Faded Markers Series: O'Reilly Traditional Cache
Faded Markers Series: O'Reilly
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This is another cache in the Faded Markers Series. This series will mainly focus on older, near forgotten burial plots of pioneers in the Niagara Region and beyond. The goal of this series is not necessarily the length of the walk nor the difficulty of the find, but rather a simple reverence for those who came before us to shape our area.
The O’Reilly’s Cemetery for the Park family has only four monuments in the western ¼ of the cemetery with the remaining space open without monuments. The site is marked with a sign erected by the township as O’Reilly’s Cemetery. The Ontario Genealogical Society record for this cemetery includes a brief history of the Park family in Wainfleet. Captain Shubal Park was granted the land prior to fighting in the War of 1812, but the family did not remain in Wainfleet. The was a previous visit to the cemetery in 1930 and the notes include research on Captain Park’s son who was a doctor in Simcoe and Ancaster, where he died. Buried in this cemetary are: Captain Shubal Park (1778-1827) His daughter, Jane (1825-1825) Alfred (1842-1845) and Mary Catharine (1850-1851), children of Charles and Elizabeth Park – burial places unknown. Have fun and happy caching!
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