You are looking for a green bison tube, located at the posted coordinated. You may need a TOTT to retrieve the cache (and a buddy to help you). Bring bring a pen to sign the logbook, and replace as found.
The Holy Trinity Church had its beginning in 1836. It was visited regularly by Thomas Green, a travelling missionary, who held services at the school house which was located across from the church site.
Land for the church was given by William Hearne who lived where the rectory now stands. He was a master cabinet maker and undertaker. When Hearne sold one of his caskets, he leaped into it to demonstrate its size and suitability. It was rumored that he built his own casket and often took naps in it when he got tired on the job.
In 1843, the cornerstone for the church was laid. The congregation worshipped at the school house until 1852 when the church was finished. Because many of the local military men attended here, it was the place to carry out military ceremonies which led to its being known as Burford’s Garrison Church.
The first burial to take place in the cemetery was in 1847 when the Rev. george Petrie died during the Great Cholera Epidemic of 1847. He was buried near the south wall of the unfinioshed church. Today, there is a monument marking his approximate gravesite. Other members were also buried here before written records were kept. Mrs. Jones, who passed away on Dec 22, 1949, is the first recorded death.
In 1860, a fence was erected to separate the cemetery from the street because animals roamed freely throughout the village. In 1871, a map of the cemetery was drawn up, and lots were sold for $1.00each. One of the church sexton's jobs was to keep a close watch on the cemetery at night, because people were coming in and snatching bodies from fresh graves to sell for medical research.
One of the many preople who are interred here is Colonel Charles Strange Perley. The Perley family left Wales in 1630 and first settled in Massachusetts. In 1760, Israel Perley settled in New Brunswick, where Charles was born on April 11, 1796. In 1801, Charles came with his mother and uncle Joseph Tisdale to Upper Canada. During the war of 1812, Charles was present at several battles and was one of the few who survived long enough to enjoy the pension that was awarded to him by the government in 1875. Charles became prominent in the political and miltary life of the township, and had a lifelong commitment to the military. In 1869, at nearly 73 years of age, he received his commanding officer status. He dies on January 19, 1879.
Due to the location of this cache, please limit your visit to daylight hours only. Brant County cemeteries are closed from dusk-dawn daily.