1818 Lee Cemetery

I have been anxiously awaiting my next trip to the north end of Peterborough! I hardly ever go up there, but I had to make the trip today, so I packed up my gear, my dogs, and my big rubber boots and headed out to look for a cemetery that might or might not exist.

The 1818 Lee Cemetery was located on the back of a farm property, which has since been demolished and the property now has a large walking path running through it. Chemong Rd is now a busy place with a huge amount of commercial properties and suburban sprawl everywhere. Unfortunately, because of that, this cemetery has seen a lot of damage and vandalism.

The Lee family settled in Peterborough in the 1810-1820's, meaning that this cemetery is nearly two centuries old. I walked up and down the path, going through the bushes and footpaths in the grass, hoping I would find this place. Turns out I missed it right when I walked in.

Can you see it? Let's look closer.

Yup, a cross in a tree. It was originally planted in the ground, but knocked over in a storm a few years ago. I walked all around the area, hoping to find some monuments left, but nothing seems to remain, other than a partial fence that used to enclose the cemetery. Also, a bunch of trash and broken paving stones.

At one point there used to be 2 or 3 graves here, one for John Lee and another for his son, Thomas Lee. Apparently, there was possibly a third grave for a young child possibly named Smithson. The area has a lot of plant cover, so watch your step and try not to trip over the vines and branches!

Batten-Payne Cemetery

 Batten-Payne Cemetery is located at 1473 County Rd 6, in Harcourt, Douro-Dummer, Peterborough. It's a small cemetery, and it is considered abandoned. It's also referred to as Batten Hill Cemetery and McCrackin's Cemetery. I don't exactly know where the name comes from -the Payne family is buried here so that I get. Perhaps some of the other monuments belonged to the McCracken family or the Batten Family. Or the land belonged to the Batten family, hence the name Batten Hill.

I took these photo's abt 2 years ago, long before I started this blog. Unfortunately, I wasn't as thorough as I would be now, so a few of the stones weren't well photographed and documented. As such, I can't claim this is a full listing of everyone in the cemetery. Also, due to the high unlikeliness of me going back to this area anytime soon, this issue probably won't be rectified. So you'll just have to enjoy what you get here!

Lazarus Payne, died Jan 3, 1915. Aged 68 years.
Rebecca White, died Jan 30, 1930. Aged 81 years.

The monument to the left is Robertson, but all else has been worn off
The monument on the right:
Mark Payne, died March 28, 1901. Aged 78 years
Ann Kirk, his wife, died April 29, 1864. Aged 32 years.

Several monuments, a few that are too worn to read, others with their back facing the camera.

Old monuments piled by a tree

William Duloin, died July 1872. Aged 48 years.

Edward Armstrong, born July 7Margaret
 Margaret Jane Forbes, his wife. Born Jan 17, 1855, died Feb 22, 1897
Their children:
Charles George, aged 18 days
Nettie Jane, aged 3 years
Charles Powers, aged 9 years
Julia, aged 2 years.

Mary Galbraith, wife of A.K. Ferguson. died June 14, 1915. Aged 76 years.

Louisa Grant, wife of Jogn Carveth, died Aug 6, 1873. Aged 60 years.

There is a small cairn at the front of the cemetery with some of the older monuments. Some can't be read, like all of the ones in the above picture.

Some are in fairly good shape:
Edward Whatley, died Jan 20, 1864. Aged 55 years
Elizabeth, his wife, died 1870.

Hamilton Mc?
Margaret Little, his wife, died Aug 31, 1866. Aged 43 years.

Ellen Crowe, died Dec 22, 186?. Aged 2 years.
Ethel Eve Maude
Evangeline Crowe, died Aug 9, 1881. Aged 4 years.
It's hard to tell if the above (Ethel and Evangeline) is one or two people. If it is two, that's incredibly sad.

Stewart Line Cemetery

This little cairn is located on Stewart Line, between the towns of Cavan and Bethany. Stewart Road is a back road, and it is crazy fun to drive...hills!
I can't actually find any info about this cemetery, or what it's actual name is. But it's clearly a settler cemetery for the original families in the Cavan/Bethany area. Anyone with more info, please drop me a line!

John Thompson 1854-1899
Margaret E. Jacobs, his wife, 1864-1931.

