History: Bloomfield Cemetery was established on 26 September
1835 when Richard Bloomfield donated the land on the corner of his
farm for both a cemetery and a church site. The original deed
reads: "This indenture made this 26th day of Sept 1835. Witnesseth
that I, Richard Bloomfield of the Township of Trafalgar, County of
Halton, and District of Gore, yeoman, of the first part, doth and
by these presents doth for himself, his heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns, for every one of them both in law and
equity, lease the lot or plot of ground on the south-east corner of
Lot No 13 on the Sixth Concession of the Township of Trafalgar, New
Survey, now occupied as a burying ground for the term of 999 years,
to Andrew Cunningham, William Forest Snr and Allen McDougal,
trustees for said burying ground of the second part, or to their
successors in office, for the above term of nine hundred and
ninety-nine years on the following consideration. First, the said
burying ground to be used for that purpose and nothing else, and
second, that the above mentioned trustees shall not prevent or
hinder directly or indirectly the building or erecting a house of
worship of Almighty God, on the following limitation or conditions
if built. First to be for the use of the Canadian Wesleyan
Methodists and to be open for other denominations when not occupied
by said Methodists, with free access to it at all times in and for
the consideration, to be paid yearly when demanded of each of the
trustees. In witness whereof I set my hand and seal this 26th day
of September, 1835." Witnessed by Robert Cunningham and Alex
Alderson and signed by Richard Bloomfield, Andrew Cunningham,
William Forest and Allan McDougal.
A wooden church was built in 1836 serving as a Methodist Church
until about 1876 when a new church was built at Hornby. The old
Bloomfield Church was split in two to build two driving sheds on
neighbour's farms.
In 1963 the Oakville Cemetery Board restored the old cemetery,
setting some stones in concrete. The cemetery is now in the care of
the Town of Milton.
Note: In 2008 dozens of whole and broken gravestones were seen
piled along the south perimeter under lilac trees.
Information taken from the following site: http://www.halinet.on.ca/sigs/ogshp/h/tr04.htm