOLL Nat 1844 Obit ____ / Sister Mary McC. JAMIESON Nat 1846 Obit ____ / “Do Ye Now Believe” /
42. White marble slab
Gone home / Mary / wife of / Angus J. McCOLL / died / Nov. 8, 1870 / aged 58 yrs & 10 m / A native of Argyleshire / [verse illegible]
43. White marble slab with willow motif
James / McCOLL / died / June 7, 1859 / aged 79 yrs / [verse illegible]
44. Grey sandstone obelisk
East – Isabella MacCALL / died / May 30, 1904 / in her 79th year / MacCOLL /
South – In memory of / Mary MacCOLL / beloved wife of / Donald MacCOLL / 4th Con of Aldborough / daughter of / Dugald & Mary / MacCOLL / formerly of Balleynindale / Lismore Argyleshire / born Sep. 18, 1819 / died Feb. 21, 1886 /
West – In memory of / Donald McCALL / son of Donald & / Mary McCALL / formerly of / Aughnagrosh / Lismore, Scotland / born Jan. 9, 1819 / died at Aldborough / Jan. 24, 1903 / aged 84 years /
45. White marble slab
In / memory of / Dugald MacCOLL / who died / March 3, 1870 / in his 98th year / A native of Lismore / Argyleshire / Scotland /
46. White marble slab
In / memory of / Euphemia CAMPBELL / wife of the late / Allen CAMERON / died Sept. 7, 1886 / aged 87 yrs 3 ms 11 ds / Native of Argyleshire / Scotland /
47. White marble slab; broken
In / memory of / Allan CAMERON / A ship carpenter / who died / Jan. 8, 1853 / aged 68 yrs / A native of the / Isle of Mull / Scotland /
48. Small white marble slab, lamb motif
George / son of / G. & M. J. / DALRYMPLE / died / Aug. 12, 1866 / AE 1 yr 2 m’s / & 3 d’s /
49. Pink granite obelisk
East – In / memory of / A. M. CAMPBELL / died / Jan. 10, 1882 / aged / 41 yrs 5 mos / and 18 days / I rest in hope of a glorious immortality /
North – In memory of / George / died / Mar. 4, 1874 / aged / 3 yrs 4 mos 13 dys / Mary / died / Sept. 18, 1874 / aged / 2 yrs 21 dys / children of / Archibald M. & Nancy / CAMPBELL /
West – In memory of / William A. / 1878 – 1947 /
South – In memory of / Nancy / wife of / A. M. CAMPBELL / born Mar. 8, 1847 / died May 30, 1916 /
50. Red granite block on grey base
ROSS / Hugh ROSS / died Oct. 21, 1887 / aged 81 years / Margaret McLAREN / wife of the above / died Nov. 12, 1906 / aged 80 years / Duncan ROSS / died Aug. 15, 1850 / aged 56 years / Natives of Scotland /
51. Grey sandstone slab
In memory of / Marg’t CARSWELL / wife of / Don’d McINTYRE / died / Jan. 13, 1891 / AE 88 ys /
52. White marble slab
In memory of / Donald / McINTYRE / died / May 30, 1880 / AE 85 yrs / A native of Scotland /
53. White marble slab
In memory of / Christiana / wife of / Alex GOULET / who died / Jan. 29, 1859 / AE 26 yrs 11 ms & 9 ds / [verse illegible] /
54. Medium brownish grey tablet; thistle and flower design
To the memory of / Jennat ROBERTSON / Native of Athole Perth / Shire Scotland wife of / John McDONALD mason / who departed this life / Oct. 31, 1840 aged 53 years / [verse illegible]
55. White marble slab with willow motif
In / memory of / Agnes / wife of / Alex’r McCOLL / A native of Lismore / Argyleshire Scotland / who departed this life / April 22, 1849 / aged 40 years /
56. Salmon granite block
East – MacCOLL / 1800 – 1925 / Cole Deum Serva regem / Alexander MacCOLL 1800 – 1877 / his wife Agnes 1808 – 1849 / their son Alexander 1830 – 1910 / his wife / Catherine CARMICHAEL 1830 – 1923 / their family / Archibald, Alexander, Annie, Margaret C., Elizabeth, Hugh C., Mary Frances / also Mary Agnes MacNICHOL/ 1906 – 1970 /
West – Annie MacCOLL / 1861 – 1929 / Archibald MacCOLL / 1859 – 1934 /
57. Small red granite slab
Annie Bell / dau of / Thos. N. & Laura / FORD / died Dec. 13, 1880 / AE 5 mos 5 d’s / This little one but tasted / the cup of pain and woe / And then away she hasted / Where joys unceasing flow /
58. Small grey sandstone slab
Infant son of / Norman & Cynthia / FORD / died Apr. 23, 1904 / aged 5 days /
