St. James Roman Catholic Cemetery

 

AKA: OGS Number: 3484 Address: 2118 Adjala-Tecumseth Townline, Adjala-Tosorontio Directions: 500 m south of Co Rd 14, west side Geographic Twp: Adjala Con 8 Lot 10 Condition: Active. The cemetery is well maintained. Many of the older stones have been reinforced and set in new concrete bases. Size: Over 1000 Stones Office: St. James Roman Catholic Church 2118 Adjala-Tecumseth Townline RR#1, Colgan, Ontario, L0G 1W0 (905) 936-4266 Publications: Mary Margaret Munnoch, Cemeteries in Adjala-Tosorontio Township, Volume Two; New Tecumseth, Ont.: The Adjala-Tosorontio Cemetery Committee, 2003. History: An Order in Council dated 3 December 1829 ruled that Lots 10, 11 and 13 in the 8 th Concession of Adjala be used for a Roman Catholic Church and School. The first log church was built in 1830 and the cemetery was established at that time. This was replaced by a frame building in 1851. The existing brick church was opened in 1889. Based on information from: Cemeteries in Adjala-Tosorontio Township, Volume Two, The Adjala-Tosorontio Cemetery Committee, 2003 and various plaques at the cemetery. Photo by John F. Wright, 2006 Back to Cemeteries List – Municipal / Geographic