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Armstrong Burial Ground

Memorials	:	25
Location	:	Granville Beach, Annapolis County, Canada
Coordinate	:	44.7406000, -65.5574000
Description	:	This cemetery has been known by three names, each of which has a legitimate claim on the cemetery name depending on the time period. WOSTER BURYING GROUND (until 1830) It was first known as the "Woster Burying Ground". The cemetery is located on the original Lot 28, owned by George Woster Sr (or Worster) and it was known as the "Woster Burying Ground". On February 12, 1793, George Sr sold Lot 28 plus Marsh lot (total 500 acres) to his son, George Jr, and, in his 1801 will, George Sr left Lot 28 to George Jr, which is a bit odd since... Read More	This cemetery has been known by three names, each of which has a legitimate claim on the cemetery name depending on the time period. WOSTER BURYING GROUND (until 1830) It was first known as the "Woster Burying Ground". The cemetery is located on the original Lot 28, owned by George Woster Sr (or Worster) and it was known as the "Woster Burying Ground". On February 12, 1793, George Sr sold Lot 28 plus Marsh lot (total 500 acres) to his son, George Jr, and, in his 1801 will, George Sr left Lot 28 to George Jr, which is a bit odd since George Jr had already purchased the lot in 1793. HALFYARD CEMETERY (1830 to 1844) George Woster Jr signed his will on December 23, 1829, died January 5, 1830, and his will was recorded for probate on January 12, 1830. In his will, he left the eastern half of Lot 28 to his son-in-law and daughter, Richard Halfyard Jr and his wife Martha Woster. He left the western half of Lot 28 to his grandson, Woster Halfyard, son of Richard and Martha. It is in this western half of Lot 28 that the cemetery is located. However, Woster Halfyard didn't live long. He died in 1835 but, before he died, he sold the western half of Lot 28 to his parents in April 1833, making Richard and Martha Halfyard full owners of Lot 28, including the cemetery. ARMSTRONG BURIAL GROUND (1844 to 1867) Then Richard Halfyard died in 1841, his will stipulating that his property should be equally divided among his children. Well, that turned out to be complicated and they eventually handled it by putting up the western half of Lot 28 (which included the cemetery) for public auction in 1844. The successful bidder was Oldham Armstrong. Thus, the property and cemetery passed into the Armstrong family. But there is a twist.... HALFYARD CEMETERY again (1867 - ???) On May 2, 1867, Oldham Armstrong and his wife, Dorothy, sold part of the western half of Lot 28 in Granville to Joseph Dimock Halfyard of Granville for the amount of 5 shillings. The transaction involved the 40-ft square cemetery known as the "Woster Burying Ground". Thus, Joseph Dimock Halfyard took possession of the cemetery land itself, wanting to ensure access to the plot for the purpose of burying descendants of Richard Halfyard Jr and his wife Martha. ARMSTRONG BURIAL GROUND (??? – ) There appears to be no record of when the cemetery reverted back to being included in the Armstrong property, but it is no longer a separate entity from the Armstrong property. The first known survey of this cemetery was done by noted genealogist Dr. Allan E. Marble on April 10, 1971. He was informed by a Mr. Armstrong, the owner of the farm where the cemetery is situated, that it was called the "Armstrong Burial Ground". Per his usual procedure, Dr. Marble assigned this cemetery an identifying number 95. He recorded the location as Granville Beach. At a later date, Genweb volunteers transcribed Dr. Marble's survey notes and made them available online at Rootsweb. At that time, the volunteers named it "Armstrong Burial Ground" and cited the location as Granville Beach. Dr. Marble transcribed 17 headstones containing 20 inscriptions. The oldest identifiable stone is from 1805. This is an inactive cemetery, the last burial having occurred in 1921. Dr. Marble noted that the cemetery in 1971 was in "Deplorable condition. Broken stones, etc". DIRECTIONS: The cemetery is located on the south side of Granville Road, directly across from Civic #4715. Park at the mouth of the path.

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Latitude: 44.7406000
Longitude: -65.5574000

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