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"FORMER PICKERING METHODIST CHURCH ABOUT 1912
The first Methodist Church in Pickering Village, a frame building, stood in what is now the
old cemetary on Elizabeth St. It was built in the 1840's and did good service until 1879
when the large brick structure was built on Kingston Road. This building was demolished
in 1956. The old Methodist cemetary is currently under the supervision of The Trustees of
the United Church. It was restored in 1966, the broken and fallen headstones being placed
in a cairn.
(Morley. L. The village of Pickering – 1800 –1970 pg.68)
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"Location of former Methodist Church and Cemetary, today, in Pickering Village,
now a part of Ajax.
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"CAUSES OF DEATH
There were no instances of the gravestones listing the cause of death in this cemetary.
However in my reading of the history of the area, and in searching through books listing
death notices in Ontario, various causes of death were noted with frequency.
Some of these were: typhus, measles, fever, rheumatic fever, consumption, cholera,
diptheria, smallpox, fires, marine disasters, etc.. In 1853 it was noted that there was
intense heat that June, resulting in death. It also was obvious that there was a dreadful
problem with alcohol, and there were many alcohol related deaths.
In some cases it was possible to hazard a guess as to the cause of death,
examples of which are:
1. Childbirth
- Ann Kery Harris, died Aug. 13, 1905, aged 27 Baby girl died Oct.1, 1905 exact1y two
months apart
- Sarah Burrell died Mar.5, 1874, aged 36y-1m-2d Baby girl, died 26 Aug, 1874,
aged 5m-24d exact1y five months apart
2. Accident - Richard A. Bunting, 1864 - 1934, died aged 70 Millie Gee, his wife,
1864 - 1934, died aged 70? accident as unusual for both to die same time and
unfortunately no further detail as to the month etc..
3. Stroke - Sparks, John, as told to me by Mrs. Preston
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"INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS
SARAH GORDON - came from Ireland in the early 1830's
-Protestant - widow - 1837 Hon. William Allen granted her Lot 19 - had her children with her
- died June 11th, 1842 aged 75, therefore was born in 1787 and was in her early 40's
when she immigrated - her sons were young when they arrived - JOSEPH GORDON -
died in 1890, aged 73 and was therefore, born in 1817 and was 20 yrs. old in 1837 when
mother was granted her land - this son stayed on the homestead which remained in the
Gordon family until sold March 15, 1958 - he married Mary Cuthbert, likely a daughter of
Alex and Ann, and he was approx. 11 yrs. older than she - they had a son Alex and Joseph
predeceased Mary by 19 yrs. -- JAMES GORDON -this son built the Gordon House,
is also listed as a farmer and was the 1st. Lieutenant with the Pickering Volunteer Fire
Dept. 1888. EMMA WOODRUFF -- descendant of one of the earliest settlers Noadiah
Woodruff - she was the 2nd wife of William Allaway HATTIE L.POWELL - ? related to
James Powell one of the Town Wardens, March 1814, or to Caleb or Henry Powell who
arrived in 1811 - possibly a granddaughter re: born in 1863 - she was married to Lorenzo
Banks
ISSAC WISE - Trustee of the Public: School Board in 1896
ALEX CUTHBERT - on the Fire Dept. 1888, - ? son of Alex and Ann as that Alex had
already died in 1864
WILLIAM ALLAWAY -- was in the business of making barrels for flour and apples -
""cooper"" was the name for this occupation -- he was also in the Volunteer Fire Dept.
