Location: 9598 Wellington Road #42

Town of Erin, ON

Historical Township: Concession 9, Lot 1

Erin Township, Wellington County

Providence Chapel Cemetery

History:

There was a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on the east corner surrounded by the burial ground. The land for the burying ground was donated by Patrick McEnery. Based on tombstone inscriptions, the earliest burial was 1813. It is a well-maintained cemetery with some of the stones gathered into a cairn. There is a free- standing gate, but no fence. The gate was hand-made by blacksmith Dan Reid. The last burial, that of Catherine McKay, was in 1962. The plaque mounted on the gate was donated by Ballinafad Women’s Institute as part of their centennial project to level and restore the cemetery grounds. The cairn was erected and unveiled in 1970. A map detailing the plot owners in Providence Cemetery is in the Wellington County Museum & Archives’ collection. 

"Providence Chapel Cemetery" Wellington County Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. 2014. www.ogs.on.ca/wellington/2014-cemetery-info/4314.pdf