Restin' at Doan Heritage Cemetery Traditional Cache
Restin' at Doan Heritage Cemetery
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Welcome to a United Empire Loyalist Heritage cemetery nestled in Rural Port Colborne (Circa 1803). Please be cautious when parking - Roadside parking only, please do not block the driveway of the nearby residence.
"This United Empire Loyalist cemetery was named after Aaron Doan, who was buried here in 1844. Aaron was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1756. He and his five brothers refused to support the colonists in the American Revolution and formed the 'Doan Outlaws', spying for the British. Branded a traitor, Aaron Doan was captured in 1783 and sentenced to hang, but was freed by a decree from Benjamin Franklin in 1787. He fled to Canada and joined his brother Joseph Jr. who had settled in Humberstone Township, now Port Colborne. As a United Empire Loyalist, Aaron Doan was awarded 500 acres of land along Second Concession, east of Miller Road. In 1802, a quarter acre of land was set aside for a cemetery for two infant Doan children. There are some 200 graves in the cemetery, which received heritage designation in 2010."
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