59. Red granite block on grey granite base
At rest / Thomas N. FORD / died Dec. 28, 1917 / in his 69th year / his wife / Laura BUCHAN / died June 19, 1920 / in her 78th year / Ford /
60. Red granite needle spire on grey stone base
East – In / memory of / Norman FORD / died / Jan. 8, 1882 / aged 54 yrs / Farewell my wife and children all / From you a father Christ doth call / Mourn not for me it is in vain / To call me to your sight again /
North – In / memory of / Janet TAIT / wife of / Norman FORD / died / Feb. 15, 1912 / aged 87 yrs / I come, I come at thy command / I give my spirit to thy hand / Stretch forth thine everlasting arms / And shield me in the last alarms /
61. Rose granite slab, curved top
In / memory of / Aggie / dau of / Norman & Janet / FORD / died Apr. 9, 1877 / AE 14 yrs 3 mos / & 25 dys / At length my arms embrace my Lord / Now let their vigour cease /At last my eyes my Saviour see / Now let them close in peace /
62. Salmon granite obelisk
East – In memory of / James FORD / died / Feb. 25, 1885 / aged / 31 yrs 11 mos / & 18 days / Sorrow breathe forgiveness o’er us / All our weakness thou dost know / Thou didst tread this earth before us / Thou didst feel its keenest woe / Lone and dreary faint and weary / Through the desert thou didst go / Ford /
North – In memory of / Mary Jane / McGUGAN / wife of / James FORD / 1860 – 1930 /
63. Grey sandstone obelisk
East – In memory of / John McLAREN / died / Jan. 21, 1902 / aged 68 yrs / & 9 mos / McLAREN /
South – In memory of / Elizabeth / wife of / John McLAREN / died / Oct. 8, 1923 / aged 85 years / At rest /
West – Mary / died Mar. 22, 1864 / aged 10 ms & 21 ds / Russell / died Aug. 23, 1877 / aged 1 yr 10 ms / & 20 ds / children of J. & E. McLAREN /
North – In memory of / Duncan / son of / John & Elizabeth / McLAREN / died / Jan. 22, 1890 / aged 22 yrs / 5 ms & 11 ds / Asleep in Jesus blessed sleep / From which none ever wake to weep / A calm and undisturbed repose / Unbroken by the last of foes /
64. Small white marble slab
Mary / dau of J. & E. / McLAREN / died / Mar. 22, 1861 / AE 10 ms 21 d / [verse illegible] /
64.1 base, no stone
65. White marble slab with wreath motif
James McLAREN / died / Feb. 12, 1835 / AE 53 yrs / A native of / Perthshire Scotland / Chistiena SINCLAIR / wife of James McLAREN / died / Sept. 2, 1827 / age 45 years / A native of Scotland / Parish of [illegible] / County of Perth / Blessed are the dead / who die in the Lord / Emigrated to New York 1797 / to Canada 1819 /
66. White marble slab
In memory of / Robert BUCHANAN / died / July 9, 1853 / AE 61 yrs / Native of Perthshire / Scotland / [verse illegible] /
67. White marble
John / died April 29, 1844 / AE 20 yrs 10 ms 8 ds / Duncan / died Nov. 29, 1849 / AE 18 yrs 11 ms 3 ds / James D. / died May 1, 1827 / AE 1 yr 1 m 15 d / children of / Robert & Margaret BUCHANAN /
68. White marble slab, broken
In memory of / Daniel McINTYRE/ died / Oct. [possibly “1″], 1831 / aged 39 years / A native of Perthshire / Scotland / [verse illegible] /
69. White marble slab
Isabella CATTENA [ may be CATTANACH ] / A native of Inverness Shire / Scotland / died / Aug. 11, 1863 / aged 63 years / [verse illegible] /
70. White marble slab
Christina F. / wife of / Wm. COSGROVE / died / Aug. 31, 1864 / aged 31 yrs / [verse illegible ] /
71. White marble slab
In memory of / Catherine / wife of / Alexander FORBES / who died / Mar. 3, 1874 / in the 76 year / of her age / A native of Argyleshire / Scotland / [verse illegible] /
72. White marble slab with willow motif
In memory of / Alexander FORBES / who died / July 1, 1871 / aged 50 years / & 6 mos / [verse illegible] /
73. Salmon over grey granite
FORBES / Peter FORBES / died Oct. 13th 1906 / aged 84 yrs 2 mos / & 11 days / At rest /
74. Red granite obelisk
South – In memory of / John McKAY / born Foot [sic] Garry / Manitoba / Aug. 23rd 1814 / died / Jan. 18th 1906 /
