This historic cemetery, also known as the "Islington Pioneer Cemetery" was established in 1835. Buried here are some of the original settlers to this area, formerly known as the Town of Islington. Thomas and Margaret Montgomery owners of the historic Montgomery's Inn, located just east of this location are interred here. Two rows of Austrian pines planted by their grand daughter in 1910 line the cemetery path. Other old Islington family names represented include, Johnston, Newloves, Dunns, Porritts, Shavers, Wards.
To find the final coordinates, you must locate each of the gravestones represented in the photos below. At each marker, you must solve the mathematical equation below the photo and substitute your answers for the letters A-J to reveal the coordinates of the physical cache.
The final coordinates are: N 43˚ AB.CDE W79˚ FG.HIJ
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Find the year of James's death and add the digits together. Now add those two remaining digits together. =A
Find the number of letters in the surname on this stone. =B
What is the month of Abel's death? =C
This is the earliest marker in the cemetery with 1824 being the year of pioneer George Johnston's death. He and his wife Mary were the first permanent settlers, arriving in Islington around 1808. They lived in a log cabin on 100 acres with their 9 children three of whom fought in and survived the war of 1812. Four heritage Johnson homes built between 1862 and 1903 still stand, three on Kipling Avenue and one on Burnhamthorpe Road.
Find the two years of death on this stone. Add the four digits of each date together. Add your two answers together. Now add the remaining two digits.=D
Count the number of letters in the county where John Ash's wife lived previously and subtract the number of letters in the country. =E
Add the digits in Bridget’s year of birth then do the same with John's birth year. Add your two answers together and divide the total by 10. = F
G. What was John Gill's age in years when he died? Add the two digits together. Now add the two remaining digits together. =G
Count the number of consonants in the last three lines of Isabella's epitaph. =H
Write Sarah Ann's birth date in numeric form. Add those 7 digits together then add the remaining two digits together. Divide your answer by 10. =I
What year was Magdalena born assuming she was born between January1 and February 12? Add the digits in the year together then add the two remaining digits together and subtract 3=J
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