Finding the Reid Settlement Cemetery
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Volunteers at Reid Cemetery: Patrick Houle, Donna Marie Soule, Jim Rose, Wayne VanVolkenburg, Albert Reid, Elton Reid, Dale Hahler, Teresa Allen, Morris VanVolkenburg. Joan Van Meer, Robert Brady, and Mark Soule
The last couple of weeks have been exciting for descendants of those in the almost-lost overgrown Reid settlement cemetery. Carefully skirting around Mr. Twiddy’s crops west of Ivanhoe, a small group of Reid relatives made it their business to clear the bush and bring the old stones back to sunlight, under the guidance of Wayne VanVolkenburg.
The Reid/Read/Reed family were early settlers in Upper Canada, William Reid (1723-1817) and his wife, Nancy Nesbitt having emigrated from North Carolina to Thurlow Township. Their large family included John Reid, whose son, Daniel also populated Hastings County with a large family, including Robert Reid who received a Crown Patent for Lot 2, Con.7, Huntingdon Township in 1850. As was common in those days, the family established its own cemetery on the farm property which is pictured here.
SOME COMMENTS!
With some help from the local municipality, work is now continuing to establish a pathway to cemetery site, finish the clean up and set up the signage to, once again, pay respects to these early settlers who are the ancestors of so many around the world.
Christine Kelsh Fantastic work and remembering our roots. Almost symbolic of how time erases our presence on earth without the memories of our descendants.
Lew Barker I follow my heritage back to William Reed (1723-1817)and Nancy Nesbit (1732-1810), their son John Reed born 1762, married Esther Etherley b 1765,their son Isaac Newton Reid b 1787, married Jane Rose b 1786 and so on. Apparently William’s family was from Connecticut was a (U.E.L.) joined a militia in New York was a Sargent in South Carolina Loyalist Militia under Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Ferguson 1780 at the battle of King’s Mountain S.C. Died 1817 Hastings Ontario. Nancy Agnes M. Nesbit born in Spartanburg North Carolina died 1810 buried in Hastings , Ontario. Seems some ties way back (my grandmother was a Reid her father was Theodore 1866-1948.
.Rose Robbins My great great grandfather was William H Reid and my great great grandmother was Clarissa May Haggerty. My great grandmother was Clara Reid. I think relatives???
Janice Chrysler I too am a Reid and helped my aunt many years ago in her attempts to sort them all out. Sure is a task! I swear all the men are William, John, James, or Daniel and spell their names Reid, Read, Reed, depending I think on who took the census!
Kymm Krueger My great great grandparents are buried there.