East – In memory of / Margaret McBRIDE / wife of John McKAY / born in Argyleshire / Scotland / Mar. 12th 1822 / died Nov. 22, 1897 / John S. McKAY / born in Aldboro 1860 / died in Montreal 1932 /
North – Angus R. McKAY / Barrister / who died at Toronto / Jan. 5th 1884 / born at Aldboro / Sept. 21st 1852 / son of John & Margaret / McKAY / Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard / Neither have entered into the / heart of man the things which / God hath prepared for them that love Him. 1 Cor. 2:9 /
75. White marble slab
Maggie / died / Sep. 7 / 1866 / AE 3 yrs 6 ms / Effie / died / July 25, 1851 / AE 26 d / children of J. & M. McKAY / [verse illegible] /
76. Open book style
In memory of / Dea. Arch’ld CAMPBELL / died / Dec’r 10, 1872 / AE 72 yrs / Nancy / wife of the above / died June 14, 1894 / AE 94 yrs / Native of Argyleshire / Scotland / [verse illegible] /
77. Red granite slab upright
In / memory of / Jennie / died Jan. 10, 1892 / AE 47 yrs / Margaret / died Aug. 12, 1861 / AE 13 yrs / daughters of Archibald / & Nancy CAMPBELL /
78. Small white stone with angel motif
In memory of / Lucinda / dau of / James & Sarah A. / RUTHVEN / died / May 16, 1866 / aged 6 yrs 7 ms / 16 dys /
79. Bird and open gates motif
In memory of / William WING / died / Sep. 29, 1893 / aged 67 years / & 11 ms / his wife / Catherine / died June 13, 1923 / aged 87 years / & 4 ms / A loving friend, a companion dear / A tender parent lieth here / Great is the loss that we sustain / But hope in heaven to meet again /
North – William M. / WING / died / Apr. 2, 1873 / aged 3 yrs / & 1 mo /
80. White stone with lamb motif
In memory of / William Miller / son of / William & Catherine / WING / died / April 2, 1873 / aged / 3 yrs 1 mo & 23 d’s /
81. Rest in peace / Fred SCHAFFER / Feb. 27, 1896 / July 23, 1941 / Louise SCHAFFER / Nov. 30, 1899 / Oct. 1, 1982 /
82. KELLY / Alexander KELLY / 1858 – 1914 / his wife / Letitia GOBEE [stone is inscribed “GOBEE”, but should be “GOBLE” ] / 1864 – 1938 / William A. KELLY / 1885 – 1927 / his wife / Mabel FERGUSON / 1886 – 1980 / infant son / Kenneth 1920 /
Footstones – Father, William
83. Light black granite, wide decorative scroll at top on grey granite base
KELLY / James / 1848 – 1941 / Margaret / 1860 – 1952 /
84. Large black granite
At rest / Annie beloved wife of / Robert KELLY / died Apr. 16th 1911 / aged 41 years / 7 mos 26 ds / their son Robert / died Sept. 28, 1907 / aged 1 year & 28 ds / Robert KELLY / died July 8th 1938 / aged 76 years / Rosa his beloved wife / died March 19th 1951 aged 84 / KELLY /
Footstone – Father, Robert
85. Large granite stone with urn
In memory of / James KELLY / died Apr. 3rd 1900 aged 78 years / Gone but not forgotten / Mary / his wife / died July 4th 1903 aged 76 years / KELLY /
86. White marble slab with willow motif
Margaret McCOLLUM / wife of / James McMILLAN / died Dec. 15, 1866 / aged 31 yrs / [verse illegible] /
87. Roses, hand and book design
Robert MUNRO / died / July 16, 1865 / aged 50 years /
88. Large white slab
Farewell / Farquhar / son of / Arch’d & / Catherine / McDONALD / died / Sept. 28, 1858 / aged 24 years / also their dau / Nancy died / July 10, 1872 / aged / 32 y’s & 8 m’s /
89. Large white stone, repaired
In / memory of / James / son of / Archibald & Catharine / McDONALD / died Feb. 2, 1875 / aged 37 yrs / 1 mo & 20 dys / also their son / Daniel / died / Feb. 23 [or 28] 1875 / aged 33 [or 38] yrs. / & 5 ms /
90. Base and two pieces
In / memory of / Donald / CAMPBELL / died May 15, 1876 / AE 80 yrs / his wife / Margaret / died Jan. 19, 1891 / AE 83 yrs / [verse illegible] /
91. Large white slab with willow motif
In / memory of / Alexander McNAB/ who died / 1830 aged 65 yrs / also / Mary / his wife / who died / 1829 / aged 66 years / Both natives of Argyleshire / Scotland /
