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and its greatest pleasure the defeat of our enemies, I conclude, in confidence, that such a statement will not be taken in any other point of view than having some memorial of the same beloved sovereign that may give satisfaction to my brother warriors.

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Preface

N studying the history of Niagara and vicinity the graveyards have been found a fruitful source of information, and over fifty of these have been personally visited. The original plan was to copy records of early settlers, United Empire Loyalists, Military or Naval Heroes or those who have helped forward the progress of the country, as Clergy, Teachers, Legislators, Agriculturists, etc., besides this any odd or quaint inscriptions. No doubt many interesting and important inscriptions have been omitted, but the limits of our usual publication have already been far exceeded and these remain for another hand to gather. To follow the original lettering was desired but the additional cost would have been beyond our modest means.

Hearty thanks are here returned for help given by Col. Cruikshank, Rev. Canon Bull, Dr. McCollum, Mr. George Shaw, Rev. A. Sherk, Miss Forbes, Miss Shaw and Miss Brown, who all sent inscriptions from their own vicinity. It is hoped that the ir.dex of nearly six hundred names will be found of use and that our tenth publication will receive as kind a welcome as have the other pamphlets sent out by our Society.

Mennonite, Clinton
Disciples, Jordan
Port Maitland
Burkholder's ..

Hamilton Cemetery
Beamsville

Stoney Creek

Grimsby, Episcopal

Grimsby, Presbyterian ..

Ancaster

Ancaster Presbyterian ..

Virgil

Clement Family Graveyard
Stevens Family Graveyard ..
Mennonite

Gonder Family Graveyard
Historic Sites
Index

Errata.

Notwithstanding great care while passing through the
press a few errors have crept in.

For Wauchusta read Wacousta, page 3.

Literateur read Litterateur, page 4.

Albert the Great read Albert the Good, page 7.

Capt. Geo. Deare died 1815 read 1851, page 11.

Jean Jacques Rousseaux read Jean Baptiste Rousseaux
page 18.

Wm. Ball read Wm. M. Ball, page 19.

Col. M. McDougall, read Col. D. McDougall, page 21
daus read dans, nons read nous, page 23.

See is gone read She is gone, page 24.
gestd read gest.

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