Blakely Cemetery is a very small family plot located on the edge of a family farm on Old Mill Rd, Ops Township in Kawartha Lakes. It is maintained by the city of Kawartha Lakes, but over the last ten years, I have noticed that the size of this cemetery has gotten steadily smaller, though I don't know if they just chose to fence and maintain a smaller area. As far as I can tell there are only 4 monuments currently standing, though there may have been more previously. As you can see in the below picture, it is quite tiny.
The cemetery takes its name from the Blakely family, who are the only people buried here as far as I can tell.
Robert, died 1832. Aged 3 years.
Andrew, died Sept 6, 1932. Aged 13 years.
Children of John and Margaret Blakely.
S.P.
Margaret, wife of John Blakely. Died April 15, 1858. Aged 73 years.
This picture was taken on a previous visit to the cemetery, the one I took today was fuzzy (probably due to my urge to dodge mosquitos).
Francis John, son of Margaret and John Blakely. Died June 16, 1856. Aged 3 years.
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