Elmira Mennonite Cemetery
Elmira, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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Elmira, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario CanadaCoordinates: 43.60112, -80.56564 - Cemetery ID:
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The cemetery dates back to June 1854, when the then-called West Woolwich branch of the Mennonite Church purchased 2 acres/0.8 hectares for a meetinghouse and graveyard. The first burial was of a child, David Foell, who died May 21, 1855. "First grave" is inscribed on the cement base of the gravestone.
The cemetery has been expanded over the years. In 1962, and again in 1989, adjoining land was purchased to enlarge the graveyard.
The largest and oldest section of the cemetery, closest to the meeting house, contains predominantly simple, white gravestones. The inscriptions on the older stones are in German, the language spoken by Mennonites of the area.
The cemetery dates back to June 1854, when the then-called West Woolwich branch of the Mennonite Church purchased 2 acres/0.8 hectares for a meetinghouse and graveyard. The first burial was of a child, David Foell, who died May 21, 1855. "First grave" is inscribed on the cement base of the gravestone.
The cemetery has been expanded over the years. In 1962, and again in 1989, adjoining land was purchased to enlarge the graveyard.
The largest and oldest section of the cemetery, closest to the meeting house, contains predominantly simple, white gravestones. The inscriptions on the older stones are in German, the language spoken by Mennonites of the area.
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Elmira, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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- Percent photographed95%
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Elmira, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
- Total memorials419
- Percent photographed99%
- Percent with GPS1%
Elmira, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
- Total memorials25
- Percent photographed100%
- Percent with GPS0%
- Added: 11 Oct 2003
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 1971614
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