This church was constructed in 1875 and dedicated in 1876 as the Parish Church of The Sacred Heart by Bishop Jean-Francois Jamot. It replaced a wooden building constructed in 1846 which had served as a Jesuit missionary post for this region. Built . . . — — Map (db m105953) HM
Shingwauk Hall was erected in 1935 to house a residential training school established in 1873 by the Reverend Edward F. Wilson. Under this Anglican missionary's tutelage the institution, named after the well-known Ojibway Chief Augustin Shingwauk . . . — — Map (db m105738) HM
Born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Alex Ross was attracted to the Michipicoten area with hundreds of other fortune seekers after the cry of gold echoed through the hills in 1897. Alex first worked as a cook at the Minto Mine in 1898. Never one to . . . — — Map (db m218193) HM
Born in Chalut, France in 1813, Père Dominic Chardon du Ranquet became an ordained Deacon in 1838. He joined the Jesuit priesthood like his three older brothers before him. Instead of following them on their missionary work to India, he volunteered . . . — — Map (db m218601) HM
Reverend James Evans was a Methodist missionary credited with translating the Cree language and creating the first Ojibway-Cree alphabet. Reverend Evans spent the winter of 1838-1839 at Michipicoten Post. Born in England in 1801, Evans emigrated . . . — — Map (db m218646) HM
Built by the free labour of its own congregation with
stones gathered from nearby fields, the West Dumfries
Chapel was completed and dedicated in 1845. It is a fine
example of a type of cobblestone construction seldom
found elsewhere in . . . — — Map (db m221681) HM
English: Originally called St. Paul's, this chapel was the first Protestant church in Upper Canada and is now the oldest surviving church in Ontario. Built by the Crown in 1785, it was given to those Mohawk Indians led by Joseph Brant who . . . — — Map (db m83743) HM
Designed by John Turner and built in 1883, Park Baptist Church served as a place of worship for over a century until a dwindling membership led to closure in 1992. The fate of the building remained uncertain until 2000 at which time restoration . . . — — Map (db m215890) HM
This house, "Echo Villa", was built by the Reverend Peter
Jones (Kahkewaquonaby) who lived here from 1851 until
his death. Son of the noted surveyor, Augustus Jones, and
Tuhbenahneequay, a Missisauga chief's daughter, Peter was
born at . . . — — Map (db m237708) HM
English:
This chapel, the first Protestant church in Ontario, was built by the Crown for the Mohawks of the Six Nations Iroquois who settled here in 1794. It replaced the Queen Anne Chapel (1712) at Fort Hunter, New York, which the Mohawk . . . — — Map (db m83694) HM
St. Andrew's was the first Presbyterian congregation in Carleton County and was served primarily by itinerant preachers until the 1840's. A wooden church was constructed on this site in 1847 and replaced by the present brick church and spire in . . . — — Map (db m109970) HM
Built around 1850, this modest rural church was moved from Mersea Township to this site in the 1960s and is representative of the churches in which Reverend Henson preached while living at Dawn.
Reverend Josiah Henson was most . . . — — Map (db m78388) HM
The Moravians or "Bohemian Brethren" were a protestant sect that originated in the 1400s in Moravia and Bohemia, the present day Czech Republic. They faced persecution in their homeland and in 1722 many moved to Saxony (now part of Germany) where . . . — — Map (db m72448) HM
(Front of monument)
Fairfield on the Thames / Fairfield sur la Thames
Here stood the village of Fairfield, destroyed by invading American forces following the Battle of the Thames. , 5th October, 1813.
