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p.2 - History
St. Thomas Anglican Church Cemetery

In the meantime, it was the decision of the majority of the parishioners
that the new I;t.Thomas Anglioan Churoh be built in the Village of
Stittsville. On a chilly Sunday afternoon on Clctober 19, 1969, the
first sod was turned for the new church building. The opening service
was held on April 19, 197C, almost six years after the destruction of
the ohurch at Stanley's Corners.

The St. Thomas Anglican Church Crmetory Board was formed in 19L7 kith
Milton'Seabrook, Herb Seabrook, James MoCaffrey, Harard Cathcart and
Ehery Smith a~; members. (It is with regret if any name has been omitted.)
As its numbers gradually dwindled with no willing person or persons to
replace them, the Cemetery Board was replaced by the Property Committee
of St. Thomas Church, this Committee being appointed on an annual basis
at the Vestry Meeting held in January.

At the Annual Meeting in 1976, the original church property was turned
wer for the use of the cemeterv. The land has bcen duly survcved and
plots sold--and with this another extension has bccn add~d to St. Thomas
Anglioan Churoh Cemetery.
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As is usual in all, cemeteries, tragedy was the cause of death resulting
in the burials. It is with horror we read the obituary of Chester
Spe'arman (#2: (see p.3 "Death Notices & ~bituaries") who met his dkath
when he was gored by a bull. There is the uniqw incident of "Robert
McCaffrey call.ed suddenly away Aug. 26, 18@" (see #I&) who met his death
by th.e hand of' an assailant as he was homeward bound. There is not
only one but t,wo memorials to mark his demise, the second memorial
was placed on the spot in protest of the shooting by his Fellow Lodge
Members, Mansf'keld L..O.L. 69. The post with the brass plate bearing
the inscription
Here Fell Robert McCaffery
By 'Phe Iiand Of An Assassin
26 August, 1882

remained on the spot until thc. tine came for the road to'bs widened.
It was mwed up the slope to the fence line just to the south of the
7th Line of Rwlbourn on County Road No. 5 where it co~tinues to link
tragedy of yesteryear.

Because of a disagreement in 19h7, the remains of Roland !JIcGuireJ his
wife and sister were exhumed from the plot now occupied by the late
William Healey (see 66) and removed to the Pinecr~st Cemetery in Ottawa.

The plot at the southwest corner is for strangers only. It is known
that unidentified persons who fell off tne rods and killed while riding
the trains a buried here.

The plots at the fence line have always been kept for pcrsons who have
taken their ohm lives. It is not known whether any such persons are
buried there.