92. Large white slab
Altha / wife of / Thomas FORD / died / Dec. 9, 1869 / aged 77 yea’s / A native of Vermont /
93. Large white slab
In / memory of / Thomas FORD / A native of Edinborough / Scotland / who died / 1 July 1844 / aged 70 y’rs /
94. White slab in three pieces
In / memory of / William FORD / died / Sep. 14, 1859 / AE 47 yrs /
95. Double stone, rose motif
William B. / died / Apr. 20, 1873 / aged 10 yrs / 5 mos & 5 days / Jennet / died / Jan. 1, 1873 / aged 12 yrs / 5 ms & 12 ds / Norman / died / Mar. 23, 1868 / aged / 9 mos & 23 ds / also an infant son / April 14, 1875 / children of Thos. & Ellen / FORD /
96. South – In / memory of / Archie C. / son of John & Elizabeth / McLAREN / died Sept. 8, 1901 / aged 36 years / 4 ms 4 ds / Gone not from memory / Nor from love /
East – In / memory of / Duncan / McLAREN / died / Dec. 22, 1891 / aged 85 years / 2 ms & 14 ds / native of York State, U.S. /
North – In / memory of / Euphemia / wife of / Duncan McLAREN / died Sep. 2nd 1848 / aged 41 years / Native of North Knapdale / Argyleshire Scotland /
West – Chistena / McLAREN / 1872 – 1959 /
97. Infant son of / William & Norma / PETERSON / died / May 29, 1901 / aged 5 days /
98. Large black granite
East – FORD / John FORD / born Aug. 11, 1802 / died Aug. 24, 1872 / Margaret / GILLIES / wife of John FORD / born Dec. 22, 1809 / died Mar. 30, 1886 / Native of Scotland /
West – Thomas / 1827 – 1852 / Henrietta / 1838 – 1860 / Eliza / 1842 – 1866 / Jane / 1843 – 1844 / Margaret / 1829 – 1850 / children of John & Margaret FORD /
99. White layered stone
South – There is rest in God / In memory of / William F. ROOME / died / May 6, 1873 / aged 66 yrs & 1 dy /
East – In memory of / Catherine McLEAN / wife of William ROOME / died May 28, 1862 / aged 47 yrs / 6 mos & 14 dys /
100. In memory of / Helen POOL / beloved wife of / William MOVBRAY / died July 19, 1841 / aged 29 years / Native of Dumfries Scotland / MOWBRAY /
101. Willow motif
Sacred to the memory of / Isabella McPHERSON / wife of the late / Arch’d McINTIRE / died / Nov. 9, 1860 / aged 80 years / A native of Argyleshire / Scotland / [verse illegible] / Rev. 14:13 /
102. Two willows, hand & book
Samuel GILMORE / died / May 26, 1875 / aged 83 years / 1 month & 14 days /
103. Large white slab with willow
In memory of / Mary / wife of / Samuel GILMORE / died / June 28, 1867 / AE 72 yrs / A faithful friend, companion dear / A tender mother lieth here / Great is the loss that we sustain / But hope in heaven to meet again /
104. Grey monolith with four sides
East – In / memory of / Mary PATTERSON / beloved wife of / Archibald McKELLAR / died Jan. 24, 1857 / AE 44 yrs 8 mos & 12 ds / [stone gouged] Argyle [Scot]land /
North – In / memory of / Archibald McKELLAR / died / Sept. 28, 1887 / aged 85 yrs / & 10 ms / Native of Argyle / Scotland /
105. Old stone, crumbling, in three pieces on ground
In / memory of / Rob’t McKELLER / died Dec. 28, 1867 / [broken] 25 yrs 6 ms / 19 ds / [verse illegible] /
106. Grey monolith
In / memory of / Margaret / McKELLAR / died May 17, 1888 / aged 95 years / Native of Argyleshire Scotland / [verse illegible] / McKELLAR /
107. Clasped hands motif
In / memory of / Donald McKELLAR / A native of Argyleshire / Scotland / died / Apr. 24, 1874 / aged 77 yrs / [verse illegible] /
108. Clasped hands motif
Ellen / wife of / Donald McKELLAR / died May 16, 1884 / AE 84 yrs & 7 ms / A native of Argyleshire / Scotland /
109. Basket of flowers motif
In / memory of / Donald / son of Donald & Ellen / McKELLAR / who died / Oct. 4, 1872 / AE 25 yrs 2 mos / & 4 ds /
110. Small white slab with bird motif
In / memory of / Annie / who died / Aug. 21, 1872 / AE 6 yrs / also / Ellen / died Aug. 14, 1870 / AE 2 m’s & 2 ds / children of Peter & Mary / McKELLAR /