Its inhabitants, Delaware . . . — — Map (db m116758) HM
The parish of St. George’s Anglican Church was founded at Duffins Creek (now known as Pickering Village) in 1832. The first incumbent of the parish, the Reverend Adam Elliot, originally met with his parishioners at their homes in an area that . . . — — Map (db m243739) HM
This building was constructed by pioneers who emigrated to this area from Pennsylvania in the early 1800's. Members of the congregation hauled the bricks from the Cherrywood brick-yard. Heads of local families served through the years as trustees. . . . — — Map (db m194577) HM
This stone marks the location of the chancel of St. George’s Church 1852-1924 ——— Erected by members of the Old Church April 23rd 1939. ——— Rectors Rev. J. Pentland, 1852 Canon J.R. Worrell, 1862 Canon W. Belt, 1869 Rev. H.B. Owen, 1875 . . . — — Map (db m227892) HM
This bell hung in the steeple of the church that occupied this site from 1874 to 1967. The congregation was formed in 1831 in Darlington Township as the Christian Church under the leadership of Elder Thomas Henry and moved to a new building . . . — — Map (db m227947) HM
On Nov. 2, 1872, the Merryweather steam fire engine shot a stream of water over the top of All Saints Church steeple through 800 feet of hose from a well at Brock and Dundas Streets. The test convinced the Town to purchase the engine. In 1969, . . . — — Map (db m236753) HM
This church acknowledges being on the traditional territories of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island, the Iroquoian speaking Wendat and the 1923 Williams Treaties First Nations — — Map (db m236759) HM
In 1728 a mission to the Huron Indians was established near Fort Pontchartrain (Detroit) by Father Armand de la Richardie, S.J. The mission was moved to Bois Blane Island and the adjacent mainland in 1742. In 1747 it was destroyed by disaffected . . . — — Map (db m37386) HM
In the year 1782 the Huron First Nation gave Montreal Point to the Diocese. The Jesuit Fathers constructed the Assumption Parish in 1787, the first Roman Catholic Parish west of Montreal, Quebec. Today the park, named Assumption, is owned and . . . — — Map (db m37389) HM
St Luke's Church was built in 1834 on land originally patented by Chief Joseph Brant. Consecrated in 1838 by the Right Reverend C. J. Mountain, Anglican Bishop of Quebec, the church was a simple two-storey, frame building, with tower plain Gothic . . . — — Map (db m233233) HM
Oakvilles churches, schools and taverns knit the community together and created a social support network.
Taverns and inns were usually the first public buildings in Upper Canadian towns. They doubled as town halls, churches and courthouses. . . . — — Map (db m238672) HM
CHRIST'S CHURCH CATHEDRAL
An important ecclesiastical centre for the Niagara Peninsula, Christ's Church was erected in stages, its form altered as the size and prominence of the congregation increased. Begun in 1835 as a parish church, . . . — — Map (db m218769) HM
Founded c. 1835 as St. Paul's AME Church, Stewart Memorial Church represents the longest surviving predominantly Black congregation within the City of Hamilton. First housed in a log structure on Rebecca Street, just east of John Street North, . . . — — Map (db m219569) HM
ST. MARY'S PRO-CATHEDRAL
One of the few Roman Catholic churches in Ontario retaining its pre-Confederation character, St. Mary's was erected in 1859-60 during the episcopate of Bishop John Farrell to replace a building destroyed by . . . — — Map (db m218828) HM
This is the original site of Rock Chapel, a frame building erected in 1822. First known as Cummings Chapel, it was built by local members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and later taken over by the Wesleyan Methodists. The Reverend Egerton . . . — — Map (db m226750) HM
CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Erected to serve a thriving congregation established in
1841, Central Presbyterian Church was built in 1907-08
after an earlier building was destroyed by fire. It is
reputedly the only church designed by . . . — — Map (db m218565) HM
Begun in 1854 and completed three years later, this Presbyterian church was designed in the Gothic Revival style by architect William Thomas. The elegant eighty-foot spire set atop a hundred-foot tower marks the building as an outstanding example . . . — — Map (db m221813) HM
Erected in 1854-1857, St. Paul's (formerly St. Andrew's) is an elegant example of the Gothic Revival style. The design of the church shows the influence of the Ecclesiological Movement which favoured plans based on English medieval . . . — — Map (db m218245) HM
In the 1790s, many of Hamilton's first United Empire Loyalist families settled around this site where the head of an extended inlet from Burlington Bay intersected a prehistoric trail from Niagara.
Smith's Tavern, the first public house in . . . — — Map (db m224070) HM
The Honourable Isaac Buchanan and Auchmar
Isaac Buchanan was born in 1810 in Glasgow into a family that owned the Auchmar estate on the shores of Loch Lomond. At the age of 19 he was sent to Montreal to open a branch of an importing firm. . . . — — Map (db m225887) HM
Erskine Presbyterian Church
Quick Facts: Opened in 1874 - Renamed Erskine 1880
- Memorial Hall dedicated 1923
In 1874 the Pearl Street Presbyterian Mission opened on Pearl Street, north of Florence Street. It was renamed Erskine by its first . . . — — Map (db m229295) HM
Quick Facts: Opened 1890 - Successful basketball teams - 900 in Sunday School 1930
In response to a growing West End population, All Saints Anglican Church on King Street West opened the St. George's Chapel of Ease at Sophia (Strathcona) and . . . — — Map (db m229575) HM
Quick Facts: West End's first church - Opened 1855 - Home of champion sports teams
Zion Church became a focal point for the West End
community. (Image courtesy City of Hamilton)
The West End's first church opened in 1855 when a . . . — — Map (db m229387) HM
Erected in memory
the Pioneers of
Clinton
This marks the site
of the first church
erected A.D. 1835
and the burial grounds
of the pioneers of the
district
1928 — — Map (db m233557) HM
Patriot, colonizer and priest, he was born in the Highlands of Scotland. In 1804 he came to Canada as chaplain of the disbanded Glengarry Fencibles and later became Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec. As the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of . . . — — Map (db m141400) HM
This Anglican Church burial ground is one of the oldest consecrated cemeteries in Ontario.
