Napanee in Greater Napanee in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

The Quakers of Adolphustown

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 31, 2026

1. The Quakers of Adolphustown Marker

Inscription. The first Preparative Meeting of the Society of Friends (Quakers) in either Upper or Lower Canada was organized in Adolphustown Township in 1798 at the house of Philip Dorland. Quakers had settled in this district in 1784 and at first held religious gatherings in private homes. In 1798 a frame meeting house was authorized, and shortly thereafter it was erected on this site. A Monthly Meeting was formed in 1801 which aided the formation of further Quaker Meetings in the Bay of Quinte area. A new meeting house was built here in 1808, but was abandoned after the Monthly Meeting was discontinued in 1871 and only this burying ground remains.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust, and the Quakerism series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.

Location. 44° 5.869′ N, 77° 1.685′ W. Marker is in Greater Napanee, Ontario, in Lennox and Addington County. It is in Napanee. It is on Quaker Hill Road 0.1 kilometers west

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of South Shore Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 Quaker Hill Rd, Greater Napanee ON K7R 3K7, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario

and specifically in Southeastern Ontario.

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 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Hay Bay Church / La vielle église de la Baie Hay (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Hay Bay Church (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Bay of Quinte Loyalist Settlement (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); The Royal Union Flag (approx. 5.9 kilometers away); Sir Rodmond P. Roblin 1853-1937 (approx. 7.9 kilometers away); United Church (approx. 10.3 kilometers away); Gitchi Nagamo - 'A beautiful Song' (approx. 10.3 kilometers away);

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 31, 2026

2. The Quakers of Adolphustown Marker

Facing east towards South Shore Road

Marysburgh Settlement (approx. 10.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greater Napanee.

Preserved gravestones in the Adolphustown Quaker Burying Ground image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, July 31, 2026

3. Preserved gravestones in the Adolphustown Quaker Burying Ground

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.