Kilbride Presbyterian Pioneer Cemetery

No hazards just be respectful of the cemetery and you will have no problems.

Kilbride Presbyterian Pioneer Cemetery encompasses approximately 1/4 acre. Grounds for the cemetery were purchased in 1848 from James Harris and deeded to the Presbyterian Church of Cumminsville. Open to the country on three sides, a high white picket fence and gate front the opening to the cemetery with about 60 visible monuments of the Irish, Scottish and English settlers of Nelson Township. The cemetery was refurbished in 1986 and is maintained by the City of Burlington. A transcription was done in 1978 by the Ontario Genealogical Society but a 2011 visit by a Find A Grave volunteer found that many of the stones were no longer visible, having been covered by grass or bushes. In 1856 a church was built east of Kilbride, but following church union in 1925 Kilbride joined with Waterdown and Nelson, then closing in 1940 after 84 years of Christian service. Later the church building was razed with usable timbers, furnishing, etc. going to the needs of other Presbyterian churches. A private home now stands on the former church site. The oldest marker reads “In memory of Mary Brown who died May 22 1824 aged 65 yrs. History description courtesy of https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2441262/kilbride-presbyterian-pioneer-cemetery