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Ewing Cemetery

Memorials	:	26
Location	:	Erskine, Wainwright Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	52.1717164, -112.9118200
Description	:	This is a very small family cemetery embedded on private land. It is on a "No Exit" road east of the intersection mentioned. You must enter through a large gate and walk up a hill to reach the cemetery at the top. It has a spectacular view of the Ewing land and is in close proximity to Ewing Lake and Ewing School (now the Ewing Community Hall.) This cemetery began due to necessity. The Ewings were the first family to settle in this area in 1898.The nearest town was Lacombe. It took three to four days by wagon to travel for... Read More	This is a very small family cemetery embedded on private land. It is on a "No Exit" road east of the intersection mentioned. You must enter through a large gate and walk up a hill to reach the cemetery at the top. It has a spectacular view of the Ewing land and is in close proximity to Ewing Lake and Ewing School (now the Ewing Community Hall.) This cemetery began due to necessity. The Ewings were the first family to settle in this area in 1898.The nearest town was Lacombe. It took three to four days by wagon to travel for supplies. Since there were no doctors, schools, roads, cemeteries or other amenities, they needed to be self-sufficient. Following is a quote from a local newspaper on the history of the Ewing family. "No Ewing story would be complete without repeating this one told by Mr. Ewing when they lost their firstborn son, also named John. This occurred sometime during the year 1899 and as Mr. Ewing explained it, this was the most difficult, hardest and most heart-breaking task he had ever been called upon to perform. The boy in his middle teens had been sickly for some time and finally succumbed one night in his father's arms. There were no neighbors, no one to turn to for help, so Mr. and Mrs. Ewing, with much anguish and sorrow were compelled to pick out a burial site, dig a grave and as they had no casket or material to make one they rolled him in a blanket and as no minister was available, they repeated a few prayers, shed many tears, and shovelled the dirt back in." In all, there are 9 unmarked graves under a common mound in that graveyard. This cemetery is still in use today. It is a tribute to the true pioneering reality faced by the Ewing family.

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Where is Ewing Cemetery?
Ewing Cemetery is located at East of the intersection of Township Rd. 37 and Range Rd. 21-2A Erskine, Wainwright Census Division ,Alberta , T0C 2L0Canada.
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26 memorials
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Latitude: 52.1717164
Longitude: -112.9118200

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