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- Margaret Cameron: John, was in the First Battalion of the KRRNY(King's Royal Regiment of New York). John Cameron had been a spy for Walter Sutherland(brother to Joseph Sutherland) during the American Revolution,for the British.
"Province of Quebec Nov. 21 1785
The bearer hereof Alex Cameron & John Cameron Loyalists being entitled to Two hundred acres of land by his Majesty's Instructions to the Governor of this Province, has drawn a Lot (No. 6) consisting of Two hundred Acres in the 4th Concession in part of the said Proportion, in the Seigneurie of No. 21 andhaving taken the oaths, and made and signed the Declaration required by the Instructions, he is hereby authorised to settle and improve the said Lot, without delay; and being settled thereon, he shall receive a Deed of Concession at the expiration of Twelve Months from the Date hereof."
From the Loyalists In Ontario, Sons and Daughters of American Loyalists, Page 49: Cameron, John, West half 6/4 Cornwall Children requesting concessions: John of Cornwall, O.C. 9 July 1802 Susannah, m. John Cameron of Cornwall, O.C. 17 March 1804 Janet, m. Alexander McDonell of Cornwall. O.C. 12/Dec 1821 Allan of Cornwall. O.C. 10 May 1803
THE CAMERON CEMETERY The half acre cemetery on Mr. Frank Cameron's farm, located on North McConnell Avenue (Cameron Road) is a perfect example of an abandoned resting place of early pioneers who settled this area. For more than a century the Cameron cemetery has been reserved as a burial plot, although no one has been interred there since the late 19th century. Evidence of early deeds stipulate that the land be retained for this purpose. The cemetery is situated on a grassy mound, surrounded by a cornfield, a peaceful little spot for the remains' of many of the settlers who developed the region. There are only two actual stones with inscriptions on them in the entire graveyard, and recently they have been placed back to back for the sake of preservation. The other grave marker's are simply field stones, so it is impossible to decipher the exact number of people buried there. Some of the local residents revealed bits and pieces of information about the cemetery - for example, it is believed that nine small children were buried together in the Cameron cemetery. Apparently, they all died within a few days of each other from diphtheria . The last person to be buried in the cemetery was Donald McLeod, sometime in the 1880's.
INSCRIPTION ON CAMERON CEMETERY -TOMBSTONE
Lieut. Col. JOHN CAMERON, Clunes
BORN May 3, 1779
DIED Jan. 29, 1862
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also his Father
JOHN CAMERON, Clunes, U.E.L.
DIED May 10, 1824
AGED 99 YEARS
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also his Wife
MARY CAMERON
DIED Nov. 3, 1830
AGED 91 YEARS
She was of Glennevis
Father: Donald (of Clunes) Cameron b: 1683 in Clunes, Scotland
Mother: Grace Menzies
Marriage 1 Mary (of Glen Nevis) Cameron b: 1739 in Glen Nevis, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Note: Mary Cameron of Glennevis eloped at fifteen years of age
Married: 1754 4
Change Date: 31 Jul 2004
Children
Janet Margaret Cameron
Alexander Cameron b: 1755 in Lochaber, Scotland
Donald Cameron b: 1755 in Scotland
Allan Cameron b: 1757
Hugh Cameron b: 1760
Janet Cameron b: 1761
Nancy Cameron b: 1765
Margaret Cameron b: 1769 in New York
Christina Cameron b: 1776
Grace Cameron b: 1775
John Cameron b: 3 May 1779 in Johnstown, Mohawk Valley, New York
Susannah Cameron b: 1786 in Cornwall Twp, Ontario
Above from Molly Ramage ([email protected])
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1725 - 1824 (99 years)
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