Sixth Line Cemetery
The History of the Sixth Line Cemetery
(from Township of Innisfil Historical Review-Supplementary Edition)
Located on the north east corner of Lot 15 Conc. 5 of Innisfil, this cemetery in conjunction with the Presbyterian Church was first used about 1840. The deed was given by Gavin Allan to Hugh Todd, Alex, Ross, and Wm Cross April 22nd, 1848.
The cemetery has been used as a central cemetery ever since. The church, a frame building, was sold for $500 in 1927, pulled down and rebuilt near Sutton, Ontario.
In 1932, the families of Dalhousie settlers comprising of the Allan, Climie, Cross, Duncan, Jack, Laurie, Todd and Wallace families had cobblestone gate posts and a cairn erected in their memory.
Mrs. D.W. Lennox donated the money to erect an iron fence from the 6th Line to the gates. The remainder of the fence was completed by other donations which added much to the appearance.
In 1962, Mrs. Wilfred Jack started a move for a chapel and vault. A canvas was made for donations and a building was erected.
1932 was the 100th anniversary of the Dalhousie settlers coming to Innisfil.
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St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Sutton
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In days gone by, it was a common practice to move buildings. It was often cheaper in a time when construction materials were rare, and every log had to be cleaned and cut using simple tools. The movement of a building became a community event. People helped each other, with no monetary expectations. Buildings were usually rolled on logs either as a whole or in sections, over land and ice. And, so it was for two churches in Georgina, St. Andrews Presbyterian on Dalton Road, Sutton, and St. Paul’s Jersey Church on the Queensway South, Keswick.
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church was originally constructed in 1864 on the 6th line in Innisfil Township. It replaced a little log church that had stood there for 20 years. This new church served the community well until the early 1900s, but by the summer 1927 it was for sale. Coincidentally, a small group of Presbyterians in Sutton needed a building and this frame construction fitted their needs perfectly. After purchasing the building, they began the laborious task of taking it apart. Through the autumn, members of the congregation travelled daily around Cook Bay to dismantle the church, labelling and numbering each piece under the guidance of a builder. After the lake froze, they began the gruelling task of moving the material. At 5:30 a.m., each able man from the congregation would travel with team and sleigh to Roches Point, then across the ice to Big Cedar Point, turning in a southerly direction towards the 6th line, and then up to Hwy. 11 to pick up pieces of the church. Resting to eat cold sandwiches and drink lukewarm tea, they kept a constant eye on the weather. With rejuvenated horses and heavy loads they began their trek back across the ice. So heavy laden were the loads that the team of horses could only walk, with their riders tramping beside them. Exhausted, the men would arrive at the site of the new church, unload the timber, and take the horses back to their stables, only to start again the next morning. For the men of the church it was a testament of their devotion and one to be admired. The church was then reconstructed on the new site at 20858 Dalton Rd.