111. Very large black stone with Family (Crest) Memorial
Justiut Sidera Fulgent / The McCOLL Brothers / Associated in trade for nigh half a century & dwelt here / in Aldborough till 1861-6 Stratford 1866-7 / London 1871-7-8 / Toronto 1877-1891-1908 / their family came from Scotland in 1842 / having moved out of their Melford lands in 1838 / which Colonel John Campbell-MacNeil Mheilleird / sold to a powder company / this nobleman died 1861 at Melford Cottage / Their father John McCOLL Nat 1796 Obt 1872 being the youngest member of four brothers and five sisters nearly all of / whom lived to be over or near four score years. Their father Angus died in 1829 / And their mother Catherine PATERSON in 1838 at an advanced aged / Their sister Catherine RUTHVEN & family came to Aldborough in 1818 / She died in 1868. Two bros. James and Neil came later on. / James died in 1868. Neil died at Guelph in 1886 age 92 yrs / Their mother Mary BUCHANAN b 1803 at Lismore, d 1892 at Toronto / The Bro. Angus Nat. 1834 at Kilmelfort Argyleshire Obt 1916 / Nup Mary LEONARD a near relative of the divine poet Wm. COWPER / At Chatham in 1866 / their children Alfred Walpole b. 1867, C. Clare 1874, Ernest L. 1881 / The bro. John Nat 1841 at Glasgow Obt 1918 / Nup Emma WOLFE at London in 1878 / their children John WOLFE b. 1881, Frederick G. 1893-5 aet 21 mos , Dorothy 1888, Monica K., 1889, Brian B., 1892, Naomi P., 1894 / “Be ye also ready. Lord I will follow thee” /
Reverse side – MacCOLL A. D. 1796 – 1908 / Tha sean as og a dol sios don uaigh / Air lag a’s laider Tha’m bas a toirt Boadh / P. Grannd 1842-38 / Bro. Duncan Nat 1838 obt 1870 his wife / Catherine WIGLE Nat apud 1846 obt 1904 / their child Clarence Victor 1869-70 aet 9 weeks / their son Lewis E. Nat 1865 / his wife Obt 1896 at Gosfield in 1886, their dau Vera L. Nat 1894 / their dau Marion V. Nat 1867 / Nup Eli John KRATZ at Gosfield Jn 1886 / their children Angus Keith Nat 1887, Thrift, 1891 / Sister Christena Nat 1835 Obt 1873, her husband / Donald McGUGAN Nat apud 1825 Obt 1901 / their child John Duncan 1872-1873 aet 9 months / their son Dr. W. Arthur Nat 1868 / Nup Lucia Page OWEN at Denver in 1906 / their dau Mary Catherine Nat 1864 to Brandon 1906 / Nup John Mc L. ROBERTSON at Toronto in 1891 /their children Olive Nat apud 1892, Ross 1894, Stewart, 1897, John 1900 / The reader’s death is yet to come . May his name then be found in the book of life / Jesus says I am the way, the truth, and the life / This memorial was inspired by the love for kith and kin – of whom there are five generations in lives and deaths on record here extending over a century of time / Future records might still be made thereon /
Footstones: J. McC. 1796-1872 ; M. B. McC. 1803 – 1892; C. W. McC. F. 1846-1904; D. McC. 1838 – 1870/ C.V. 1870; D. McC. 1836 – 1873; J. C. 1873 /
112. Red granite; Masonic crest
KELLY / John KELLY / died Sept. 17, 1908 / aged 52 yrs & 8 mos /
113. Granite stone, low to ground
Henry H. KELLY / 1867 – 1948 /
114. Mother / Altha FORD / wife of / T. N. HAVENS / died Dec. 26, 1913 / in her 564th / year / Thomas N. HAVENS / died Sept. 26, 1929 / in his 75th year / Havens /
115. HAVENS / Wm. Wesley / 1881 – 1960 / his wife / Mary KELLY / 1892 – 1978 /
116. Red granite
At rest / Ida M. LEE / wife of / W. W. HAVENS / 1889 – 1911 / HAVENS /
117. Red granite
LEE / Sidney / 1850 – 1934 / Lorena / 1852 – 1934 /
Footstones – Father, Mother
118. Grey granite, Masonic crest
LEE / In memory of / William LEE / died Dec. 30, 1904 / aged 45 years /
119. Small white stone with lamb motif
In / memory of / James & Catherine / MAIN / died Oct. 23, 1882 / aged 6 yrs 10 ms / & 22 ds /
120. Red granite ground stone
William / 1873 – 1925 / Norma / 1875 – 1923 / PETERSON /
121. Grey stone on base
In / memory of / Margaret / wife of / Edwin GILBERT / died Mar. 24, 1906 / aged 73 years / At rest / GILBERT /