Loyalists, who wanted to continue living under British rule, came to Kingston after the American Revolution. A Loyalist soldier, Corporal Forbes of the . . . — — Map (db m141394) HM
English:
Emigrating from Eastern Europe in the late 1800s, Kingston's Jewish Community grew to 125 persons and three congregations by 1908. When Isaac Cohen committed to building a synagogue, they formed the Beth Israel . . . — — Map (db m144899) HM
Formerly St. George’s Burial Ground, this cemetery is the oldest in the Kingston district. Among the distinguished persons buried here are Molly Brant, Reverend John Stuart, Lieutenant Hugh Earl (Provincial Marine), Colonel Sir Richard Bonnycastle, . . . — — Map (db m141397) HM
Born in Pennsylvania, Stuart was ordained in 1770 and sent to Fort Hunter, N.Y., as missionary to the Mohawks. An ardent Loyalist, he came to Canada in 1781 where he was appointed chaplain to the 2nd Battalion King’s Royal Regiment of New York. In . . . — — Map (db m144202) HM
This stone church, an attractive example of an early form of Gothic Revival architecture, was constructed in 1835–36 on land obtained from John Mitchell, one of Ramsay Township's earliest settlers. Built by the local congregation of the Established . . . — — Map (db m104031) HM
Born at Coupar-Angus, Scotland, Buchanan graduated in medicine from Edinburgh University. He later became a Presbyterian minister and was called to Upper Canada. He arrived in Beckwith Township in August 1822, to become its first . . . — — Map (db m233987) HM
Beckwith Township, surveyed in 1817, had among its first settlers discharged military personnel and emigrants from the United Kingdom. The Reverend Michael Harris of Perth administered to the Anglicans until a resident clergyman, the . . . — — Map (db m233990) HM
One of the most influential Presbyterian clergymen in Upper Canada, Bell was born in Airdrie, Scotland. In 1808, he entered a Congregational academy in London to train for the ministry and, after completing his studies in Scotland and . . . — — Map (db m233976) HM
Roman Catholics began to settle in the Perth area from 1816 onwards. They were served by visiting missionary priests until 1823 when Father John Macdonald became the first resident pastor of the new parish which embraced most of the present-day . . . — — Map (db m233870) HM
Morris is acknowledged as a leading force in the founding of Queen's College in 1840 and in the securing of its royal charter in 1841. His considerable reputation for honesty, justice and integrity enabled him successfully to draft and push . . . — — Map (db m233744) HM
The son of United Empire Loyalists, Joshua Bates had a strong vision for the settlement which he named Farmersville. As an architect and surveyor, he donated the land and built the first schools and churches as well as erecting the first store, . . . — — Map (db m141941) HM
This river was named "Rivière de Saint Laurens"
by French explorers in honour of
Saint Lawrence, the Martyr
Laurentius or Lorenzo, Archdeacon of Rome
Executed in Rome, August 10, 258, by order of
Roman Emperor . . . — — Map (db m141693) HM
In 1828 Richard Duncan Fraser, the son of an early Loyalist settler, Captain Thomas Fraser, donated land here for the building of a church to serve the Anglicans in this area. Their minister, the Reverend J.G. Weagandt, the missionary stationed at . . . — — Map (db m86849) HM
Great great grandaughter
of Dr. John Huss of
Czechoslovakia
A martyr who with the Pope's
blessing was burned at the stake
for his religious beliefs — — Map (db m207576) HM
Testimonial to
William E. Harding Esq, Oneida, NY
Dear Sir;
The Trustees of the Crosby Methodist Church on this 26th day of August, 1902, being the fortieth anniversary of your arrival in this vicinity from the home of your childhood in . . . — — Map (db m207574) HM
Half Moon Bay, so named because of its crescent moon shape, is on the south side of Bostwick Island in the Admiralty Group of the Thousand Islands, near Gananoque.
In 1887, a group of summer campers began to meet on Sunday in the bay for . . . — — Map (db m207424) HM
Church bell placed in tower of Methodist Episcopal Church, located east of here on south side of Pine Street, this was the first church spire erected in Gananoque.
