The following excerpts are taken from a booklet prepared by dedicated members of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church who were instrumental in initiating the restoration of this lovely cemetery in 1980.

     "On Bruton Street, in a quiet residential area of Port Hope a short distance north of Walton Street and two blocks west of Pine Street, there is a Pioneer Cemetery. It is on a sandy hillside, where the terrain commences its western descent into the Ganaraska River Valley. About sixty early pioneers of the area are known to be buried in this tranquil shaded site.
     "The first church, a small frame structure, was completed in 1831 and was located to the south of the cemetery. It stood in a pathless wood separated from Walton Street by a deep gully which necessitated a long detour to the west for the worshippers to reach the church. After a time a bridge was built across the ravine which was later filled in and is now Church Street.
     "From the following list of those buried in the cemetery, it is indicated that the first burial took place in 1829 and the last in 1873 about the same time the Union Cemetery on Toronto Road was established."

The following are those known or alleged to have been buried in the cemetery:

ALEXANDER, Agnes
November 1859-28 June 1860 (7 months)
D/o William & M.

BARKWELL, Thomas

BARRIE, Hannah Catherine (nee Clark)
1833-14 October 1861 (28 years)
Married Alexander Barrie Mar 1861

BRAND, Daniel
1792-17 March 1872 (80 years)
Born Suffolk, Eng.; migrated to Canada 1819 and settled on a farm 2 miles west of Port Hope, purchased from Jonathan Sexton; married Elizabeth Marsh Sexton (r/o Jonathan) and had 3 sons, 8 daughters

BRAND, Elizabeth
1801-09 May 1870 (69 years)
W/o Daniel

BRAND, Aletta Ann
04 October 1839-03 October 1868 (29 years)
D/o Daniel & Elizabeth. Not married.

BRAND, William
26 May 1820-1849 (29 years)
S/o Daniel & Elizabeth. Not married.

CAMERON, E.K. (Mr.)
1823-27 December 1847
Native of Scotland; funeral held 05 Jan 1848 and attended by Odd Fellows; stores closed at the hour of the funeral as a mark of respect

CAMERON, Margaret McAlpine
1802-18 May 1855 (53 years)
D/o James & ...

CASSIE, Reverend John
1807-19 June 1861 (54 years)
Also infant d/o Reverend John & Pamela, died 08 August 1842 (10 days)

COLBY, Eva
1854-14 March 1855 (8 months)
D/o Enoch & Eliza

CORNETT, Joseph
04 June 1811-29 July 1854 (43 years)
Born Co. Armagh, Ireland

CRAIG, Henry J.
07 February 1854-18 August 1854 (6 months, 11 days)
S/o William & Hannah

CURRY, John
September 1866-30 March 1868 (18 months)

CURRY, Mary Ann

DODDS, Nichol
Died May 1873; funeral 02 May 1873

DODDS, Peter
1830-22 March 1865 (35 years)

DODDS, William
1828-11 January 1863 (35 years)
S/o Nichol & Jacobenia

FERGUSON, ...
Died 1867
W/o Donald

GIBBS, Eliza
1803-22 March 1859 (56 years)
W/o John

GIBBS, George
Died 08 August 1859

GRANT, Maryett
1829-1839 ( 10 years)

HALLIDAY, Elizabeth
Died 26 July 1845
W/o John

HENRY, Samuel
1812-08 March 1871 (59 years)

HOUSTON, Daniel
1784-27 March 1858 (74 years)

HOUSTON, Ellen
1840-30 December 1861 (21 years)

KNIGHT, Sarah (nee Sleeman)
1823-06 July 1870 (47 years)
W/o C. Knight

L'ESPERANCE, John
Died 1857
H/o Clarissa Brand (d/o Daniel & Elizabeth); came from Montreal as a lumber buyer and was in Peterborough in 1849; later owned the American Hotel

LYALL, John
1780-11 November 1851 (71 years)
One of 186 elders in the Presbyterian Church ordained in 1827 by Rev. Jenkin

MAITLAND, Mary Jane
1834-01 May 1859 (25 years)
D/o James

MATHER, Margaret
1843-20 February 1859 (16 years)
D/o John & Jane

MAYBEE, Elizabeth
1794-07 May 1839 (45 years)
W/o Benjamin

McELROY, Samuel
1805-15 August 1840 (35 years)
Br/o Sarah Vint

McNEILLIE, Janet (nee Richardson)
1794-23 March 1863 (69 years)
W/o Thomas McNeillie

McSPADDEN, Dr. John (M.D.)
1794-12 March 1843 (49 years)

McSPADDEN, Mary Jane
1813-28 September 1872 (59 years)
R/o Dr. John

McSPADDEN, James
1824-09 May 1838 (14 years)
Eldest s/o Dr. John & Mary Ann; died as a result of a very sad accident. He had left his home on Walton Street to retrieve something from the Presbyterian Church on Baldwin Street. A friend happened to pass the rear of the church, saw a ladder to one of the windows and the form at the top was that of James hanging from the window which had fallen upon him as he attempted to enter.

McSPADDEN, Charles
1826-01 January 1871 (44 years, 2 months, 28 days)

MILLER, Ellen
1857-07 February 1858 (1 year)
D/o John A. & Sarah

ORR, John
1785-23 June 1866 (81 years)
Native of Ayrshire, Scotland

ORR, Jane
1795-15 October 1873 (78 years)
W/o John

ORR, Jean
August 1835-09 October 1842 (7 years, 2 months)
D/o John & Jane

ORR, Mary
June 1837-23 September 1842 (5 years, 3 months)
D/o John & Jane

QUAY, Thomas
October 1786-10 May 1849 (62 years, 7 months)
One of first elders ordained in 1827; stone erected in Union Cemetery; also stained glass window in St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Walton Street

ROBERTSON, Peter
1826-07 March 1868 (42 years)
Br/o John

ROSS, Crawford
1827-25 May 1853 (26 years)
Native of Ross-shire, Scotland

SCOTT, Mary
1806-27 February 1841 (35 years)
W/o John

STEELE, John
1797-17 September 1872 (75 years)
Native of Greenock, Scotland; 50 years in the province; published the newspaper "Watchman" in Port Hope from 1850-1855

STEELE, Mary
1831-29 May 1851 (20 years)
Cousin/o Gratian & Grace

STEELE, Gratian
23 March 1852-06 April 1852 (15 days)
Twin/o Grace

STEELE, Grace
23 March 1852-06 April 1853 (1 year, 15 days)
Twin/o Gratian

TISDALE, Mary Ann
July 1836-28 April 1864 (27 years, 9 months)
W/o William

VINT, Esther J.
1846-05 January 1870 (23 years)
D/o James & Sarah

VINT, Mary E.
1845-10 October 1871 (26 years)
D/o James & Sarah

WALLACE, John
Died April 1866
Native of Ayrshire, Scotland

WALLACE, John
July 1827-03 October 1829 (2 years, 2 months)
S/o John & Jane

WALLACE, James
November 1829-05 September 1830 (9 months)
S/o John & Jane

WALLACE, Elizabeth
September 1833-26 January 1834 (4 months)
D/o John & Jane

WALLACE, James
July 1831-12 October 1837 (6 years, 3 months)
S/o John & Jane

WALLACE, Thomas
November 1815-25 July 1817 (1 year, 8 months)
S/o John & Jane

WALLACE, John
March 1835-01 July 1855 (20 years, 3 months)

WALLACE, Jane
June 1841-29 August 1863 (22 years, 2 months)

WHITE, John
1791-07 January 1866 (75 years)

WHITE, Dorcas
1789-10 June 1866 (77 years)

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