122. Grey stone in two pieces behind #125 & #123
Flora / McKELLAR / died / Apr. 21, 1915 / aged 87 yrs / McKELLAR /
123. John / son of / Nicholas & Mary / McPHAIL / died / Aug. 6, 1862 / age 26 years /
124. White slab with willow motif
In / memory of / Mary / wife of / Nicale McPHILE [Nicholas McPHAIL] / who died / May 5, 1851 / aged 48 years / Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord /
125. White marble with hand pointing upwards
In / memory of / Nicholas McPHAIL / died / April 1, 1877 / aged 76 years / 2 mos / A native of Argyleshire / Scotland / Father thou art gone to rest / We will not weep for thee / For thou art now where oft on earth / Thy spirit longed to be /
126. Small pile of crumbled stone, inscriptions illegible
127. Willow motif
Gone but not forgotten / In memory of / Alexander / son of / James & Nancy / CAMPBELL / died Mar. 15, 1877 / aged / 33 yrs 7 mos / [verse illegible] /
128. In memory of / Daniel / son of / James & Nancy / CAMPBELL / died / Mar. 18, 1871 / AE 23 yrs & 1 mo / [verse illegible] /
129. Clasped hands motif
In / memory of / Nancy McNAUGHTON / wife of / James CAMPBELL / who died / Nov. 25th 1902
130. White slab with willow
In memory of / James / beloved husband of / Nancy CAMPBELL / died / June 5, 1884 / AE 76 yrs / [verse illegible] /
131. Four sided monolith on base
South – Sacred / to the memory of / Duncan McINTYRE / of Orford / died Mar. 16, 1883 / aged 79 years / Native of / Kilmartin Argyleshire / Scotland / He that overcometh shall inherit all things / and I will be his God and he should be my son / Rev. 21:7 /
East – Sacred / to the memory of / Nancy / dau of / Duncan & Nancy / McINTYRE / died / Sept. 10, 1849 / aged 3 years / & 15 days / A few short years of evil pass / We reach the happy shore / When death divided friends at last / Shall meet to part no more /
North – Sacred / to the memory of / John McINTYRE / of Orford / departed this life / Aug. 23, 1864 / aged / 32 years / Tis God that lifts our comforts high / Or sinks them in the grave / He give and when he takes away / He takes but what he gave /
West – Sacred / to the memory of / Nancy McINTYRE / wife of / Duncan McINTYRE / of Orford / of the Baptist persuasion / slept in Jesus / Oct. 15, 1865 / aged 57 years / Many daughters have done virtuously / but thou excellest them all /
132. Rose motif
Nancy / daughter of / Thos. & Christine / FORD / died / Apr. 18, 1838 / aged 2 yrs / & 9 ms /
133. Bird motif
Mary / daughter of / A. & C. GILLIS / died / Jan. 18, 1866 / AE 3 yrs 9 ms & 6 ds /
134. White slab with willow
In memory of / Alex CAMPBELL / who died / Mar. 30, 1842 / AE 29 yrs / A native of Argyle / shire Scotland / [verse illegible] /
135. Willow and buildings
In / memory of / Arch’d CAMPBELL / who died / Nov. 27, 1838 / aged 28 yrs / A native of Argyle / shire Scotland / erected by / his brother John CAMPBELL, Orford / The three sons and one daughter / of John CAMPBELL / who died under / two months /
136. White slab with willows
In / memory of / John CUNNINGHAM / a native of Ayrshire / Scotland / who died / Mar. 18, 1853 / aged 61 yrs / & 4 ms /
138. Modern red granite
McDONALD / John McDONALD / died Nov. 27th 1869 / aged 47 years / his wife Ann / died Nov. 19th 1906 / aged 73 years / At rest /
139. Large white slab, broken, lying against #138
In / memory of / Margaret / wife of / John CUNNINGHAM / who died / June 18, 1863 / AE 73 yrs 4 ms & 16 ds / A native of Arguile shire / Scotland /
140. In / memory of / Hugh McPHAIL / a native of / Kilmichael Glassry / in Argyleshire Scotland / died / Oct’r 1, 1859 / aged 68 yrs /
141. Large white slab with willow motif
Erected by / Hugh McPHAIL / in memory of his wife / Mary CURRIE / a native of Scotland / Kilmichael Glassry / in Argyleshire Scotland / died / July 22, 1857 / aged 69 years / [verse illegible] /
