Barnstown in Hamilton, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Young Cemetery

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 7, 2024

1. Young Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This cemetery was part of the Young farm purchased in 1806 by Daniel Young.

What is reputed to be "Hamilton's first murder mystery" is connected with this farm property.

Daniel's son John and his grandson Christopher were accused of murdering farm employee Jesse Masters in 1827 in a coal-pit (kiln) on the farm property. They were found not guilty and the family later succeeded in finding Jesse Masters alive and living in New York State in 1830.

Daniel's eldest son James F. Young is buried here.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Law Enforcement • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.

Location. 43° 12.403′ N, 79° 52.806′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ontario. It is in Barnstown. It is at the intersection of Upper Wellington Street and Dragoon Drive, on the right when traveling north on Upper Wellington Street. The marker is in the Young Family Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1499 Upper Wellington Street, Hamilton ON L9B L9B, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe,

in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area,

and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

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

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Homestead of United Empire Loyalists Daniel and Elizabeth Young (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Smith Family Cemetery (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Site of First Wendy’s Restaurant in Canada (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); William Terryberry (1779-1847) (approx. 2.7 kilometers away); Private Jacob Hess (approx. 3.1 kilometers away); “Bobby” Kerr 1882-1963 (approx. 3.4 kilometers away); William Blair Bruce 1859-1906 (approx. 3.6 kilometers away); The Honourable Isaac Buchanan and Auchmar/Isaac Buchanan the Builder (approx. 3.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 7, 2024

2. Young Cemetery Marker

of all markers in Hamilton.

Also see . . . Young family cemetery is a historic connection to early settlers on Hamilton Mountain. From the Hamilton Spectator newspaper Surrounded by a sea of suburbia on the south Mountain, there’s a tiny 19th Century graveyard that is catching attention these days. The Young family cemetery on Upper Wellington Street was recently recognized with a Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee Award because of its historic value and the fact that it is in much better shape than early settler burial sites tend to be. (Submitted on May 7, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Additional commentary.
1. Daniel Young
Daniel Young is my 4th great grandfather and was a veteran of the war of 1812. Note To Editor only visible by Contributor and editor

— Submitted December 21, 2025, by Harry David Alde of Powell River, British Columbia.

The Young Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 7, 2014

3. The Young Cemetery

1859

4. The Young family property, Barton Township, 1859

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 378 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 7, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.