Unknown

Unknown

Monument is missing.

Richard Shoalen, died May 9, 1902.

William Henry Pethick, died May 8 1907. Aged 35 years.
Wilma Hughen, his daughter, died Sept 10, 1907. Aged 3 months.

Ann Bray, died April 11, 1876. Aged 72 years.
Robert, son of William and Jane Moore, did Jan 10, 1874. Aged 5 days.

Emma Saunders, died Jan 14, 1919. Aged 26 years.

Gertrude Johnson, died Nov 28, 1909. Aged 26 years.
Levern Johnson, July 10, 1908. Aged 15 years.

The rest of the monuments are in such a bad state that they either can't be read, or they are broken into several pieces.

The property is rather large, and then there is this little speck in the corner. Like so many of these cemeteries, I have to wonder where the people were originally buried, and exactly how many people there were.

Pengelley's Cemetery

Pengelley's Cemetery is located at 69 Scriven Road in Bailieboro, just around the boundary line of Peterborough and Port Hope. Pengelley's is the final resting place of Joseph Scriven, whom I posted about in this blog post. You can easily spot the cemetery because there is a heritage plaque in front of the lot.

This is a beautiful little area with a great view, there is something about this place that makes me feel happy everytime I visit. Also, for some reason every time I visit my camera or phone runs out of batteries. It happened this time too, but luckily I had several spares this time.

 This is the view from the road, the bushes are a little overgrown right now, but clearly, someone has started pruning them back and cleaning up the property.

And the cute little entrance gate with its pretty purple wreath.

This little, abandoned building sits off to the side of the property. It is empty, and I don't know who it originally belonged to.

 Isaac Brock Pengelley, April 16 1882-June 7 1972. And his wife Katharine F.

James Sackville, 1843-1917.

 Lieut. O.P. Pengelley, 8th son of Theodore Robert Pengelley and Fanny Swann. April 22 1887-Dec 15, 1981. And his sister Rita, Sept 24 1891-Oct 6, 1986.

 Frederick Hardy Pengelley, Dec 2, 1872-Oct 15, 1962. South African Mounted Troops & WW1 Veteran.

 Theodore Robert Pengelley, Sept 4, 1840-Aug 11, 1925.
Fanny Swann, wife of Theodore Pengelley, 1847-1922.
076046 Sgt. C. Aubrey Pengelley. Died of his wounds in Belguim, July 14, 1917, in his 33rd year. Buried at Coxyde Cemetery.
Rt. Rev. Arthur L. Pengelley, 1879-1922. Buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, Penn.

 James S. Pengelley, 1875-1949, and his wife M. Audrey Winton, 1800-1972

 Sharon Audrey Northey, 1958-1969. Daughter of Mel and Pauline. This monument has been moved from its original location, I believe.

James Melvin Northey, Feb 9, 1963-July 4, 1984.

Frederick Paul Northey, Sept 4, 1965-July 4, 1984. Sons of Pauline and Melvin.

 This is the footer for the two Northey boys.

 Melvin E. Northey, 1925-2005. M. Pauline Pengelley, 1929-2015. Sharon Audrey is also listed on their monument, though she has her own monument here too (shown above).

 Michael Blick Pengelley, 1927-1998. Sally Jane Pengelley, born 1933 and still with us.In the center is a little black and white cat statue.

 A close up on the little cat statue.

 One of the earlier gravestones here, and one of the few in poor condition. Maria A. Buscall. Died 1846.

 Mary Black, died Jan 15, 1860? Aged 64 years.

 Eliza Catherine, Daughter of Andrew Rochern. Died Aug 6, 1860. Aged 23 years.

 Capt. R.L. Pengelley, Royal Navy. 1798-1875.
 His wife Harriet Brock, 1812-1836.
His wife Lydia Roche, 1811-1890

And the largest monument in the yard is that dedicated to Joseph Scriven, which was erected by his fanclub. I don't know what happened to his original monument.

 This is a small stone with Scrivens name on it,

 ...and his wife, I believe. These look like markers, but not official headstones.

 At the back corner of the yard is this lovely little bench,  "In Memory of Pauline Pengelley and Melvin Northey, Married Sept 15, 1951. Rest and Visit a While". You should, the view is lovely.