142. Clasped hands motif
Farewell / In / memory of / John McPHAIL / died / Feb. 6, 1874 / aged 51 years / & 8 mos / This humble token of respect / To thy loved memory we erect / Though mouldering here my body lied / We trust to meet thee in the skies /
143. Grey stone on base with open book
John / CUNNINGHAM / died / Jan. 6, 1893 / aged 70 yrs / 3 ms 12 ds / Ann / wife of / John CUNNINGHAM / died June 9, 1864 / aged 39 yrs / 5 ms 28 ds / Laura C. / daughter of the above / died July 4, 1864 / aged 3 mos 1 day /
144. Stone broken in two pieces; appears to be an earlier stone for Ann & Laura Cunningham (see #143)
In / memory of / _nn / Cu………..m [probably CUNNINGHAM] / died 9th June 1864 / aged 39 yrs 5 ms 27 ds / A native of Argyleshire / Scotland / Laura C. / daughter of the above / died 4th July 1864 / aged 3 mos & 1 day /
145. Black granite
West – Hamilton TERRY / July 31, 1856 / April 10, 1941 / his wife / Catherine BROCK / April 30, 1860 / Feb. 1, 1939 / Terry /
East – Arlington B. / died Sept. 15, 1893 / aged 2 yrs 4 mos / Kathleen / died Jan. 16, 1904 / aged 2 yrs 10 mos / Minnie / died Nov. 5, 1907 / aged 3 yrs 10 mos / children of / H. & C. TERRY /
146. Low grey granite
BUCHAN / Norman D. (Donald) / 1896 – 1970 / Gladys A. KELLY / 1901 – 1964 / Phyllis BUCHAN GOOD / 1923 – 1990 /
Footstones – Father, Mother, Phyllis
147. Large grey granite
At rest / John BUCHAN / died Nov. 28, 1921 / aged 69 years / Mary Ann FORD / wife of / John BUCHAN / 1858 – 1930 / John Blake BUCHAN / 1886 – 1973 / BUCHAN /
Footstones – Father, Mother
148. Broken stone and piece of stone
We hope to meet in heaven / In memory of / [rest broken off ]
149. Broken stone, two pieces, lying in front of #148
In memory of / Mary / dau of Neil & Mary / BUCHAN / died / March 16, 1881 / aged 22 years / [verse illegible] /
150. In / memory of / Neil BUCHAN / who died / May 22, 1873 / aged 62 years / Native of Argyleshire / Scotland / Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord / from henceforth, Yea saith the Spirit the rest / from their labours and their works to follow them /
151. White slab with hand pointing upward
In / memory of / James / son of / Neil & Mary / BUCHAN / who died / Mar. 4, 1869 / aged 17 yrs / 5 m & 2 ds /
152. Large brown granite on base
East – Daniel Neil BUCHAN 1854 – 1928 / his wife / Euphemia RUTHVEN / 1857 – 1948 / their daughter / Mary Bell BUCHAN / wife of William C. CUTHBERTSON / 1883 – 1929 / BUCHAN /
South – James R. BUCHAN / 1887 – 1965 / his beloved wife / Ina L. MOWBRAY / 1908 – 1952 / their son / Daniel M. BUCHAN 1935 – 1990/
North – BUCHAN
Footstones – Mother, Mary Bell, Father, Mother
153. White slab
Gone home / In memory of / Deborah / wife of / James PANGBORN / who died / July 6, 1853 / aged 74 years
154. White slab with willow
Catherine / daughter of / John & / Sarah McDONALD / died / July 21, 1853 / AE 17 yrs & 5 ms / Native of Scotland / Argyleshire /
155. Large tall red granite with urn
West – John CAMPBELL / died / Aug. 8, 1890 / aged 85 years / A native of / Argyleshire / Scotland / CAMPBELL /
South – Donald J. / CAMPBELL / died / Jan. 12, 1911 / aged 67 yrs /
West – Margaret / wife of / John CAMPBELL / died / Sept. 16, 1903 / aged 89 yrs /
156. South – In / memory of / Isabella / McDONALD/ died / Nov. 6, 1874 / aged 26 years / A loving daughter, a sister dear / A faithful friend when she was here / She lived in hope she died in peace / We trust her joys will never cease /
East – In / memory of / John McDONALD / died / March 9, 1863 / aged 69 ys / Native of Argyleshire / Scotland / [verse illegible] /
North – In memory of / Nancy McDONALD / died Sept. 5, 1862 / aged / 24 years / The [illegible] of health has left her brow / And cold is her fair brow / Her eyes are closed her pulse arrested / She is an angel now /
