Dorchester in Tantramar, New Brunswick — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)

Methodist Church

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 27, 2019

1. Methodist Church Marker

Inscription.
The first Methodist Church in this area was built here in 1783, on land donated by John Weldon. Rebuilt after a fire in 1839, a larger church was built in 1882, now Dorchester United Church. The first burial in this cemetery was of John Weldon’s wife, Anne, in 1781.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1783.

Location. 45° 54.451′ N, 64° 30.887′ W. Marker is in Dorchester, New Brunswick, in Tantramar. It can be reached from Main Street (New Brunswick Route 106) just north of Penitentiary Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located just inside the Dorchester Pioneer Cemetery gate. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4902 Main Street, Dorchester NB E4K 2Y1, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Moncton & Southeast.

It is also in the Maritimes

and in Atlantic Canada.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the

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Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

and Acadia.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Freedom of the Village of Dorchester (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Sir Albert James Smith (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); 400th Anniversary of 1st Acadian Settlement (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Bell Inn / Auberge Bell (approx. one kilometer away); Chandler House (Rocklyn) / Maison Chandler (approx. one kilometer away); 18th Century Anchor (approx. 8.1 kilometers away); Silver Jubilee Lodge and Library (approx. 8.1 kilometers away); Right Honourable Richard Bedford Bennett (approx. 8.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dorchester.

Also see . . . Dorchester Pioneer Cemetery.

The Dorchester Pioneer Cemetery is at the base of the hill on which the Dorchester Penitentiary now sits. There is only a small collection of tombstones there, and, though the cemetery is named for the early settlers of Dorchester, most of the tombstones are modern.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 27, 2019

2. Methodist Church Marker
Looking east, Dorchester Pioneer Cemetery in background.
A plaque commemorates the early Methodist settlers of the area who eventually founded the United Church just up the road from the cemetery.

(Submitted on March 7, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Dorchester Pioneer Cemetery Gate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 27, 2019

3. Dorchester Pioneer Cemetery Gate

Looking east from Main Street with marker visible inside cemetery.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 213 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 7, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.