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Continued from page 46 etery are the first settlers in Cartwright; George Hall who arrived here in 1833 with his wife Jane Hamel. The first recorded burial in Cartwright was in 1832 when George McClenachan passed away. He was buried alongside members of the Caesar family in the Caesar’s cemetery which is hidden on the north side of Highway 7A just before Durham 57 runs north to Caesarea. The first registered Anglican baptism in Cartwright took place in 1843: Charles and Rachel Caesar, children of James and Mary Caesar, the first settlers in what is now Caesarea. James was the first Reeve of Cartwright in 1837, a post he held until 1843. All are buried in the Caesar cemetery. Along with St. John’s Anglican Cemetery there are several cemeteries which are devoted to followers of one specific faith. One is the Breadalbane cemetery west of Utica. A casual stroll through this small cemetery reveals the Scottish pride of the families here. Early settlers from Scotland proudly reveal the names of their birthplaces: Peter Anderson from Breadalbane, John Hardy from Elginshire, the Munro family from Ross-shire and John Christie’s wife Jean from Stirlingshire. But 48 FOCUS - DECEMBER 2011 DECEMBER FOCUS.56indd 48 CASE case Make Your List And Check It Twice! the vast majority including the Christies, the McKerchers and the McDermids came here from communities in Perthshire. The Roman Catholic cemetery on 7A just west of Old Simcoe Road reveals the tragic record of diseases which attacked young children in the nineteenth century. Thomas Druean and his wife Elizabeth, lost four children in 1864: Lawrence, Elizabeth, Patrick and Christopher. Elizabeth died in 1875, Thomas later married Jane Reynolds who died in 1913. Thomas lived on as a widower until he died in 1929 at age 93. The earliest burial in this cemetery is that of James Moran, one of the few Irish Catholics in this region. He died in 1862 at the age of 62. The Greenbank Cemetery, west of that community similarly reveals the heritage from the north of Eng- \ land. The Craggs from Lancashire (David Cragg was the first to be buried here, in 1835) and Robert Wells, buried in 1865, was from Yorkshire. Also in this cemetery are several memorials to soldiers killed in action in World War One: Harry Be- atty, who lost his life in Belgium in 1915; Percy Ward killed in 1917 and Allen Lloyd, who lost his life at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The well groomed cemeteries of Scugog reveal the rich heritage of Scugog, and it is there for all who care to take the time to look. By Paul Arculus Focus on Scugog Work Jackets * Fleece Sweaters - 1/4 & Full Zip * T-Shirts Sweatshirts/Hoodies * Work gloves * Hats/Toques HUB INTERNATIONAL 14795 Hwy. 12, Port Perry 7 905-982-1500 ¢ 866-882-5271 12 Golden Mile Rd., Lindsay 705-324-6136 » 800-267-8665 artnet atl G 41/21/11 9:37:40 AM