Kirkhill Cemetery
Sussex, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada
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The Kirkhill Cemetery is recognized as being the oldest established cemetery in the Town of Sussex. During the 1800's (the actual date is unknown) Thomas Roach deeded to the Sussex Presbyterian Church a piece of property on the flats, which extended to the brow of the hill. A Presbyterian church, known in Scottish as a kirk, was built about halfway up the hill in 1853. As was common in those days, a graveyard was established around the kirk. In the 1880's, when the graveyard was filled, three gentlemen, two Mr. Whites and one Mr. Stubbs, purchased land adjacent to the kirk to enlarge the graveyard and as a profit-making venture. The kirk was moved from this site in 1893 to Pitt Street, so it would be more central to the townspeople. The foundation remains of the "Old Kirk" exist today. The cemetery expanded again in the 1940's when the adjacent land was being subdivided into residential building lots.
The Kirkhill Cemetery is recognized as being the oldest established cemetery in the Town of Sussex. During the 1800's (the actual date is unknown) Thomas Roach deeded to the Sussex Presbyterian Church a piece of property on the flats, which extended to the brow of the hill. A Presbyterian church, known in Scottish as a kirk, was built about halfway up the hill in 1853. As was common in those days, a graveyard was established around the kirk. In the 1880's, when the graveyard was filled, three gentlemen, two Mr. Whites and one Mr. Stubbs, purchased land adjacent to the kirk to enlarge the graveyard and as a profit-making venture. The kirk was moved from this site in 1893 to Pitt Street, so it would be more central to the townspeople. The foundation remains of the "Old Kirk" exist today. The cemetery expanded again in the 1940's when the adjacent land was being subdivided into residential building lots.
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- Added: 23 Jul 2007
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2225055
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