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"BRERETON BUNTING -• was from Ireland - at age 58 he came to Pickering (1851 ) -
served as a lay preacher, first with the Bible Christian Church and latter with the
Methodist when the two were joined in 1883 -- operated a general store in the west end of
the Village -- he married Mary Brown in Ireland and was approx. 15 yrs. older than she was
- he was predeceased by at least 2 of his sons Thomas, in 1887 at age 24 and John,
in 1895 at age 32. –another son, Richard A. survived, took over the store in 1887
and was a Village Trustee in 1894 - his date of death is listed only by the year but I
noted that both he and his wife were born, and more particularly, died in the exact same
years (1864 -1934) - why? - ? accident (there were cars at that time)
THOMAS COURTICE - is listed as a manufacturer of harnesses, saddles, valises, trunks,
horse clothing - he came from England in 1854
FRANCIS MADILL - infant -- ? son of an H.W. Madill, farmer, a Canadian who settled in
Pickering in 1845 (no date on stone) JAMES LENG -- there are two of them in the cairn
and both have a George Leng as the father but two different mothers - ? two George Lengs
or one - with two marriages and if so reused the name James - there is a George
Leng listed as a farmer from England who settled in Pickering in 1831
ELIZA FIELD - was married to Jeremiah Field and her two daughters, Emma and Jane,
married the Blanchard brothers, Capt. Thomas and Capt. William, who were the sons of
Margaret Sparks Blanchard and her 1st husband George, who died in 1844 –
she remarried in 1845 to George Fothergill, the only living son of Charles Francis
Fothergill, an early Canadian naturalist and
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"the builder of the Toronto Palladium.
JOHN SPARKS - born in 1848 - ? grandson of the original pioneer John Sparks -
think that he was the son of Thomas Sparks - he was never married and died when he
was only 52 years old SARAH SPARKS - the second wife of John Sparks, she was a
Canadian Indian - she had three children; Thomas who was a Lake Captain, William,
the great-grandfather of Mrs. Effie Preston, and who is very hard to trace she said,
as he seems to disappear in 1881 -- she feels he likely had a 2nd marriage and is
possibly the skeleton everyone has in their closet, as no one ever talked about him;
Sarah's third child was Margaret (Blanchard - Fothergill) Sarah's husband John Sparks
came to Canada from Ireland, County Cork with his 1st. wife and at least 2 sons --
he settled in York around 1810 and was in the militia in the War of 1812-14 -
since he had the rating of Sargent he was entitled to 200 acres which he received in
1834 in Pickering - he was the great-great-grand-father of Mrs. Effie (Sparks) Preston,
who currently resides in 0shawa, 0ntario.
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"PICKERING FIRE BRIGADE ABOUT 1890
Names of Volunteer Fire Brigade are as follows:
1. Geo. Decker
2. Bob Ham
3. Jim Clark
4. Wm. Allaway
5. Sam Stewart
6. Dennis O'Connor
7. Bill Gordon
8. Tom Greig
9. Sandy Burril
10. Bob Dillingham
11. Geo. Seldon
12. Alex Cuthber
13. Jim Gordon
14. J. Connors
15. A. Forsythe
16. Jim Harvey
17. Tom Law
18. Chas. Marquis
19. Not known
20. W. Hilts
THE GORDON HOUSE
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"THE NEWS ADVERTISER, WED., OCTOBER 9,1996-PAGE 21-A
R.I.P Really Interesting Places
By Allan Britnell
Old Methodist Cemetery
On Elizabeth Street, just north of Hwy 2, is the Pioneer or Old Methodist Cemetery.
St. Paul's Methodist Church once stood on the site, but today all that remains is a large
collage of headstones and markers set in a concrete pad and two dozen standing
gravestones.
A row of 30 markers, most with just initials to commemorate the people buried there,
lines the top of the monument. Those that are still legible hint at a variety of stories:
You can imagine the sorrow felt by Alex and Jane Findley when they buried their son Willie
John who was only 13 months old when he died in 1873.
And you almost wonder if it wasn't heartache that killed 55-year-old Benjamin Wicks in 1860,
a year and a month after his daughter Mary Ann died.
Some headstones in the monument are merely fragments, like the one reading only ""ZON,""
who died on the 27th day of an unknown month in 1857. Others have been weathered
completely smooth.
Of the free-standing headstones, the tallest is a pillar dedicated to nine members of the
Bunting family. Bereton Bunting had served the community as a Methodist lay preacher,
justice of the peace, postmaster and general store owner at varying times in the years before
his death in 1909.
There are many other cemeteries in the area that hold little pieces of local history waiting for
you to discover. And the neighbors won't bother you if you're just looking for a quiet place to
read a book. Just leave Stephen King on the bookshelf.
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