1884
Bell moved to Wesleyan Methodist Church (also known as "The Stone . . . — — Map (db m207496) HM
This Church was erected "to the honour of Almighty God and in memory of the late Venerable Archdeacon Patton, first Rector of this Parish." The cornerstone was laid on 28th. May 1878 by the Rt. Rev. John Travers Lewis, Lord Bishop of Ontario. Half . . . — — Map (db m102076) HM
Among Augusta Township's earliest settlers were a number of Anglican Loyalists who, by 1785, we're holding services in private houses. The first resident missionary, the Reverend John Bethune, was appointed to this area in 1814. Reverend Robert . . . — — Map (db m90002) HM
In a building on property contiguous to this site, St. James Lodge No. 74 (originally No. 40) was founded 9 February 1857. The Christian Order of Masonry, then known as the Sovereign Grand Conclave of England and Wales was instituted here 6 March . . . — — Map (db m90000) HM
The first Catholics to settle in Merrickville were the families of the Irish, Scottish and French builders of the Rideau Canal, 1826-32. The area was originally served by priests visiting from Perth and Prescott and later from Smiths Falls and . . . — — Map (db m142243) HM
Harry Horwood came to Canada from England in the early 1850s and started working as a stained glass maker in Toronto. In 1881 he established his own stained glass business in Prescott, first on Water Street and later in the old municipal . . . — — Map (db m242712) HM
The Grenville County Historical Society Inc. recognizes the contributions of the congregation
of the Anglican Parish of St. John the Evangelist, Prescott on their 175th anniversary in the year 1996.
The Anglican Parish of St. John the . . . — — Map (db m242719) HM
On January 1, 1790, inhabitants of Augusta and Elizabethtown townships agreed to build a church here in the burying yard of the proposed town of "New Oswegatchie". Subscriptions were inadequate and nothing was built by 1804 when Barbara Heck, the . . . — — Map (db m87008) HM
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized in 1830 in Fayette, New York. Its unique message was that the original gospel of Jesus Christ had been restored through a modern prophet, Joseph Smith. The Church became known as the . . . — — Map (db m83646) HM
A frame church was built here following the arrival in 1820 of an Anglican missionary, the Reverend William Leeming. It was burned on the night of September 12-13, 1839, by supporters of William Lyon Mackenzie who crossed the Niagara River from New . . . — — Map (db m78869) HM
On this land donated by Robert Nelles, United Empire
Loyalist, the pioneers of this community built a log church in 1794. It was replaced by a frame structure which was completed by 1804. The present stone church was erected 1819-25 and . . . — — Map (db m233732) HM
“If the captain wants me, he may come himself and if he does I will shoot him.”
With these words, Charles Green refused induction into the N. Jersey rebel militia. Imprisoned, he escaped and joined the “King’s Rangers” a . . . — — Map (db m75879) HM
As early as 1795, a small log church, used by a number of denominations, was on top of this hill. Destroyed during the Battle of Lundy’s Lane on July 25, 1814, it was not replaced until 1819 when a combination church and schoolhouse was constructed . . . — — Map (db m139955) HM
One of the earliest Anglican churches in the province, St. Mark’s was begun in 1804 to serve a congregation organized twelve years earlier. Its first rector, the Reverend Robert Addison, chaplain of Upper Canada’s first Legislative Assembly, . . . — — Map (db m139894) HM
The Parish of St. Vincent de Paul is the direct successor of the many and often interrupted endeavors in the Niagara area since 1626. At first concerned with native peoples, later French and then English-speaking priests came as chaplains for the . . . — — Map (db m37237) HM
A devout Wesleyan Methodist and a Major in the British Army throughout the War of Independence, George Neal left the United States in pursuit of religious freedom and civil security. Landing in Queenston in 1786, Major Neal determined to spread the . . . — — Map (db m139905) HM
By 1808 the Rev. Elkanah Holmes, a missionary from the United States, had organized the first Baptist congregation in Queenston. Following the war of 1812 the congregation declined, was reorganized in 1831 and between 1842 and 1845 erected the . . . — — Map (db m51627) HM
On this site stood the Anglican chapel, St. Catharines (1795 - 1836), the first public building in the community. The name St. Catharines became associated with the community and the church. By 1797 a log school house was situated just east of this . . . — — Map (db m76085) HM
The Salem Chapel, British Methodist Episcopal Church was the first Black church in St. Catharines. Originally known as the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the name was changed to reflect their loyalty to the British Empire. In 1793, the . . . — — Map (db m75867) HM
Salem Chapel, built in 1855, was an important centre of 19th-century abolitionist and civil rights activity in Canada. Harriet Tubman, the famous Underground Railroad "conductor", lived near here from 1851 to 1858 and is traditionally associated . . . — — Map (db m75873) HM
[on brick]
Exterior designated 1990. Of Italianate styling constructed in red brick (favoured by Methodist Church) between 1861 and 1863. Modeled after the Grace Methodist Church in Buffalo.
