St Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (original site), Zurich, Hay Township, Huron County, ON, Canada
Notes:
This monument near the public school in Zurich, Ontario marks the spot of the original cemetery of St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church. In the early 1920s, the headstones at this site were gathered and placed inside this cairn. Eventually the monument was sealed in an effort to deter vandals. No map of plot sites is known to exist. The church does have a record of burials which was translated by a kind visitor from Germany in recent years. The translated record has been reproduced below in its entirety.
UPDATE March 2012 - The cairn pictured above has been removed. Efforts to ensure recognition, restoration and remembrance are being undertaken at present by the 150th Anniversary Committee of the St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Zurich, Ontario.
WILLERT, Bertha Wilhelmina Rosetta Bertha Wilhelmina Rosetta Willert, daughter of Heinrich Willert and his wife Maria nee Datars, died June 30, 1886 of pneumonia age 2 years 7 months 25 days.
Unmarked
WILLERT, Maria Mathilde Luise Maria Mathilde Luise Willert, daughter of Heinrich Willert and his wife Maria nee Datars, died June 18, 1886 of pneumonia age 5 years 1 month 29 days.
Unmarked
WOOLLEY, Georg Edward Georg Edward Woolley, son of Peter Woolley and his wife Julianne nee Bauer, died May 7, 1882 5am of scarlet fever. Ill 5 days. Aged 3 years 4 months 10 days.
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WURM, Caspar Caspar Wurm, son of Matthias Wurm and his wife Margaretha (nee Ellenbergen) in Hay Township died May 23, 1861 12am extreme exema stroke? at age 7 months 27 days. Buried May 26, 1861.
WURM, Clara Elisabeth Clara Elisabeth Wurm, daughter of D Wurm and Catharina Erb. Died Aug 12, 1866 of typhoid aged 3 years 10 months 19 days. Buried Aug 14, 1866.
ZANG, Heinrich Heinrich Zang, son of Ernst Zang and his wife Elisabeth (nee Koch), born in Hay Township. Died February 8, 1863 3am of scarlet (swine) fever at age 11 months 16 days. Buried February 10, 1863.
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ZELLER, Anna Anna Zeller, daughter of Daniel Zeller and his wife Elisabetha (nee Batz), living in Hay Township. Died Feb 20, 1861 8am at age 4 weeks 2 days. Child was sickly from birth, died of fits. Buried Feb 23, 1861.
ZIMMERMAN, August Richard August Richard Zimmerman, son of Heinrich Zimmerman and his wife Elisabeth nee Albrecht, died September 25, 1880 of diphtheria aged 1 year 8 months 18 days. Buried September 27, 1880.
