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Error on the sign. The creation date of this cemetery should be 1801
James Fisher Family Burying Ground
James Fisher Road, Hemmingford, QC
The James Fisher Family Burying Ground is located on the north side of James Fisher Road, 2.5 miles (4.0km) east of Rte 219, near Brownlee Sideroad South (map). (45.019N/73.557W) This is on the Second Concession in the Township of Hemmingford at the eastern end of the old County of Huntingdon in Southwestern Quebec.
James Fisher and his wife Deborah Mott with their young family were the first settlers to occupy land in the Township of Hemmingford, coming in from Alburgh, Vermont in 1800. The burial ground was first used in 1801 with the death of their infant son John and was used over the years to bury Fisher family members until 1930. As part of Hemmingford's 200th anniversary in 1999, a project to identify and refurbish the local cemeteries was started. The Fisher Burying Ground was the first to be refurbished and a large field stone engraved with James and Deborah's names was installed by some of their descendants (note).
A set of pictures was taken in the summer of 2002 with some retakes in 2005 and a list of inscription names recorded. In the following list, the monument number is a link to a full photo of the stone and the «exp» or «enh» is a link to an expanded or enhanced photo of the inscription. Use your «BACK» button to return to the name list. A monument location map will help locate the monument on the ground.
Inscription Name List
Surname Given Name Alternate Name Stone # Alger Emma Mrs Alfred Fisher 2 exp Armstrong Elizabeth E. Note #1 12 exp Beattie Eliza Mrs Finley Fisher 8 exp Fisher Mrs. Alfred Emma Alger 2 exp Fisher Finley 8 exp Fisher Finley 10 exp Fisher Mrs. Finley Eliza Beattie 8 exp Fisher George 4 enh Fisher Mrs. George Lucretia Labaree 5 exp Fisher James Note #1 11 exp Fisher Mrs. James Deborah Mott Note #1 11 exp Fisher John 6 exp
enhFisher John 9 exp Fisher Richard 3 exp Fisher Mrs. Richard Sussie McDowel 1 exp Fisher Sarah J. 7 exp Labaree Lucretia Mrs George Fisher 5 exp McDowel Sussie Mrs John Fisher 1 exp Mott Deborah Note #1 Mrs James Fisher 11 exp Rogers John Note #1 13 exp
Note #1: As is so often the case with tombstones, the death date of James Fisher on the stone is wrong. According to a church record that was found a year after the stone was installed, James actually died June 6, 1843. Deborah's death record has not been found and the only info on her death is that it was before 1842 according to a will written that year.
Note #2: It is not known how John Armstrong is connected with the Fisher Family. He may have been a farm employee.
Note #3: John Rogers is believed to be the first husband of Mary Ann, Mrs. Richard Fisher.
Copyright©2005 Burt Lang - Revised:2005/07/04
