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River Road Cemetery
Browns Point, Niagara-on-the-Lake

River Road Cemetery

River Road Cemetery was established in 1808 with its last internment in 1942.


The history of the River Road Cemetery was documented by Catherine Paterson, Doctor of Philosophy at McMaster University. Her research uncovered the names of at least 50 people known to be buried in the graveyard.

River Road Cemetery

R.I.P.

  • Lieut. John Brown
  • Herbert W. Field
  • Daniel A. Field
  • Rebecca Brown
  • Gilbert Field
  • Elenor Mordan Field
River Road Cemetery

R.I.P.

  • Ida Field Weir
  • William Weir
  • Mary Weir
  • Daniel M. Field
  • Mary Weir
  • Daniel M. Field
River Road Cemetery

R.I.P.

  • Bertha Maria Brown
  • Rebecca Brown
  • Catharine Vrooman Forsythe
  • Tryphena Vrooman
  • Eliza Goodson Vrooman
  • Erretta L. Matthews

Did you know?

River Road Cemetery was established in 1829.

George Webber

Friends of the Forgotten

River Road Cemetery was formerly known as Field, Brown and Vrooman Burial Grounds.

George Webber

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The land is now owned by the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake and governed by the Bereavement Authority of Ontario.

George Webber

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River Road Cemetery There is a small sign marking the cemetery as a burial site of United Empire Loyalists.

George Webber

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1

Active Sites

11

Inactive Sites

50

River Road Cemetery Known Graves

1808

River Road Cemetery Established

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