Faded Marker Series: Triad Traditional Cache
Faded Marker Series: Triad
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This is a revisit of a cache in the Faded Markers Series. It is a nice cemetary and thought it needed to be "reborn". 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 Clark Family Burial Ground is located roadside, with monuments for John Clark (1792-1861) and his children Wellington (1843-1862) and Rhoda, but based on the 1851 Thorold census, she was born in 1848 (and appears in the 1861 census at 13 years old). Based on the inscription of being 16 at her death, Rhoda died in 1867. According to Rhoda's headstone, her mother was Sarah, for whom no death or burial records have been located. Sarah appears in the 1861 census at 52 years old, but is not included in the next census, suggesting she died prior to 1871. Seeing as the cemetery was still in use in 1867 when Rhoda died, it is likely that Sarah is buried with her husband and children.
John and Sarah's other children, according to the 1851 Thorold census, were:
Wesley (1830-1871 burial location unknown), whose wife Rosette remarried after his death
Eliza Jane (1834-?) Does not appear with the Clarke family in subsequent census years. Possibly married by the 1861 census (when she would have been 28).
Nelson, (1838-1895), who moved to Hamilton with his family between 1871 and 1881 where he and his wife died and are buried.
Margaret (1845-?). Appears in the 1861 census at 16 years old but is not located in records after this. Possibly married.
Somebody, possibly the town, has planted daffodils and other flowers in front of the graves and the tree which really beautify this spot.
Have fun and happy caching!
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