West – In / memory of / Catherine / McDONALD / died July 31, 1858 / aged 17 yrs & 7 ms / Alexander G. McDONALD / died Sep. 26, 1874 / AE 21 yrs & 9 mos / [verse illegible] /
157. Granite with open book on top
West – Catherine CAMPBELL / wife of Wm. SNIDER / died Sept. 9, 1877 / aged 32 yrs 9 ms 25 ds / Farquhar CAMPBELL / died Nov. 6, 1884 / aged 70 yrs 10 ms / Mary WALKER / wife of / Farquhar CAMPBELL / died Oct. 16, 1897 / aged 75 yrs / 11 ms 16 ds /
East – CAMPBELL /
158. Broken stone in three pieces
George McINTOSH / died May 17, 1884 / aged 54 years / 4 mos & 17 days / George f [sic] / died Aug. 12, 1875 / aged 3 mo’s & 11 days / also infent [sic] son / children of / G. & S. McINTOSH / [verse illegible]
159. Small white stone with willow motif
In memory of / Maria / daughter of Philip & Sarah / KRIBS / died / Nov. 14, 1856 / AE 16 yrs 3 m / & 16 d / Sleep on dear child ……although……Christ himself hath called thee home [part of verse illegible] /
160. Massive red granite
In memory of / Flora PATERSON / died Feb. 23, 1899 / aged 74 years / 7 ms 9 ds / Isabella McGUGAN / wife of / Hugh PATERSON / died Aug. 1, 1861 / aged 82 years / Donald PATERSON / died Sep. 20, 1886 / aged 83 yrs 8 ms / Arch’d PATERSON / died Aug. 12, 1882 / aged 21 years / Natives of North Knapdale / Argyleshire Scotland / Paterson /
South – Mary PATERSON / wife of / Neil BUCHAN / died Mar. 23, 1858 / aged 35 yrs 11 ms /
161. Red granite ground stone
John WILSON / 1855 – 1927 / Rebecca WILSON / 1861 – 1928 /
162. Four sided grey stone
In / memory of / William / WILSON / who died / Apr. 5, 1882 / aged / 54 y’rs / Gone / Home / This humble token of respect / To thy loved memory / [rest of verse illegible ] / Wilson /
163. Small white monolith
South – In / memory of / Catherine / daughter of / T. & G. MEEK / died July 17, 1859 / aged 13 years / The blooming rose did fade away / To bloom in everlasting day /
East – In / memory of / William / son of T. & G. MEEK / died / July 20, 1864 / aged 7 years / Budded on earth to bloom in heaven /
West – In / memory of / Giles / wife of / Thomas MEEK / died Mar. 29, 1876 / aged 49 years / She died as she lived trusting / in God /
Footstone – Catherine
Burials without Monuments
FORD – St Thomas Daily Times, 11 November 1910, Page 6, c5 – Died – Miss Catherine FORD, 74 years, Nov 5, daughter of John FORD; sister of John & Isabel FORD, Mrs Joseph McCALLUM, Mrs Thomas PEETS and Mrs G. THOMPSON. Funeral Nov 7 to Ford Cemetery. No monument found – CVH October 2007
FORD – St Thomas Times Journal, 29 November 1954, Page 6, c3 – Died – Mrs Cynthia FORD, nee LEE, 78 years, Nov 27, widow of Norman FORD Sr.; mother of Norman FORD; sister of Archie LEE. Funeral November 29 to Ford Cemetery. No monument found – CVH June 2012
McCOLLUM – Highgate Monitor, 17 September 1896 – Died – Joseph McCOLLUM, born September 12 1829; died September 2 1896; son of Deacon Duncan McCALLUM. His wife is also buried here: Mary Ann FORD, daughter of Deacon John FORD.
McEWEN – St Thomas Times Journal, 21 December 1925, Page 3, c2 – Funeral – Mrs John McEWEN, 73 years, Dec 18, mother of Archie, Jack, Edward, William, Dan and Elmer McEWEN, Mrs David BENNETT and Margaret McEWEN. Burial Ford Cemetery. No monument found – CVH May 2006
McINTYRE – St Thomas Times Journal, 12 March 1928, Page 7, c2 – Died – Miss Sarah McINTYRE, 90th year, Mar 12, daughter of Angus McINTYRE; sister of Mrs Mary McINTYRE; aunt of Mr McINTYRE. Funeral March 13 to Ford Cemetery. No monument found – CVH June 2006
ROOME – St Thomas Times Journal, 6 February 1951, Page 5, c7 – Funeral – Miss Gertie ROOME, Feb 7 to Ford Cemetery. No monument found – CVH September 2010
SNYDER – St Thomas Daily Times, 6 March 1907, Page 4, c3 – Funeral – W. SNYDER, Mar 7 to Ford Cemetery. No monument found – CVH April 2008