Significant features: round-headed windows, . . . — — Map (db m76307) HM WM
A zealous Methodist missionary descended from an early New England family, Huntington was born in Kemptville. With his ordination in 1854 he commenced a long Christian ministry, serving various congregations in eastern Ontario and Quebec until 1882 . . . — — Map (db m107571) HM
Born in Kamouraska County, Québec, Paradis studied at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière College and taught art in Ottawa. Following his ordination in 1881 he was posted to Lake Timiskaming as missionary of the Oblate Congregation. Paradis' travels as a . . . — — Map (db m107568) HM
Mission Statement "In a spirit of goodwill and understanding, the purpose of the Multicultural Heritage Association of Norfolk is to promote and encourage cultural awareness in the community. To this end, the Association organizes Heritage . . . — — Map (db m236551) HM
Near this spot, March 23rd,
1670, was erected a cross with
arms of France and inscription claiming sovereignty in
the name of King Louis XIV
over the Lake Erie region, as
shown in procès-verbal reproduced on this memorial
placed . . . — — Map (db m236355) HM
The first white settlers in this area arrived from New England in the 1790s and 25 years later Port Rowan townsite was surveyed on land owned by the Ellis and
Wolven families.
The town was named for Col. Sir William Rowan (1789-1879) . . . — — Map (db m234205) HM
This Anglican church was begun in 1851 to replace a frame building erected in 1820. Distinguished by the stepped battlements of its façade, the new building was designed in early Gothic Revival style by the noted architect Kivas Tully, who was . . . — — Map (db m90045) HM
This church served the Presbyterian congregation of Vars until the Presbyterian Church merged with the Methodists to form the United Church of Canada in 1925. Sunday services were well attended as the church was an important meeting . . . — — Map (db m234861) HM
The Home for Friendless Women, The Protestant Orphans Home and
The Protestant Home for the Aged Plots
These three early charities worked to ensure that those people who came into their care were treated with respect and dignity, . . . — — Map (db m234703) HM
Français: Cette structure néo-gothique est l'église la plus ancienne d'Ottawa. Ses deux clochers ont été érigés en 1858. En 1848, on la nomma Cathédrale du diocèse d'Ottawa et plus tard, on lui accorda le titre de Basilique. Son . . . — — Map (db m151573) HM
English:
In the 1840s, Bytown (Ottawa) was a growing timber-trade village with a substantial French-Canadian population but no Catholic schools and few social services. In February of 1845 the Sisters of Charity of Montreal (Grey . . . — — Map (db m141392) HM
Français:
L’Hôpital Élisabeth-Bruyère a ouvert ses portes sur la rue Bruyère, à une époque où il portait le nom d’Hôpital général d’Ottawa. L’immeuble a été construit en plusieurs étapes entre 1907 et 1959. Pionnières en matière . . . — — Map (db m141295) HM
English: Under the leadership of Sister Elizabeth Bruyère, the Sisters of Charity took up residence in Bytown in february 1845 to care for the poor and the sick and to educate the young. The oldest section of the convent, designed . . . — — Map (db m149196) HM
English: In 1845, Mère Élisabeth Bruyère founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity at Ottawa (Grey Nuns of the Cross). In 1849, she began the construction of the building at this corner. Français: En 1845, . . . — — Map (db m149197) HM
English:
First planned as a parish church in 1839, Notre-Dame was transformed as it achieved the status of cathedral for the new Catholic Diocese of Bytown in 1847, mother church of the Archdiocese of Ottawa, and basilica in 1879. . . . — — Map (db m140471) HM
English: On Dec 18 1999 the most reverend Marcel A. Gervais, Archbishop of Ottawa officially reopened Notre Dame Cathedral. The Cathedral had been closed for renovations since the beginning of 1999 and work continued into the year . . . — — Map (db m151574) HM
The first church on this site, erected
in 1832, was replaced in 1872 by the
present structure, designed by King Arnoldi. It became the cathedral
church of the new diocese in 1895.
En 1872 on démolit une église . . . — — Map (db m178164) HM
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